Boroline Antiseptic Cream
For Dry Skin
Over three generations of users trust Boroline cream as the best dry skin cream
If you have been searching for the ultimate dry skin treatment product, Boroline cream is surely what you have been looking for. It is a 100% natural, ultra-rich, antiseptic ayurvedic cream.
Boroline Antiseptic Cream
For Dry Skin
Over three generations of users trust Boroline cream as the best dry skin cream
If you have been searching for the ultimate dry skin treatment product, Boroline cream is surely what you have been looking for. It is a 100% natural, ultra-rich, antiseptic ayurvedic cream.
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Uses of Boroline cream
Not only are Boroline antiseptic ayurvedic cream uses extremely varied, the age-groups of its users are also equally diverse. Within a family you will find Boroline users to span from the baby in the household to the grandparent. This has ensured that Boroline cream remains the most popular and favourite family cream, for over 90 years. Everyone uses Boroline cream to solve one’s own personal skin problem which can be anyone of these-
Boroline is the OG cream for dry skin and still the best dry skin cream
More than three generations of users swear by Boroline dry skin cream. This is because Boroline is incredibly effective in turning dry, rough skin to soft happy skin, overnight.
It is an occlusive, dry skin moisturizer that works by preventing loss of water in skin, which allows natural oils to nourish and repair. Boroline is the best hand cream. It softens rough elbows, chapped lips and also dry skin on face.
Massage in Boroline cream every night, to get the best results. Although Boroline is an emollient and occlusive, it seals in moisture that is already present in the skin. It does not however, bring in any additional moisture to the skin. For this reason, to have the best effect with Boroline, apply Bo body lotion or a nourishing serum or even glycerin, before massaging in this rich cream. Boroline Ultrasmooth is the specialist night cream that has maximum effect for dry skin treatment. So, apply Boroline every night as the final layer in your night dry skin treatment routine, for best results.
Boroline works wonders as crack cream
Users have got wonderful results by using Boroline for cracked heels. The best way to use Boroline as a crack cream is at night.
Put your feet in a tub of warm water for some time. Adding salt in the water helps soften the dead skin cells further. You may consider scrubbing the heels for better results. Then towel dry and massage in Boroline cream on your cracked heels liberally. At the end, wear clean cotton socks to help the cream work through the night. In case you do not wish to wear socks, wipe off the excess Boroline from the heels with a tissue or warm towel, before going to sleep. You wake up with healthier and softer heels.
Boroline works wonders as crack cream
Users have got wonderful results by using Boroline for cracked heels. The best way to use Boroline as a crack cream is at night.
Put your feet in a tub of warm water for some time. Adding salt in the water helps soften the dead skin cells further. You may consider scrubbing the heels for better results. Then towel dry and massage in Boroline cream on your cracked heels liberally. At the end, wear clean cotton socks to help the cream work through the night. In case you do not wish to wear socks, wipe off the excess Boroline from the heels with a tissue or warm towel, before going to sleep. You wake up with healthier and softer heels.
Apply Boroline to soften chapped lips
One of the most frequent Boroline ointment uses, is to soften chapped lips, specially in winter. Use Boroline cream as a handy cream to heal chapped lips.
Boroline is equally good as eye cream
The delicate skin around our eyes need proper care. Applying a thin layer of Boroline cream around the eyes can give your eyelids some extra hydration.
Boroline is equally good as eye cream
The delicate skin around our eyes need proper care. Applying a thin layer of Boroline cream around the eyes can give your eyelids some extra hydration.
Boroline is the best cream to be ready for the perfect manicure and pedicure
Boroline is an amazing nail moisturizer and cuticle oil. This is because this extra-rich cream with oils and lanolin is so effective in moisturizing dry nail beds and cuticles.
Lanolin in Boroline cream is also known to prevent cracking and chipping of nails. Watch your cuticle trainers work the best when you massage in Boroline cream on your nail cuticles every night. Boroline helps your hands, nails and toes remain ready for the perfect manicure and pedicure.
Boroline is also great at reducing your cleanup time after a manicure. How? Apply Boroline on the nail cuticles before polishing your nails to keep the colours off the skin around your nails. You will find the extra colours wipe off faster giving you the perfectly manicured hands without the trouble of messy clean-ups.
Boroline prevents and relieves chafing
Chafing occurs when body parts rub together or rub against clothes. The problem areas where chafing may recur are feet and specially in the thighs.
Chafing in the thighs becomes painful due to broken skin which may also lead to rashes and blisters. Applying Boroline to such chafing-prone areas ensure that such conditions are prevented altogether. Spread on a thick layer of Boroline on chafed skin to soothe and heal the chafing too.
Boroline prevents and relieves chafing
Chafing occurs when body parts rub together or rub against clothes. The problem areas where chafing may recur are feet and specially in the thighs.
Chafing in the thighs becomes painful due to broken skin which may also lead to rashes and blisters. Applying Boroline to such chafing-prone areas ensure that such conditions are prevented altogether. Spread on a thick layer of Boroline on chafed skin to soothe and heal the chafing too.
