Burnol

Burnol is a topical antiseptic cream marketed in India for treating minor burns, cuts and wounds. Its active ingredients are aminacrine hydrochloride and cetrimide, with aminacrine acting as an antimicrobial agent and cetrimide providing antiseptic and bactericidal action against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. It is used as a first-aid treatment for minor burns and injuries. The product was introduced in India in the 1940s by Reckitt and Colman during the British colonial period as a first-aid antiseptic for minor burns and injuries, and it is now made by Dr. Morepen, a division of Morepen Laboratories, which acquired the brand from Reckitt Benckiser in 2002. In India the product became a cultural touchstone, with the phrase apply Burnol used colloquially to describe coping with embarrassment or reputational harm.