Petro-Carbo Salve

A protective, soothing, topical dressing for minor
burns, sunburn, minor cuts, scrapes, insect bites,
and minor skin irritations.

• Time-tested: Since 1888!
• Soothing/Protective: Provides temporary relief
of minor cuts, scrapes, burns and sunburns.
• Non-drying petrolatum base: Provides lubricating
action to help prevent reopening of healing
tissues when skin is flexed during normal movement.
• Low-level anesthetic action: Depresses pain
perception.
• Economical: Large tin lasts a long time.

Active Ingredient
Phenol (1.5% w/w): Once called “carbolic acid,”
phenol is a very effective topical analgesic that
was used for decades for disinfecting medical
instruments.
Also Contains
• Oil of Spruce: Has a long history in North
American folk medicine of use for aches and pains.
• Camphor: A fragrant counterirritant extracted
from an Asian evergreen related to cinnamon.
• Oil of Cajeput: Extracted from the White Tea
Tree in the Melaleuca family, which includes
eucalyptus and clove. Used widely in Eastern
medicine as an antiseptic and to relieve aches
and pains.