Boroline for acne & on pimples
Not all acne is caused due to oily skin. For acne or pimples which occurs on dry skin, Boroline does a great job at reducing the ugly zits to none.
Boroline uses for pimple and acne is due to the presence of Boric Acid and Zinc Oxide, which are both natural antiseptics. Boric acid reduces itching sensation and Zinc oxide is also effective for acne treatment. It not only soothes skin irritation and inflammation but also works to keep problems with acne breakouts at bay.
Boroline uses for men during shaving
Using Boroline before shaving helps to soften tough beard and increases the comfort of shaving manifold.
Boroline uses for men during shaving
Using Boroline before shaving helps to soften tough beard and increases the comfort of shaving manifold.
Boroline Cream uses with a Baby in the House
A newborn in the family? Congratulations! Trust Boroline to protect the little munchkin from those nasty nappy rashes and also give relief to nursing moms from cracked nipples.
Boroline is best for diaper rash relief and prevention
Boroline cream prevents diaper rash. It is an occlusive that forms a protective barrier on the baby’s skin against constant exposure to moisture from the diapers.
The boric acid and zinc oxide in Boroline are antiseptics and very effective in protecting baby skin against bacteria. These ingredients also work against rashes.
Clean your baby’s skin properly and regularly before massaging in Boroline. Use Suthol Neem antiseptic liquid to ensure complete cleaning and provide proper disinfection of baby skin.
Boroline is known to help in Atopic Dermatitis in babies
Boroline cream relieves dry, itchy skin in infants too. However conduct a small patch test on the child’s skin to factor away any allergic reaction to the product.
Boroline is known to help in Atopic Dermatitis in babies
Boroline cream relieves dry, itchy skin in infants too. However conduct a small patch test on the child’s skin to factor away any allergic reaction to the product.
Boroline is the best cream to treat sore and cracked nipples
Breastfeeding moms often suffer from sore or cracked nipples. Lanolin is an exceptional ingredient that relieves the soreness and treats cracked nipples
Boroline cream uses during travel
Boroline is your best travel buddy. Carry a few packs of Boroline cream in your travel kit to easily sort out skin troubles- from minor cuts to chapped skin, or wind burns or sunburnt skin. So whether you are travelling alone or with family or friends, Boroline remains your best skin insurance.
Boroline cream heals minor nicks, cuts and burns
Boroline cream is the most widely used ointment to cure minor cuts and bruises. Both Boric Acid as well as Zinc Oxide in Boroline, are natural antiseptics and act against infection and prevents contamination.
Boroline cream prevents windburn
You ask any climber or mountaineer or trekking enthusiast about windburn and you are sure to face a grimace. It is the redness and extreme soreness of the skin that occurs as you travel to higher altitudes or dry, windy areas.
Windburns happen when your skin loses its natural oils and moisture due to extreme cold, dry air. In addition to making the skin sore, windburns make the skin more susceptible to damages due to cold, UV rays and windy conditions.
Boroline ointment uses include working as the best safeguard against windburn. A scientist who formed part of an Antarctic expedition carried Boroline to Antarctica, as a safeguard against windburn. Regular requests from mountaineers for Boroline ointment further underline the efficacy of this product against windburn.
So if you are travelling to higher altitudes or cold, dry, windy places or if you live in cold, windy places- Boroline is your best insurance against windburn and dry skin in general.
Boroline cream prevents windburn
You ask any climber or mountaineer or trekking enthusiast about windburn and you are sure to face a grimace. It is the redness and extreme soreness of the skin that occurs as you travel to higher altitudes or dry, windy areas.
Windburns happen when your skin loses its natural oils and moisture due to extreme cold, dry air. In addition to making the skin sore, windburns make the skin more susceptible to damages due to cold, UV rays and windy conditions.
Boroline ointment uses include working as the best safeguard against windburn. A scientist who formed part of an Antarctic expedition carried Boroline to Antarctica, as a safeguard against windburn. Regular requests from mountaineers for Boroline ointment further underline the efficacy of this product against windburn.
So if you are travelling to higher altitudes or cold, dry, windy places or if you live in cold, windy places- Boroline is your best insurance against windburn and dry skin in general.
Boroline works exceptionally well in curing sunburns
Zinc Oxide and Lanolin in Boroline are ingredients that locks in moisture within skin.This helps to relieve the extreme skin dryness and dehydration of sunburn. Zinc Oxide also has anti-inflammation properties.
Boroline helps post-surgery healing of dry stitches or scars left by skin eruptions
After surgery or having gone through diseases like chicken pox that cause skin eruptions, wait till the doctors pronounce the stitches or rashes as completely dry. Then start applying Boroline on the dry stitches or dry rashes.
This not only helps the dried skin retain moisture but also help prevent the scar from getting too large or too deep or itchy. Boroline contains Boric Acid and Zinc Oxide which are both anti-infection agents and help in supporting the healing process.
Use Boroline cream regularly on dry post-operative stitches or dry skin eruptions to clear off the skin by removing any scar marks, naturally.
