Palmero Refreshing Patient Facial Towelettes · 120/canister

First aid and personal care covers the topical products kept for the comfort and protection of skin and lips, rather than anything used on a tooth; one page sits under this type today. The FDA groups the over-the-counter products that protect skin by active ingredient, each within a stated concentration. Where such a product has more than one labelled use, the statement of identity, indications, warnings and directions for each use must appear in the labelling.

A skin protectant drug product is one that temporarily protects injured or exposed skin or mucous membrane surfaces from harmful or annoying stimuli, and may help provide relief to those surfaces. A lip protectant drug product temporarily prevents dryness and helps relieve chapping of the exposed surfaces of the lips; it is traditionally called lip balm. An over-the-counter skin protectant in a form suitable for topical administration is generally recognized as safe and effective, and not misbranded, if it meets each condition in that part of the regulations. Cocoa butter at 50 to 100 percent is one of the skin protectant active ingredients the FDA lists (21 CFR 347.10).

One page sits on this shelf today, a cocoa butter. Astringents are a separate group in the same part of the regulations: a product applied to the skin or mucous membranes for a local and limited protein coagulant effect.

Sources: FDA 21 CFR Part 347, Skin protectant drug products for over-the-counter human use