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óleo calcáreo

English translation: Oleo-limestone liniment

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Spanish term or phrase:óleo calcáreo
English translation:Oleo-limestone liniment
Entered by: carlapaoloni

20:36 Aug 24, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Cosmetics, Beauty / baby care products
Spanish term or phrase: óleo calcáreo
es un aceite que se usa para limpiarle la cola a los bebés.
Gracias!
carlapaoloni
definition/description...?
Explanation:
someone more of a a chemist than I may know if we have an equivalent in Eng. if it's this

el linimento oleo-calcáreo se prepara agitando 1 parte de aceite con 8 de agua de cal
http://www.cnice.mecd.es/eos/MaterialesEducativos/mem2001/ci...


El agua de cal, que es una disolución alcalina de cal apagada en agua, se utiliza principalmente en medicina como antiácido, como neutralizador de un ácido venenoso o para el tratamiento de las quemaduras.
http://www.infojardin.net/glosario/cal/cal.htm

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Note added at 18 hrs 29 mins (2005-08-25 15:05:50 GMT)
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Zinc and castor oil ointment. Zinc oxide 7.5%. Castor oil 50%. Arachis oil 30.5%. White beeswax 10%. Cetostearyl alcohol 2% ...
www.ubht.nhs.uk/eDerm/Formulary/Emollients.htm

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Note added at 1 day 2 hrs 16 mins (2005-08-25 22:53:30 GMT)
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Was thinking "baby oil" or "baby liniment" might be OK, but found this:

Liniment Oleo-limestone

Liniment containing olive oil and limewater. Packaging: plastic bottle with pouring lip.

http://www.beautycenter.co.uk/fiche_produit.php?id_rayon=383...

agua de cal is limewater in English

So: Liniment Oleo-limestone or Oleo-limestone liniment - the word order of the second one sounds more natural in English


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Note added at 1 day 2 hrs 22 mins (2005-08-25 22:58:51 GMT)
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I notice this liniment in the link also contains a few other ingredients like liquid paraffin and glyceryl stearate, which agua de cal may not, but still

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Note added at 1 day 11 hrs 58 mins (2005-08-26 08:35:29 GMT)
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'Limewater and oil liniment' may sound more natural; however,we appear to have a product called 'lime liniment' also known as Carron oil (not widely used), but I have read that the formulation is different (different proportions of oil:limewater and uses linseed oil), so you would have to use a slightly different name to indicate it's not the same...

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=carron oil
http://www.ibiblio.org/herbmed/eclectic/bpc1911/linum_lini.h...
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Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:47
Grading comment
Rachel, your help has been invaluable. Thank you so much.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5lime oil
Rebecca Hendry
3definition/description...?
Rachel Fell


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óleo calcáreo
lime oil


Explanation:
calcáreo = calcareous/lime (according to Collins 2005)


    Reference: http://www.essentialoils.co.za/essential-oils/lime.htm
Rebecca Hendry
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

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neutral  Rachel Fell: different type of lime, isn't it?
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
óleo calcáreo
definition/description...?


Explanation:
someone more of a a chemist than I may know if we have an equivalent in Eng. if it's this

el linimento oleo-calcáreo se prepara agitando 1 parte de aceite con 8 de agua de cal
http://www.cnice.mecd.es/eos/MaterialesEducativos/mem2001/ci...


El agua de cal, que es una disolución alcalina de cal apagada en agua, se utiliza principalmente en medicina como antiácido, como neutralizador de un ácido venenoso o para el tratamiento de las quemaduras.
http://www.infojardin.net/glosario/cal/cal.htm

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Note added at 18 hrs 29 mins (2005-08-25 15:05:50 GMT)
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Zinc and castor oil ointment. Zinc oxide 7.5%. Castor oil 50%. Arachis oil 30.5%. White beeswax 10%. Cetostearyl alcohol 2% ...
www.ubht.nhs.uk/eDerm/Formulary/Emollients.htm

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 day 2 hrs 16 mins (2005-08-25 22:53:30 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Was thinking "baby oil" or "baby liniment" might be OK, but found this:

Liniment Oleo-limestone

Liniment containing olive oil and limewater. Packaging: plastic bottle with pouring lip.

http://www.beautycenter.co.uk/fiche_produit.php?id_rayon=383...

agua de cal is limewater in English

So: Liniment Oleo-limestone or Oleo-limestone liniment - the word order of the second one sounds more natural in English


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Note added at 1 day 2 hrs 22 mins (2005-08-25 22:58:51 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

I notice this liniment in the link also contains a few other ingredients like liquid paraffin and glyceryl stearate, which agua de cal may not, but still

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 day 11 hrs 58 mins (2005-08-26 08:35:29 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

'Limewater and oil liniment' may sound more natural; however,we appear to have a product called 'lime liniment' also known as Carron oil (not widely used), but I have read that the formulation is different (different proportions of oil:limewater and uses linseed oil), so you would have to use a slightly different name to indicate it's not the same...

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=carron oil
http://www.ibiblio.org/herbmed/eclectic/bpc1911/linum_lini.h...

Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Rachel, your help has been invaluable. Thank you so much.
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