What's in Balmex Diaper Rash Cream
from sourceA personal care product with a Drug Facts label (it is sold over the counter as a drug).
From the product's label on DailyMed from Randob Labs, LTD, which lists 21 ingredients. MoleculeFinder matched 7 of them by their FDA UNII codes, 1 of those through the parent compound of the salt, hydrate or other form on the label. DailyMed label, version 3. 13 other ingredients are not MoleculeFinder molecules, so they are not listed here.
Active ingredients 1
- Zinc oxideOZn
Active ingredient. Purpose on the label: Skin Protectant from source
Inactive ingredients 6
- Benzoic acidC7H6O2
Inactive ingredient from source
As a pure substance: LD50 1,940 mg/kg (mouse, oral) from source
- Aspartic acidC4H7NO4
Inactive ingredient (on the label as magnesium aspartate) from source
- PanthenolC9H19NO4
Inactive ingredient from source
- Potassium hydroxideHKO
Inactive ingredient from source
As a pure substance: LD50 273 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
- TocopherolC28H48O2
Inactive ingredient from source
- WaterH2O
Inactive ingredient from source
As a pure substance: LD50 25,000 mg/kg (mouse, iv) from source
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