Equisoft Cream began with a horse almost everyone had given up on. An equine rescue took in Rubicon, a severely burned horse, and after three months of intensive care his health had turned the corner everywhere except his skin. Prescription medications, plain Vitamin E oil, and even costly imported preparations all failed to ease the burns, and the constant pain and itching grew so relentless that the rescue began to consider letting him go.
Instead, the volunteers kept working until they developed a Vitamin E cream of their own and applied it to Rubicon's wounds three times a day. Within weeks his scars began to soften and heal. By two months, fuzzy new hair was growing back and healthy pink skin was returning. Within a year there was almost no evidence of the burn damage, and after two years his coat had fully regrown across his spine, sides, and head. That formula became Equisoft.
Equisoft is built around natural Vitamin E at a concentration of 25 percent, roughly 30,000 I.U. per jar, in the form of d-alpha tocopheryl acetate. The Original formula pairs that Vitamin E with moisturizing and conditioning agents such as glycerol stearate, stearic acid, allantoin, and decyl oleate, while the Natural formula leans on plant-derived ingredients like evening primrose, arginine, lavender oil, orange oil, grapefruit seed extract, and rosemary extract alongside the same 25 percent Vitamin E. Both are designed to be rich enough that a little goes a long way.
The cream that brought Rubicon's coat back is now used on a wide range of skin challenges for horses and the people who care for them. Owners reach for it on wounds, surgical and accident scars, scratches, and dry or cracked skin, applying it to the face, neck, feet, and any area that needs deep moisturizing. The makers emphasize frequent light application rather than heavy amounts, since the formula is concentrated and intended to be worked into the skin a little at a time as part of an ongoing routine.
Equisoft is a rich skin cream built around natural Vitamin E, available in an Original and a plant-based Natural formula. It was first developed by an equine rescue to heal a severely burned horse named Rubicon and is now used on horses and people alike.
Both the Original and Natural formulas contain natural Vitamin E (d-alpha tocopheryl acetate) at 25 percent, which works out to roughly 30,000 I.U. per jar.
The Original cream combines 25 percent natural Vitamin E with purified water, glycerol stearate, isopropyl myristate, stearic acid, sorbitol, decyl oleate, cetyl alcohol, allantoin, and other conditioning agents to create a deeply moisturizing base.
The Natural formula keeps the same 25 percent Vitamin E (sourced from sunflower oil) and leans on plant-derived ingredients such as evening primrose, arginine, lavender oil, orange oil, grapefruit seed extract, and rosemary extract for those who prefer a more botanical blend.
Owners use Equisoft on a variety of skin challenges, including wounds, scars, scratches, and dry or cracked skin. It can be applied to the face, neck, feet, and any other area that needs deep moisturizing.
Apply a small amount to the area in need and work it into the skin. The makers recommend frequent light application rather than heavy amounts, because the formula is concentrated and a little goes a long way.
The brand is named for the burned horse, Rubicon, that the formula was created to save. After volunteers applied the cream three times daily, his scars softened, new hair grew back, and within two years his coat had fully regrown across his spine, sides, and head.
No. The volunteers who developed the cream found it worked just as well on their own skin, which is why Equisoft is now made for both people and pets, with proceeds supporting equine rescue.
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