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Your cart is empty.Drawing Salve is for use on hooves, nails, and skin of horses and dogs.Apply topically once or twice a day. A loose wrapping may be applied. Avoid prolonged exposure to excessive heat.
M.T.
Reviewed in Canada on August 21, 2020
Save your money
Jill Smithurst
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 22, 2016
Came very promptly, and is an excellent product, my horse had had an abscess for over a month now and has been very slow draining, thought it was all out but this product drew more out which i am very glad about
Justaguy
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2016
I'm not sure that there's any real Icthammol in this salve or not.....the distinctive aroma is just not there. I had an old tube that I used (and finally finished) for almost 20 years.....it was different, and it worked. So far this stuff is about like using Vaseline and has done nothing akin to "drawing out" anything. The label says Ammonium Bituminosulfonate, 20%, but all I can say is that it's not the same as the stuff that worked so well. Perhaps the difference was in one of the carrying agents, but I doubt it. Manufactured for Neogen, but no country of origin on the label.......I could take a guess. Two stars because it's hoof dressing, nowhere represented as Ichtammol, and in theory not even produced to be used by humans. But if you want Icthammol look elsewhere. FYI, avoid the Globe brand too.....same issue.Update:Found this on Wiki.....explains the lack of odor and the fact that it doesn't work. I'm sending it back.Materials made in China (Pinyin transcription: yushizhi and yushizhi ruangao) and offered outside China as Ichthammol or Ammonium Bituminosulfonate are not in line with the definition given for this substance in the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) or European Pharmacopoeia (Ph.Eur). Also, there is no conformity with the definition as connected to CAS# 8029-68-3. The Chinese material is derived from vegetable oils (e.g. soybean oil) instead of bituminous schists as required.[4] As a result, its chemical basis is totally different from the one of Ichthammol USP/Ph.Eur./CAS# 8029-68-3. The characteristic bitumen-like odor (originating from the bituminous source material) is missing with Chinese material and thereby the original qualities according to common standards can be identified without doubt.
Ailsa S
Reviewed in Canada on December 4, 2015
First off, I don't like giving anyone a bad review. I received this a week early and am happy with the fast shipping from this third party seller. Contrary to what I've heard, there is no strong smell with this - no smell at all actually, although all other black ointments I've tried had.I bought it for its 20% ichthammol (a sulfonated shale oil ), which is the same thing as the active ingredient listed (ammonium bituminosulphonate). Other listed ingredients are anhydrous lanolin and Amber Petrolatum (petroleum jelly/Vaseline). The jar does not say where this was manufactured, and there is a huge difference between that made in China and that in the US. The Chinese version is not in line with the definition given for this substance in the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP). The Chinese material is derived from vegetable oils (e.g. soybean oil) instead of bituminous schists. As such, its chemical basis is totally different from the one of Ichthammol USP. The characteristic bitumen-like odor (originating from the bituminous source material) is missing with Chinese material and thereby the effectiveness. So the fact that there is no odour in this product is worrying as is the fact that 'USP' appears nowhere on the label.It is not yet clear whether this has any effectiveness, since it is sold as a 'grooming aid' rather than a medicinal salve. I'm going to try a different product.--------------------------------------------------------------------Update: I was about to return it but decided instead to give it fair try. Seriously, it seemed mostly vaseline/petroleum jelly. I gave it ten days on a cyst - it's marketed as a drawing salve after all - and in that time with liberal application and changing the loose dressing (it needs some air) twice daily, not a single thing changed.There is no place of manufacture on the label. It says it was manufactured 'for' a company in Kentucky and not 'by' a company in Kentucky and that one word makes all the difference. Perhaps this is a different formula that the ones that got rave reviews on .com. The seller was miffed that I asked it were Chinese made and insisted it's the real thing, that is was made in Kentucky and not China and that they took the smell out because customers complained. I doubt that very much; the animals wouldn't care and owners either as long as it worked. I cannot recommend it. There might be enough lanolin in it to treat cracked paw pads or heels, but a drawing salve it is not.This is my experience and evaluation only. Perhaps others have had better luck, but check the date their reviews were written because the manufacturer may have changed since then. Or get a sample directly from Neogen first.
Don
Reviewed in Canada on November 30, 2015
Not thrilled. Doesn't seem to be proper Icthammol (but I haven't done a scientific materials analysis). It has no odour suggesting it is the Chinese version which doesn't have the same drawing properties.
SCOTTY
Reviewed in Canada on November 12, 2015
DOES WHAT IT SHOULD
Jlamothe
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2014
Contains Ichthammol ointment that is almost impossible to find. Great for drawing out slivers, etc. Cannot find it for people any more. Dad used to use it on his toes for ingrown toenails to get rid of the infection. An old time remedy. It is black like tar, but works great!!! Just be sure and use a band aid to cover it, so that it does not get on clothes or bedding. I used it to draw out the remnants of a rose thorn that we could not see. We dug and dug to try and get it out, but were just making it worse. The thorn made my finger infected and very painful. In 3 days of putting this on, the infection went away, and it drew out the remnants of the thorn.
Dog Lover
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2014
I was so tired of dealing with clogged pores in my face and have been able to clear my skin up by giving up dairy but there were still pores that weren't breakouts but just clogged. I was using this on my face at night and it made my skin so soft and made my clogged pores practically express themselves. Obviously this one is for horses, but other suggestions and reviews said that people were using it. Works great but I must warn for human use and maybe horses out in the hot sun ***It says keep away from extreme heat.I had it on my face the night before and washed it off in the late morning. My son had a soccer game that day and it was October. I guess it left residue behind (considering its oily, odds are it left some grease in my skin). After half an hour in the sun my face felt like it was on fire. I got the worse sunburn (or chemical burn) on my face in that short time in the sun. Within that half hour I had to excuse myself and I told my friend my face hurt. SHe said I was bright red. I got in my car and couldn't believe it! I won't be doing that again. Now I just spot treat and it's when I won't be in the sun at all! Take caution with the sun when using this product, it makes you more sensitive or causes a chemical burn in reaction to the heat....not sure which.
Lynrie
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2010
Many are used to getting the "tried and true" Black Drawing Salve, Ichthammol in a tube. My earliest memories are of the Druggist scooping it into a a small round tin and labelling it. With Ichthammol being more difficult to find at local Drug Stores, I'm glad to get this "industrial size". It seems to last forever and is a medicine cabinet staple.A glob on a band-aid strategically placed on bug bites, boils or splinters, softens the boo-boo and brings the splinter, stinger or pus to the surface usually within 24 hours. Just be aware the oily, tarry salve WILL STAIN clothes, bedding etc. and NEEDS to be covered.Through the years we've used this on both humans and animals, it works well. My Dad, a carpenter, seemed to always have a deep splinter, us kids with boils, pets with ailments kept my parents doctoring us. You didn't go to the REAL doctor until their treatments failed...I lived to tell about it and treat my kid too !!!
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