AN AQUEOUS MIXTURE OF THYMOL 0.05% AND GLYCEROL 10% WITH COLOURING AND FLAVOURING, WHICH MAY BE USED DILUTED WITH ABOUT 3 TIMES ITS VOLUME OF WARM WATER BEFORE USE. THYMOL HAS BEEN USED TOPICALLY IN THE TREATMENT OF SKIN DISORDERS AND IS ALSO INHALED, WITH OTHER VOLATILE SUBSTANCES, FOR COLDS, COUGHS, AND ASSOCIATED RESPIRATORY DISORDERS.
THYMOL 0.01% IS ADDED AS AN ANTOXIDANT TO HALOTHANE, TRICHLOROETHYLENE, AND TETRACHLOROETHYLENE.