Watkins Petro Carbo Salve

Watkins Petro Carbo Salve is a soothing and protective dressing that helps aid in healing of minor burns, cuts, scrapes, insect bites, skin irritations, and sunburn. Assists in protecting exposed skin during the healing process. This product is a must for your home medicine cabinet and first aid kit. Many remember their moms and grandmothers using this product on skinned knees and burns. This is one of the classic products that has made Watkins famous.

First introduced in 1888, Watkins Petro Carbo Salve has a non-drying petrolatum base that provides a lubricating action to help stabilize tissues which tend to re-open during normal movement.

This product was known for many years as "Watkins Black Salve".

Ingredients in Petro Carbo Salve include:

Phenol – also known as carbolic acid, this is a very effective analgesic

Oil of Spruce – long used in folk medicine to help with aches and pains

Camphor – extracted from an Asian evergreen, an aromatic counterirritant

Oil of Cajeput – commonly used in Eastern medicine as an antiseptic

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