Poslam Ointment

old remedy for skin rashes

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Does anyone know where I can buy Poslam Ointment? My Grandmoyher used to have it and it's the best.

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I am also looking for this product. From what I can tell it is no longer made but I won't give up yet.

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I am also looking for Poslam and cannot find a source. Maybe someone should start making it again. It's very effective for skin problems.

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when I googled poslam, I was offered link to ebay, antique- bottle pictures show ingredients.

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Poslam used to be made by Emergency Laboratories, Jersey City, NJ 07302. I tried to find them in on-line phone directories but they don’t seem to exist any more. A pharmacist passed along this formula to my parents. A compounding pharmacy should be able to make it up. I don’t know if it is patented or not, nor can I vouch for the accuracy of the formula.

Base is tar distillate, zinc oxide 13.3%, sulfer 0.5%, salicylic acid 1.65%, menthol 0.6%, phenol 0.35%, lanolin 26%.

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Thank you Doug for the Poslam info. I had the address for Emergency Lab also along with the ingredients but not the recipe Thanks!!!!

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My most recent container reads:
Medicated
POSLAM
Flesh Colored Skin Ointment
Net Wt. 3/4 OZ.
Ingredients: Tar Distillate, Sulfur, Salicylic Acid,Phenol 0.35%, Zinc Oxide, Menthol, Lanolin
Distributed by
Royal Sundries Corp.
344 Broadway
New York, N.Y. 10013

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DJM,
When and where was the last time that you bought Poslam? What did it cost? I can't find it for sale on the web.

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I too am looking for Poslam Ointment.It was wonderful for fever blisters and acne. Any suggestions anyone?

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i too am looking for poslam salve, my grandfather used it and said it is the best. my children have skin problems and my grandfather wants to obtain some also. i have come to dead ends when looking for this product. hopefully the recipe will work. thanks.

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my jar of poslam says Alvin Last INC - Dobbs, Ferry , NY 10522-0024 : here is the contact info
Alvin Last, Inc.
Noel Stamps
19 Babcock Place
Yonkers NY 10701 USA
800-527-8123
Fax: 914-376-1000
I'm calling them 2morrow .. this is the BEST cream let's bring it back asap

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Answer to #11, I phoned Alvin Last today and they said they stopped making it 7 years ago--not enough sales-wish we could get it back, best thing I ever used.

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Hi everyone: was cleaning out some of my mom things at her house and found 2 old bottles of poslam unused. What a treasure find! I love this stuff and use it for eczema, as well for skin infections.

The ingredients on it say: Tar Distillate,Sulfur,Salicyclic Acid, Phenol.35%, Zinc Oxide,Menthol, Lanolin. These two bottles were created by Emergency Laboratories in Jersey City, New Jersey, and I think they are from the late 60's or early 70's. I have always thought how great it would be if some company would start making this product again.. Any investors?? :)

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My father in law used this for everything and we came to rely on it. I have not been able to find a source over the last 20 yrs, but The Vermont Country Store carries a product called Mazon which is very similar and works fairly well.

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You can find more about Poslam's formula on page 612
http:/­/­books.google.com/­books?id=9gREAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA612&dq=%22poslam%22#v=onepage&q=%22poslam%22&f=false

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I used this ointment years ago and was told they stopped making it. Has any drug company started making this product again? It was the best!

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Thank you. I will check with them. Have a great and wonderful day. Deb.

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I don,t know where to get it but I do have a 3/4 full jar of it!

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Want to sell it? I grew up on it & have missed it!

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The company Alvin Last Inc in Yonker NY made it there and they do not make it anymore. I just had a very bad episode with Erythma Multiforme. They just keep giving me steroid creme that did nothing I have had it since July. Last week I pulled out the Poslam stash - I have only 1/2 jar left and it cleared up in 3 days. I have been fighting this horrendous rash for 3 months + and nothing modernized could relieve it. We need Poslam back. How does one start the campaign?

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Re: Leah (# 63)

Wondering if you have gotten Poslam on the market? I know this is an old post but would love to get some for my granddaughter.

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Re: Wendy (# 2)

Net weight 4/5 oz.
50 cents
Trade Mark
Poslam

Contains following USP ingredients:
- Sulphur
- Zinc Oxide
- Carbolic Acid ½ of 1%
- Menthol
- Oil of Cade
- Petrolatum
- Salicylic Acid
- Starch
- Anhydrous Lanoline

Relieves itching and burning of Eczema and other minor skin irritations mentioned in circular

Made only for and put up by Emergency Labortories
New York, NY

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Re: Cynthia Bliss (# 1)

I’m looking for it also. My wife wants it for her breakouts on her back and arms. Nothing else is working. She has has scripts and gone to dermatologists and allergists no one knows what’s wrong. She says it feels like pack men biting her. The only thing that helps a little is Benadryl but that’s only temporary.
So sad that nobody knows what is wrong with her.

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Re: Wendy (# 2)

They had a long shut down poslum mill in eastern Oregon, that was in the 70s. Good luck

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I have the last of a jar bought in 1966....

Still effective... No, I'm not going to sell it. But that's probably the reason it's no longer being sold: Reasonable price + long lasting efficacy.

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Walker pharmaceutical
St Louis Missouri
Made PRID salve it does not smell the same but it is a drawing salve.
Last time I got poslum was in Canada years ago. Love that stuff

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Re: Bethany (# 56)

Hello Great Granddaughter. Reading your post of Plexolan & I myself and many friends are soooo wanting to purchase Plexolan!! I noticed the date of your post, back in 2015. Any Plexolan available? I sure wish this magic cream was in stock and on shelves. Plexolan is/was the best!

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Re: Carol (# 70)

Me too Carol. Plexolan was magic cream!!

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Re: Susieboots (# 65)

I have been searching for Plexolan for a few many years!! Stuff was magic!! I don't believe that it had a menthol smell. My family & I liked the the scent. I would put this on my youngest cheeks & her thumb, due to her thumb sucking. Winters would rash & shafe. By next morning sooo cleared up. I was introduced to Plexolan for my girls from a wiser elder woman? As I too introduced family & friends of this magic cream! Its a shame its not made anymore. Haven't been able to purchase any tubes for 14+ yrs! As that elder wiser woman 1st expressed some of the uses of Plexolan. 1 was, even when her littles cried over a tummy ache, she would rub some on their lil bellies? Plexolan is not forgotten, But sure is missed!

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Re: RayJay (# 78)

If you find out let me know, I’m looking to buy it... Poslam.

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