Is It Surprising That Coal Is Related To Medical Products?

Yes, I'm talking about coal. That black or brownish-black solid combustible substance, widely used as a natural fuel.  The same coal that is mined in the ground.  The same charcoal that is created by cured wood that has been burned for hours.

Some products made of coal tar include:

Soap Works Coal Tar Soap Bar
Perfect for relieving itchy, red, inflamed, dry, and flaky skin
Many satisfied customers highly recommend this product and would never use anything else.

 





Triton Medicated Tar Ointment 
Relieves itching, scaling and redness.
Helps prevent symptom recurrence and moisturizes.
Provides 2% coal tar and is a mild smell.

 
The National Psoriasis Foundation recommends coal tar products for psoriasis patients.  Tar can help slow the rapid growth of skin cells and restore the skin's appearance. In addition, it can help reduce the inflammation, itching and scaling of psoriasis.

Psoriasis in the scalp, palms and soles, and areas where two skin areas may touch or rub together differ from disease on other body parts because of the presence of hair. 

Psoriasis in some body parts can be challenging to treat, cites Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York.  Treatment procedures must be adapted to these areas.  The scalp is actually a challenge to treat.  However, coal seems to have solved this problem.

Coal tar shampoo contains Coal Tar Solution USP 20%, which is equivalent to 3% coal tar.  Used for psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis and dandruff.Effective treatment for scalp itching, scaling and flaking.Leaves hair clean and manageable.Controls itching, scaling, flaking and scalp buildup.






PsoriaTrax anti-dandruff coal-tar shampoo. is a fresh herbal scent dandruff shampoo. Gentler on your hair. Contains 25% Coal Tar Solution, which is equivalent to 5% Coal Tar.  It rinses out clean.




The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved coal tar used for medicinal purposes that is obtained as a byproduct during the destructive distillation of bituminous coal at temperatures in the range of 900 degrees. Celsius to 1,100 degrees. Celsius.  Coal tar is used to treat eczema, psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis, and other skin disorders, according to the Mayo Clinic.  Used topically, this coal tar cream relieves drying, itching, flaking, scaling, or irritation of the skin even better than this non-coal tar cream.

Coal tar or crude coal tar is obtained by the destructive distillation of bituminous coal at very high temperatures. 

Princeton University states that bituminous coal or black coal is a relatively soft coal containing a tarlike substance called bitumen.  It is is usually black, sometimes dark brown, often with well-defined bands of bright and dull material.


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