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INGREDIENT INTRODUCTION – Zinc Oxide
Zinc oxide is astringent, soothing and protective with some antiseptic properties. 1,2,3 It has been safely used in nappy creams, Calamine USP, eczema treatments, sunscreens and in products for slight skin abrasions, wounds and haemorrhoids for many years.2 Zinc oxide has been shown to be a potent anti-inflammatory agent, able to inhibit granulation4 and promote [...] Read more...
FEATURED ARTICLE – Red Nose Day
Red Nose Day1 Red Nose Day is held annually on the last Friday in June. This major fundraiser for SIDS and Kids is into its 25th year and continues to provide vital services and programs to the Australian community. SIDS and Kids is dedicated to saving the lives of babies and children during pregnancy, birth, [...] Read more...
Children Versus Vegetables
How many of you out there have turned your healthy home-cooked dinners into funny faces? Entertaining food is one option but here are a few more tips to get your children eating vegetables, courtesy of Kidspot: Watching your child refuse to eat his vegetables day after day can be very disheartening. Not to mention frustrating. [...] Read more...
FEATURED ARTICLE – Hand Hygiene Day
The World Health Organisation (WHO) organised Hand Hygiene Day on the 5th and 7th of May this year. It called for healthcare facilities to create their own action plan based on using the WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework. WHO prepared 3 Template Action Plans – inadequate/basic results, intermediate results or advanced/leadership results to help facilitate [...] Read more...
INGREDIENT INTRODUCTION – Ethanol
Ethanol is a type of alcohol. Alcohol is an effective germ-killing agent that has been used for many centuries.1 Alcohol has been proven to kill germs such as bacteria2. Ethanol kills bacteria by denaturing proteins in the cell membrane, disrupting cell activity and eventually leading to cell death. You will find ethanol in Aqium Hand [...] Read more...
INGREDIENT INTRODUCTION: Vitamin E
Vitamin E is a well known antioxidant that helps prevent the formation of free radicals upon skin exposure to UVA rays and other sources of skin stress. It helps protect the epidermis from the early stages of ultraviolet light damage. Vitamin E also reduces transepidermal water loss from the skin and helps improve the skin’s [...] Read more...
FEATURED ARTICLE: World Asthma Day
Asthma is a common chronic condition of the airways.1 People with asthma experience episodes of wheezing, breathlessness and chest tightness due to widespread narrowing of the airways.1 The symptoms of asthma are usually reversible, either with or without treatment.1 The severity of asthma ranges from mild, intermittent symptoms, causing few problems for the individual, to [...] Read more...
FEATURED ARTICLE: Wound Awareness Week
Wound Awareness Week, 26-30 March 2012, is a national campaign designed to raise public and professional awareness of issues and approaches to wound management, best practice in wound management and where the public can go for help. This year, the Australian Wound Management Association focuses on leg ulcers, with the campaign aiming to petition the [...] Read more...
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION: Silic 15
Your skin protects you – it acts as a protective barrier against allergens, dirt and common irritants… but what protects your skin? Silic 15 acts like an invisible pair of gloves, preventing contact between skin and potential irritants, soothing the surface and helping to protect already damaged skin. Silic 15 forms a barrier to shield [...] Read more...
FEATURED ARTICLE: Head Lice
There are many myths around regarding head lice which can be very confusing for parents when it comes to separating fact from fiction. Let’s dispel some of these myths and arm you with the facts. Myth: A head lice infestation is a sign of poor personal hygiene. They prefer dirty hair. Fact: It is not [...] Read more...
