ointment

thumb|right|Ointment (salve) from a tube A salve is a medical ointment used to soothe the skin.

== Medical uses == Magnesium sulphate paste is used as a drawing salve to treat small boils and infected wounds and to remove ('draw') small splinters. Black ointment, or Ichthyol Salve, also called Drawing Salve, has been traditionally used to treat minor skin problems such as sebaceous cysts, boils, ingrown toenails and splinters.