{"id":4178,"date":"2024-03-12T09:59:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T09:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/?p=4178"},"modified":"2026-03-12T11:14:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T11:14:16","slug":"case-study-using-rubbing-oils-for-pain-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/cy\/2024\/03\/12\/case-study-using-rubbing-oils-for-pain-relief\/","title":{"rendered":"Astudiaeth Achos: Defnyddio olewau rhwbio i leddfu poen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mae Essential Skin and Body Butter (ESBB) yn gwmni yng Nghastell-nedd Port Talbot yn Ne Cymru. Mae'n cynhyrchu ystod o fenyn corff ac olew rhwbio ar gyfer manteision cosmetig a meddyginiaethol o bosibl.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Cysylltodd y cwmni \u00e2'r <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swansea.ac.uk\/medicine\/enterprise-and-innovation\/business-support-projects\/accelerate-healthcare-technology-centre\/\" target=\"_self\">Healthcare Technology Centre<\/a> (HTC) am gefnogaeth wyddonol i benderfynu a all y cymysgeddau olew rwbio arwain at leddfu poen trwy ddefnyddio cynhwysyn gweithredol yn drawsdermaidd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rhoddodd HTC rhoi cymorth ac arweiniad hanfodol i ESBB ar sut i ddod \u00e2 chynhyrchion cosmetig i'r farchnad yn y DU, gan gefnogi cynhyrchu menter newydd yng Nghymru. Darparwyd hefyd data cychwynnol yn edrych ar sut y gallai'r olewau rhwbio hyn gael effaith gadarnhaol ar reoli poen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lluniwyd adolygiad llenyddiaeth yn manylu ar y broses i ddod \u00e2 chynnyrch cosmetig i'r farchnad yn y DU. Lluniwyd ail adolygiad llenyddiaeth yn manylu ar sut y gellid dod \u00e2 chynhyrchion cysylltiedig \u00e2 meddyginiaeth i'r farchnad yn y DU, trwy ganllawiau MHRA ac o bosibl THR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ymchwiliwyd i fformwleiddiadau eraill o'r olewau rhwbio er mwyn ceisio gwella'r canfod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trwy wir gydweithio, dechreuodd Essential Skin and Body Butters fasnachu fel unig fasnachwr ac mae wedi dod \u00e2 phedwar cynnyrch cosmetig newydd i'r farchnad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Barbara Waters, Perchennog:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\"Cefais y cydweithrediad \u00e2 HTC yn hynod ddiddorol yn y ffordd yr aethant ati i archwilio effeithiolrwydd posibl yr olewau hanfodol yr oeddwn wedi'u dewis ar gyfer y prosiect hwn. Nid oes gen i gefndir gwyddonol ac fe roddodd bersbectif hollol newydd a oedd yn hanfodol o ran gwybod a oedd fy rys\u00e1it yn mynd i fod yn effeithiol. Mae'r manteision o weithio gyda HTC yn golygu bod gen i hyder wrth symud ymlaen i wybod y llwybr cywir i'w gymryd wrth ddod \u00e2'r cynnyrch hwn i'r farchnad.\"<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Essential Skin and Body Butters (ESBB) is a company\u00a0based in Neath Port Talbot in South Wales.\u00a0 The company manufactures\u00a0a range of body butters and rubbing oils for cosmetic and potentially medicinal benefits. The company contacted Swansea University&#8217;s Healthcare Technology Centre (HTC) for scientific support to determine\u00a0whether the rubbing oil mixtures can result in pain relief [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":190346150,"featured_media":4180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1367],"tags":[1375],"class_list":["post-4178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-case-study","tag-health"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfwlnl-15o","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4186,"url":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/cy\/2024\/03\/12\/case-study-a-review-of-capsule-formulations-and-extended-release-pepsin-mechanisms\/","url_meta":{"origin":4178,"position":0},"title":"Astudiaeth Achos: Adolygiad o Fformwleiddiadau Capsiwl a Mecanweithiau Pepsin Rhyddhau Estynedig","author":"meganchick1","date":"12th Mawrth 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Bridgend-based ARGiP Technologies Ltd manufacture technologies and raw materials for diagnostic, cosmetic, and food complements use.\u00a0 ARGiP contacted Swansea University\u2019s Healthcare Technology Centre (HTC) seeking support via the Accelerate Programme to consolidate the understanding of pepsin biology to aid in the development of a refined pepsin supplement for the company.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Case Study&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Case Study","link":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/cy\/category\/case-study\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nish.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Wordpress-9.png?fit=1200%2C628&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nish.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Wordpress-9.png?fit=1200%2C628&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nish.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Wordpress-9.png?fit=1200%2C628&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nish.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Wordpress-9.png?fit=1200%2C628&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nish.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Wordpress-9.png?fit=1200%2C628&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4153,"url":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/cy\/2026\/01\/13\/case-study-using-cbd-products-for-health-and-wellbeing\/","url_meta":{"origin":4178,"position":1},"title":"Astudiaeth Achos: Tystiolaeth manteision iechyd posibl CBDC","author":"meganchick1","date":"13th Ionawr 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Swansea and Ireland-based company Hemp Heros manufactures full spectrum cannabidoil products - better known as CBD. 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