Boroline helps post-surgery healing of dry stitches or scars left by skin eruptions
After surgery or having gone through diseases like chicken pox that cause skin eruptions, wait till the doctors pronounce the stitches or rashes as completely dry. Then start applying Boroline on the dry stitches or dry rashes.
This not only helps the dried skin retain moisture but also help prevent the scar from getting too large or too deep or itchy. Boroline contains Boric Acid and Zinc Oxide which are both anti-infection agents and help in supporting the healing process.
Use Boroline cream regularly on dry post-operative stitches or dry skin eruptions to clear off the skin by removing any scar marks, naturally.
Some amazingly quirky uses of Boroline cream
- Prevent skin stains during Holi
Apply Boroline on your skin before going out to play Holi with colours. Boroline forms a protective layer on your skin and will prevent even the staunchest colours from staining your skin. The layer of Boroline also protects your skin from any harmful effects of the Holi colours.
- Take off your stuck ring easily
If a ring or a bangle is stuck, put some Boroline around it. Make sure some of it gets under the ring or bangle. This will help the ornaments slip off your finger or wrist easily.
- Hemorrhoid help
Boroline is also used by many for hemorrhoid flares. A layer of Boroline may be added inside the anal area to protect the skin that becomes sensitive when one is suffering from piles. This provides relief in the condition by making the area lubricated and thereby hurting less.
- Give your cricket ball the shine it needs
Players are known to use Boroline on their cricket balls to maintain the shine.
How to use Boroline
- Clean the skin well and then apply Boroline – gently massaging in the cream.
- Warming up Boroline and using it in molten state increases its efficacy – specially in curing skin infections.
Where not to use Boroline
- Use Boroline only on dry skin acne. Do not use it on pimples which occur due to excessive oil secretion. Boroline being oily, may aggravate the problem.
Where not to use Boroline
- Use Boroline only on dry skin acne. Do not use it on pimples which occur due to excessive oil secretion. Boroline being oily, may aggravate the problem.
Boroline Ingredients
Tankan Amla (Boric Acid)
Jasad Bhasma (Zinc Oxide)
Anhydrous Lanolin
Tankan Amla (Boric Acid)
Tankan Amla (Boric Acid) has antiseptic, mild anti bacterial and anti fungal properties. Tankan Amla (Boric Acid)has many benefits. It includes acne treatment, preventing athlete’s foot, treating ear infections and as dressing to treat burns or cuts.
Jasad Bhasma (Zinc Oxide)
Jasad Bhasma (Zinc Oxide) is a mild astringent for the skin and has a soothing, protective and healing action in skin infections. It is best known for its sunscreen properties, capable of protecting skin from UV rays. Jasad Bhasma (Zinc Oxide) is also useful for acne treatment and provides inflammation relief.
Anhydrous Lanolin
Lanolin is a natural product. It increases the absorption of active ingredients. It acts as an excellent emollient. This is due to the presence of alcohols collectively known as lanolin alcohols.
The Story of Boroline name & logo
The name Boroline is derived from its ingredients, “Boro” from boric powder, which has antiseptic properties, and “olin” as a variant of the Latin word oleum, meaning oil. The cream is combination of naturally obtained oils, waxes and its remarkable antiseptic properties are a result of boric powder and zinc oxide.
The logo was carefully chosen, back in 1929. Elephant signifies steadiness and strength. Moreover, to many, elephant has an auspicious significance. Keeping these values in mind, elephant was chosen as Boroline’s logo, hoping that it would bestow luck and spell success. The logo caught on. In the rural heart land of India, Boroline is still known as the “hathiwala cream” (cream with the elephant logo).
Want to know more about how Boroline began? Read The Boroline Story
What does Boroline stand for?
Boroline, the original antiseptic cream of India reflects the trust of generations of consumers. To three generations of Indian consumers, Boroline has evolved as a caring and trusted member of the family to whom one turns to when in need. Family values and tradition have continued to be an integral part of Boroline’s brand profile while it evolves itself continuously and stays totally relevant in modern times. Boroline is a truly heritage brand.
What does Boroline stand for?
Boroline, the original antiseptic cream of India reflects the trust of generations of consumers. To three generations of Indian consumers, Boroline has evolved as a caring and trusted member of the family to whom one turns to when in need. Family values and tradition have continued to be an integral part of Boroline’s brand profile while it evolves itself continuously and stays totally relevant in modern times. Boroline is a truly heritage brand.
Boroline's Jingle
The music of Boroline’s famous jingle was composed by the maestro V. Balsara. Those were the times when radio reigned supreme and the lilting tunes of Boroline jingle became a household obsession. The lyrics in Bengali were written by the well-known lyricist Pulak Bandopadhyay and sung by Srabanti Majumdar.
The original jingle of Boroline was composed in Bengali and then adapted to Hindi.
“Khusboodar antiseptic cream Boroline…..” in Hindi and “ Surobhito antiseptic cream Boroline…” in Bengali – the lines of the jingle, remain a nostalgic memory in the minds of all who would remain glued to the radio programs as children in the seventies.