Concept in Definition ABC

A fundamental ally of medicine and aesthetics

The ointment is one of the substances that we use the most in our daily lives, either by prescription medical to heal some part of our skin, or failing that as a cosmetic to achieve some aesthetic objective with the app Of the same.

Generally we apply it on the skin to obtain some benefit as we have already indicated, to cure ourselves of any condition or to obtain some aesthetic improvement in the area of ​​application. Thus we can find an ointment intended to cure a skin rash caused by exposition in the sun or with an anti-wrinkle ointment, respectively.

It is the combination of a substancegrease with other components and not having Water in its conformation the ointment is distinguished by a solid consistency in comparison with which it presents a cream for example.

Shoe care ointments

On the other hand, the concept is also widely used in some Spanish-speaking parts to refer to cream or shoe polish exclusively intended to highlight the shine in footwear. Now, to this primary function of highlighting the luster of it, we must add that shoe ointments help to waterproof it in case of being subjected to water from

rain and also to increase the durability of the footwear in question.

It is worth noting that there are various colors of the same, black, which is applied in footwear of that color, brown, to place in shoes of that color, among others.

Shoeshine, a job that was diluted

Although today the trade has lost ground, a few decades ago it was very common to observe in the urban landscapes to the shoeshine, an individual who was precisely dedicated to shining shoes in the middle of the street. For this he had a whole set that he offered to his client who took the service in exchange for a tip or an agreed sum.

"Be cool"

And finally, in the current use of speech, the word is used a lot to indicate that someone is in the context of fashion or that they are in trend at that time.

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