Ointments

Stock your first aid kit and supply room with a wide selection of ointments, creams and lotions designed to help provide protection, comfort and healing. Antibiotic ointments, whether in cream or wipe form, should be available in any workplace for everything from a paper cut to a more serious injury. Lotions that protect and moisturize can be useful for day care centers, restaurants and medical facilities. Look for specialized formulations in ointments that can help with everything from burns and calluses to fungal infections and diaper rash. Medical offices can benefit from specialized ointments designed to help ostomy patients or protect the hands of employees wearing latex or vinyl gloves.

Ointments

Keep antibiotic and other protective ointments on hand to help protect wounds from infection and to provide the skin with lubrication and moisture when needed. Antibiotic packets are easy to stock in your workplace first aid kit and take off-property for immediate access to ointments that treat cuts, burns and abrasions while preventing infection. Look for ointment packets containing benzalkonium chloride and lidocaine for treatment of burns. Ointments in tube form let you dispense just the amount needed to deal with wound care or other conditions. Consider well-known names such as Neosporin when you need antibiotic treatment, and select from a wide range of ointments that can treat conditions including diaper rash and urine burns, dry feet and calluses, skin irritations, dry nasal passages and superficial fungal infections including athlete's foot. Lubricating jellies can facilitate the use of medical tools, and ultrasound gels can provide a highly conductive medium without damaging sensitive tissue.

Lotion

Lotions can provide moisture and protection for delicate or damaged skin. You can begin first aid treatments by wiping the area with isopropyl alcohol, whether straight from the bottle or delivered via handy cleansing pads. Hydrocortisone cream can provide welcome relief to patients with eczema, psoriasis or allergic rashes, and healing cream formulas can help you treat pressure sores, diabetic ulcers and burns. You can stock up on moisturizing cream to treat dry, cracked skin or for use with vinyl and latex medical gloves, and keep petroleum jelly packets on hand in your day care center to soothe diaper rash. Barrier creams with zinc oxide are good options for use at ostomy sites, and foot cream can absorb quickly to keep skin soft.

Other Skin Treatments

You can stock up on other types of ointments, lotions and creams designed for specific uses. Consider keeping skin repair cream in your commercial kitchen to help employees treat the damage caused by frequent dishwashing. Add hydrating wound gel to your workplace first aid kit to use as extra protection when applying bandages to superficial injuries. If you work with ostomy patients, consider providing absorbent granule packets that soak up ileostomy effluent to distribute weight, increase security and make emptying easier. Specially formulated cleansing pads can help exfoliate pumice paste and creams help provide comfort and healing to employees who've worn calluses on their feet and hands from hard work.