Some PBS medications are restricted and require prior approval from Medicare before a doctor is able to prescribe them on the PBS. This prior approval to prescribe grants the doctor the Authority to prescribe the desired medicine and have it funded under the PBS. Scabs on the scalp can largely be treated in the same manner as scabs anywhere else on the body. In some cases they can be a symptom of a separate condition that may require further treatment, such as: Scalp psoriasis is an infection that develops symptoms of itching or flakiness on patches of skin that looks like dandruff. Scratching the affected areas can cause scabs on the scalp and lead to symptoms such as severe hair loss.

Elastoplast Wound Healing Ointment (50g) can be used at any stage of the healing process on superficial open wounds and damaged skin. While it is true that industrial grade mineral oil contains carcinogenic components (so-calledpolycyclic compounds), these are completely removed from cosmetic and food grade mineral oil and there is no scientific data showing that the pure, cosmetic grade version is carcinogenic.Trust us, if something is used for more than 100 years in cosmeticproducts, it hasadvantages. Chemically speaking, cosmetic grade mineral oil is a complex mixture ofhighly refined saturated hydrocarbons with C15-50 chain length.It is not merely a "by-product" but rather a specifically isolated part of petroleum that is very pure and inert.

The famous or maybe rather infamous mineral oil. The clear oily liquid that is the "cheap by-product" of refining crude oil and the one that gets a lot of heat for its poor provenance. It is a very controversial ingredient with pros and cons and plenty of mythsaround it. So let us see them: Do not use in combination with condoms made out of latex as Elastoplast wound healing ointment can reduce the tear strength and therefore the safety of condoms.

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Find your ideal plaster in the Elastoplast range. For example, a Elastoplast Flexible Elastic XL/XXLPlaster provides ideal coverage for larger patches of skin, such as on knees, or movable parts, such as joints, which are exposed to a lot of movement.