Methods and compositions for oxygenation of skin to treat skin disorders

A method for treating a severe skin wound characterized by injury to the skin and the subcutaneous tissue, comprising the step of topically applying to a patient having said severe skin wound a dermatologically acceptable composition comprising Water and the following components in the following component weight ranges Mineral Oil 10%-30% wt., Petrolatum 3.0%-10% wt., Sorbitol 3.0%-10% wt., Ceresine Wax 3.0%-10% wt., Sorbitan Sesquioleate 3.0%-10% wt., Lanolin Alcohol 1.0%-3.0% wt., Dimethicone 1.0%-3.0% wt., Aluminum Hydroxide 0.1%-7.0% wt., Magnesium Hydroxide 0.1%-7.0% wt., butylated hydroxytoluene 0.1%-1.0% wt., Phenoxyethanol 0.1%-1.0% wt., Ethylhexylglycerin 0.1%-1.0% wt., wherein the concentration of Magnesium Hydroxide, Aluminum Hydroxide, or both, adjusts the pH of the composition within a range of about pH 8.2 to about pH 10.1, and wherein weight % is based on the total weight of the composition and the weight percentages of all components in the composition totals 100%, wherein said severe skin wound involves tissue deeper than the epidermis and is selected from the group consisting of a diabetic ulcer, a decubitus or pressure ulcer, a surgical wound, a partial thickness wound, a deep wound, a chronic wound, and a severe burn.