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emulsifying ointment + liquid paraffin + white soft paraffin · Medicine question

What concentrations of sodium lauryl sulfate, cetostearyl alcohol and phenoxyethanol are present in the Thornton & Ross Ltd Aqueous Cream BP product?

iatroX medicinesPublished 8 November 2026

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Answer

The Thornton & Ross Ltd Aqueous Cream BP product contains sodium lauryl sulfate 0.9% w/w, cetostearyl alcohol 8.1% w/w and phenoxyethanol 1% w/w.

Sources for this answer

Aqueous Cream BPThornton & Ross Ltd · emc · SmPC §2 Qualitative and quantitative composition · Version 9Document updated 27 September 2023

Sources checked 8 November 2026

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