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Paraffin soft white vs Emollient bath and shower preparations

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated May 2026

Emollient bath and shower preparations was dispensed 53.0× as often as Paraffin soft white in May 2026 — 30,453 items versus 575 in England.

575items

Paraffin soft white · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

30,453items

Emollient bath and shower preparations · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Paraffin soft white versus Emollient bath and shower preparations: national items dispensed by month

▬ Paraffin soft white   ·   ╌ Emollient bath and shower preparations

0 28k 55k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Emollient bath a… 575 Jan 2021: 845 Feb 2021: 855 Mar 2021: 968 Apr 2021: 846 May 2021: 789 Jun 2021: 845 Jul 2021: 810 Aug 2021: 718 Sep 2021: 753 Oct 2021: 678 Nov 2021: 699 Dec 2021: 632 Jan 2022: 693 Feb 2022: 652 Mar 2022: 705 Apr 2022: 690 May 2022: 789 Jun 2022: 618 Jul 2022: 646 Aug 2022: 605 Sep 2022: 628 Oct 2022: 633 Nov 2022: 564 Dec 2022: 593 Jan 2023: 658 Feb 2023: 551 Mar 2023: 528 Apr 2023: 550 May 2023: 652 Jun 2023: 704 Jul 2023: 309 Aug 2023: 281 Sep 2023: 411 Oct 2023: 490 Nov 2023: 476 Dec 2023: 625 Jan 2024: 658 Feb 2024: 660 Mar 2024: 1k Apr 2024: 736 May 2024: 675 Jun 2024: 522 Jul 2024: 521 Aug 2024: 644 Sep 2024: 461 Oct 2024: 510 Nov 2024: 529 Dec 2024: 768 Jan 2025: 446 Feb 2025: 534 Mar 2025: 651 Apr 2025: 550 May 2025: 599 Jun 2025: 617 Jul 2025: 474 Aug 2025: 507 Sep 2025: 534 Oct 2025: 488 Nov 2025: 564 Dec 2025: 554 Jan 2026: 648 Feb 2026: 527 Mar 2026: 488 Apr 2026: 550 May 2026: 575

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Paraffin soft white versus Emollient bath and shower preparations, May 2026
Measure Paraffin soft white Emollient bath and shower preparations
Items, May 2026 575 30,453
Items, last 12 months 6,526 387,133
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £2,630 £207,836

See the full profile for Paraffin soft white or Emollient bath and shower preparations.