Useful methods of applying these are by the medium of borated cotton, oakum, tow, or spongiopiline, covered with oiled silk or the Lister protective material.

The folds and creases of their skin must be kept dry and powdered with borated talcum.

The scorched surface should be covered with this liniment and then with a layer of borated gauze or absorbent cotton, to protect from the air.