0 g tetracycline hydrochloride 0 5 g propylene glycol 120 0 g stearyl alcohol 250 0 g sodium hydroxide qs ph 5 0white petrolatum 250 0 g distilled water qs 1000 ml ______________________________________ melt the stearyl alcohol and the white petrolatum on a steam bath and warm to about 75 u00b0 c add the other ingredients previously dissolved in water and warmed to 75 u00b0 c adjust the ph to 5 0 and stir the mixture until it congeals effect of topical application of 10 sodium thioglycolate solution on the complexion of teen age children with acne two teen age children a male aged 16 and a female aged 14 with a moderate degree of acne were the subjects of this experiment a solution containing 10 sodium thioglycolate in 0 9 sodium chloride pyrogen free for injection ph 7 0 was applied to one half of the face either the right or left side of each subject each night before retiring prior to application of the thioglycolate solution the face of each subject was washed with a detergent bar and thoroughly rinsed the thioglycolate solution was applied by saturating sterile cotton and wiping the face with the wet cotton only one half of the face was so treated the.