Info: 30 Gram Tube
We love them dearly, but cats and dogs can be their own worst enemies with skin irritations, by overgrooming and scratching or licking hot spots so much they take forever to heal. But before rushing off for an expensive vet appointment, why not give this all-natural, fast-acting Skin Care Ointment a try? It kills bacteria and calms, soothes, protects, moisturizes, and helps heal the skin, and has a bitter taste to discourage licking it off (but is safe to ingest in small doses, if they do).
Info: 30 Gram Tube
We love them dearly, but cats and dogs can be their own worst enemies with skin irritations, by overgrooming and scratching or licking hot spots so much they take forever to heal. But before rushing off for an expensive vet appointment, why not give this all-natural, fast-acting Skin Care Ointment a try? It kills bacteria and calms, soothes, protects, moisturizes, and helps heal the skin, and has a bitter taste to discourage licking it off (but is safe to ingest in small doses, if they do).
Product Notes:
There can be many causes for skin irritations (including flea bites, allergies, infections, and psychological/behavioral issues), of course, which might need to be addressed to prevent recurrences. But the first step is surely to give the itchy or sore spots a chance to heal before they get worse.
Dr. Maggie's Skin Care Ointment for Pets can accomplish this with a combination of 9 plant-based and 2 animal-based (non-destructive ones: bees' wax and the lanolin extracted from sheep wool shearing) ingredients which collectively have anti-inflammatory, anti-itch, anti-microbial, and anti-oxidant as well as nourishing, moisturizing, moisture-retaining, and moisture-barrier-restoring properties.
Latest product packaging varies slightly from the one shown.
Ingredients:
Active ingredients (per gram):
Lanolin: 100 mg
Echinacae: 6 mg
Allantoin: 5 mg
Myrrh: 5 mg
Thyme: 5 mg
Inactive ingredients (alphabetical order): Beeswax, Borage Seed Oil, Carnauba Wax, Castor Oil, Coconut Oil, Evening Primrose Oil, Grapeseed Oil.
Manufactured in Canada, by Arrowleaf Naturals in Kelowna. BC.
Suggested Usage:
Squeeze a pea-sized amount (about one gram) of product onto your finger and rub it onto the desired area, on clean skin. Repeat as necessary, using enough to fully cover the desired area. It can also be used on your pet's paws or dry nose.
Heck, it can even be use on dry, cracked skin of the people in your house too, in areas like the elbows or knees.
Please note, some of the ingredients (such as the lanolin and coconut oil) in this natural product tend to become quite thick when they're not above room temperature, so you may need to massage the tube a bit with your hands (with the cap on) or immerse it in some hot water to make it more pliable if you're having difficulty squeezing it out. (Don't just squeeze the tube harder, though - it's apt to split the seam and come spilling out the other end.)
Warnings:
Do not use in pregnant or lactating/nursing animals. Do not exceed recommended dose.
Veterinary Health Product (VHP) Notification Number: NN.C3Q1.
Supporting Science for Initial Active Ingredients:
“Lanolin and epidermal growth factor in healing of partial-thickness pig wounds.” The Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation, 1988.
- See also: “Efficacy of HPA Lanolin® in treatment of lip alterations related to chemotherapy.” Journal of Applied Oral Science: Revista FOB, 2013.
“Echinacea plants as antioxidant and antibacterial agents: From traditional medicine to biotechnological applications.” Phytotherapy Research: PTR, 2018.
“Fabrication of bioinspired chitosan/gelatin/allantoin biocomposite film for wound dressing application.” International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2020.
See also: “Fabrication and characterization of scaffolds containing different amounts of allantoin for skin tissue engineering.” Scientific Reports, 2021.
“Antibiotic in myrrh from Commiphora molmol preferentially kills nongrowing bacteria.” Future Science OA, 2020.
- See also “Wound Healing and the Use of Medicinal Plants” in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine: eCAM, 2019, regarding myrrh.
“A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of thymol [a major constituent of Thyme] as an anti-inflammatory and wound healing agent: A review of thymol effect on inflammation and wound healing: A review of thymol effect on inflammation and wound healing.” Phytotherapy Research: PTR, 2022.