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Yoshida Yoshindo, a manufacturer of adhesive sive skin patch was not as adhesive as today’s products, and were applied to the body by heating them over a fire to melt the plaster body. The company became a joint stock company after World War II and has been manufacturing and selling transdermal therapeutic agents mainly for home medicine, which is left by a salesman, and paid for when used.SIS (styrene-isoprene-styrene) is often used as a trans-dermal absorbent and has no adhesive properties by itself, but when mixed with oil components such as liquid paraffin, it develops an adhesive that sticks to the body,” explains Mr. Yoshida. Yoshida Yoshindo in Nara52skin patch in Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan, is focusing on the development of “body-ap-plied sheets” using naturally derived ingredients, utilizing the know-how cultivated through the man-ufacture of its mainstay transdermal therapeutic agents (medical patch and poultice). For example, “Hot Patch,” a warming sheet with ginger powder mixed into the ointment, is gentle on the skin and warms the body from within. “MEGUREFRE,” a foot sheet using essential oils, is another product of them. These products are not pharmaceuticals, but are sold at general merchandise stores as easy-to-use refreshment items. We cover Mr. Tetsuro Yoshida, director and pharmacist, and Mr. Minoru Kita of the Quality Control Department.Mr. Tetsuro Yoshida (left) and Mr. Minoru KitaYoshida Yoshindo Co., Ltd.Founded as adhesive skin patch manufacturerThe company has been consistently manufacturing medical patch since its establishment in 1928. At that time, adhe-100% ginger is used for aroma and warmthIn addition to the production of these transdermal products, the company is working on the development of non-phar-maceutical sheet products. When applied to a part of the body, they are expected to have a refreshing and warming effect.Skin-friendly warm sheets containing more than 10% ginger powder

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