Antiviral preparation for treating human skin

A preparation for treating skin comprising:

• petrolatum at 19.8-70% w/w;
• mineral oil at 25-78% w/w;
• lactic acid at 1.5% w/w;
• and
• sodium chlorite at 0.70% w/w.

A method for manufacturing a preparation for treating human skin, the method comprising:

• creating a waterless ointment base;
• suspending a powdered source of chlorine dioxide into the ointment base to create a mixture;
• and
• with continuous violent agitation, adding an alpha hydroxy acid to the mixture.

A method for manufacturing a preparation for treating human skin, the method comprising:

• creating a waterless ointment base that is solid or semisolid at 20-39° C., melts near 37° C., and is miscible with some alpha hydroxy acids at temperatures greater than 50° C.;
• suspending powdered sodium chlorite into the ointment base at 60° C. to create a mixture at 1.0% sodium chlorite w/w;
• with continuous violent agitation, adding lactic acid to the mixture to yield 1.5% lactic acid w/w;
• venting excess noxious gas with flowing nitrogen;
• filtering the preparation through a 0.5-250 micron stainless steel mesh;
• and
• filling an oxygen barrier ointment tube with the preparation.