laxative
Liquid paraffin
Eases intestinal transit and treats constipation. This molecule appears in 44 of the medicines we have indexed.
Do you need a supplement? No.
No supplement is warranted with this treatment. A varied diet remains the foundation.
Do you also take another treatment?
By the Layer Nutrition editorial teamHow the atlas classifies the 664 molecules
- Class
- laxative
- Indexed medicines
- 44
- Our answer
- Nothing to add
- Updated
- October 2026
What this medicine is for
It is a medicine in the “laxative” category. Laxatives ease intestinal transit and treat constipation.
In practice: Eases intestinal transit and treats constipation. It is used occasionally or as a short course, long enough to get through an episode.
The name on your box may be here.
These names come from the public registers of 32 countries: the ANSM for France, the AEMPS for Spain, the AIFA for Italy, the HPRA for Ireland, Swissmedic for Switzerland, and the European Medicines Agency for the others.
Most widespread
- HUILE DE PARAFFINE
- LANSOYL FRAMBOISE
- EMULIQUEN SIMPLE
- HODERNAL
- LANSOYL
- OILATUM EMOLLIENT
- PARAGOL N
- RESTRICAL ESTRAGON
- RESTRICAL NOISETTE
- ANTIDRY BATH
- ANTIDRY WASH
- AQUEOUS B.P
No name matches.
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France19
- HUILE DE PARAFFINE
- LANSOYL FRAMBOISE
- LANSOYL SANS SUCRE
- RESTRICAL ESTRAGON
- RESTRICAL NOISETTE
- MELAXOSE
- PARAPSYLLIUM
- TRANSULOSE
- HUILE DE PARAFFINE COOPER
- GLYCEROL/
VASELINE/ PARAFFINE ARROW - GLYCEROL/
VASELINE/ PARAFFINE BIOGARAN - GLYCEROL/
VASELINE/ PARAFFINE CRISTERS - GLYCEROL/
VASELINE/ PARAFFINE EG - GLYCEROL/
VASELINE/ PARAFFINE PIERRE FABRE SANTE - GLYCEROL/
VASELINE/ PARAFFINE SANDOZ - GLYCEROL/
VASELINE/ PARAFFINE TEVA - GLYCEROL/
VASELINE/ PARAFFINE VIATRIS - GLYCEROL/
VASELINE/ PARAFFINE ZENTIVA - GLYCEROL/
VASELINE/ PARAFFINE ZYDUS
Spain3
- EMULIQUEN SIMPLE
- HODERNAL
- EMULIQUEN LAXANTE
Italy3
- LACRILUBE
- PARAFFINA LIQUIDA BIOINDUSTRIA L.I.M.
- PARAFFINA LIQUIDA MARCO VITI
United Kingdom4
- AQUEOUS B.P
- AQUEOUS HYDROUS EMULSIFYING
- ECZEDERM
- LIQUID PARAFFIN BP
Ireland7
- AQUEOUS CREAM EMULSIFYING WAX
- E45 CREAM WHITE SOFT PARAFFIN
- EMULSIDERM EMOLLIENT BATH ADDITIVE/
CUTANEOUS EMULSION LIQUID PARAFFIN - OILATUM
- OILATUM EMOLLIENT
- OILATUM JUNIOR FLARE-UP BATH ADDITIVE LIGHT LIQUID PARAFFIN
- EMULSIFYING
Switzerland8
- LANSOYL
- PARAGOL N
- ANTIDRY BATH
- ANTIDRY WASH
- ATOXYL LEMAN
- DEXERYL
- VISIODORON EUPHRASIA COMP.
- ANTIDRY WASH SENSITIVE
One answer out of three.
The atlas gives each molecule one of these three answers. Most call for nothing.
- Our formula31 molecules
- An active ingredient to consider59 molecules
- Nothing to add574 moleculesincluding this one
In the same family
- Macrogol 3350, 315 indexed medicines, Nothing to add
- Bisacodyl, 128 indexed medicines, Nothing to add
- Lactulose (solution), 177 indexed medicines, Nothing to add
- Lactulose, 177 indexed medicines, Nothing to add
- Macrogol 4000, 109 indexed medicines, Nothing to add
- Ispaghula (psyllium), 73 indexed medicines, Nothing to add
Do you also take another treatment?
Type the name written on the box. The atlas gives you its answer.
For example Panadol, Doliprane or paracetamol.