TOPICAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING CANDELILLA WAX, OR CONTAINING A SATURATED C 31 HYDROCARBON

摘要

Pharmaceutical composition for topically treating skin inflammatory disorders by administering to the inflamed area a therapeutically effective amount of candelilla wax or a saturated hydrocarbon fraction from candelilla wax comprising a mixture of saturated straight chain C29-C33 hydrocarbons, predominantly C31 hydrocarbon.