Boudreaux's Butt Paste is an American brand of skin cream that began as a remedy for diaper rash.[1][2] It has also been used for the treatment of various skin ailments including psoriasis, jock itch, shingles, chafing, cold sores and acne.[3]
Background
The product was created in the 1970s by George Lloyd Boudreaux of Covington, Louisiana, while he was working as an intern pharmacist.[2] He continued to work on the formula after becoming a licensed pharmacist and sold it at his pharmacy, later naming it "Boudreaux's Butt Paste" after a physician told him a story about a patient who had referred to the product as such.[2]
Boudreaux began distributing the product more extensively after he sold his pharmacy in 1974.[4] Manufacturing moved from Alabama to New Orleans in 2004.[5] After Oprah Winfrey recommended the product on her show the response was so great that the company's website crashed,[3] and demand for Boudreaux's Butt Paste quadrupled.
Ingredients
The ingredients are:
- 16 percent zinc oxide (Original, other versions have more)
- a proprietary blend of Peruvian balsam
- castor oil
- mineral oil
- Paraffin
- Petrolatum
External links
References
- Daniel Lee. 'Butt Paste' improves baby's bottom line WKYC, June 5, 2006, retrieved March 3, 2013^
- Tom Spinks. Prepare to Be a Millionaire HCI, 2008^
- Melissa Whitworth. No ifs and buts about this paste