HARD PARAFFIN IS EMPLOYED PRINCIPALLY AS A STIFFENING INGREDIENT IN OINTMENT BASES. IT IS ALSO USED IN CREAMS, AND AS A COATING FOR CAPSULES AND TABLETS.
A VARIETY OF HARD PARAFFIN (M.P. 43 DEGREES TO 46 DEGREES) IS EMPLOYED IN PHYSIOTHERAPY IN THE FORM OF PARAFFIN-WAX BATHS FOR THE RELIEF OF PAIN IN INFLAMED JOINTS AND SPRAINS.
THE INJECTION OF PARAFFINS MAY PRODUCE GRANULOMATOUS REACTIONS.