Combine the waxes and oil and melt on a water bath. Dissolve the sodium lauryl sulfate and gelatin in 85 cc of distilled water and heat the resulting solution to 75'C. Add the melted wax-oil mixture to the hot-water phase with constant stirring. Cool with constant stirring to room temperature. The emulsion is of the oil-in-water type and particle size is 3-25 microns. The pH is 7.8 to 7.09 at 20'C. The addition of two drops of oil of rose geranium and amaranth to 100 cc of this lotion, produces a pleasing, nongreasy, water-soluble hand lotion. Addition of 10% or more olive oil provides a general body lubricant. From 0.5-1% menthol is incorporated for an antipruritic effect. The addition of 5% liquor carbonis detergent and 1% resorcinol to the base results in a product which is effective for the treatment of cradle cap and seborrheic dermatitis. eTo make an antibiotic lotion, one 500-milligram neomycin tablet is crushed and mixed with 10 oz of the base in a Waring blender. The final preparation