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Posted on: March 6 2013

Zinc peroxide 5% in Carbopolgel 100gr (Carbomeergel)

The zinc peroxide is very difficult to process in the gel.

Answer

I suspect that Carbomeergel is incompatible with the few zinc ions that dissolve in the aqueous gel. Therefore, I suggest to use a hydroxyethylcellulose or Natrosolgel. A composition is reflected in the booklet Galenic formularium.