The two terms are interrelated with each other in a way that cream is the primary type of the things which fall into the same category while the ointment is just one of the types of cream which have distinct uses. The main difference between them can be explained in a way that ointment is an oily or soft form of chemical preparation that is rubbed on the skin for medical issues such as injuries, bruises, moles and other cosmetic issues. While cream can be defined as a thick paste which can be of varying color that is used for cosmetics or medical purposes and has to be applied on the skin.
Ointment
A highly viscous or semisolid substance used on the skin as a cosmetic, emollient, or medicament; a salve.
Cream
The yellowish fatty component of unhomogenized milk that tends to accumulate at the surface.
Ointment
(medicine) A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.
Cream
Any of various substances resembling or containing cream
Hand cream.
Ointment
A substance used to anoint, as in religious rituals.
Cream
A pale yellow to yellowish white.
Ointment
That which serves to anoint; any soft unctuous substance used for smearing or anointing; an unguent.
Cream
The choicest part
The cream of the crop.
Ointment
Semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
Ointment
Toiletry consisting of any of various substances resembling cream that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
Cream
To form foam or froth at the top.
Cream
To be excited or delighted about something.
Cream
To remove the cream from; skim.
Cream
To take or remove (the best part)
Creamed off the highest-paying jobs for her cronies.
Cream
To take the best part from
Creamed the whole department to form his management team.
Cream
To beat into a creamy consistency.
Cream
To prepare or cook in or with a cream sauce.
Cream
To defeat overwhelmingly
Creamed our rival on their home court.
Cream
To damage severely; destroy
My camera got creamed when I dropped it.
Cream
Vulgar Slang To have an orgasm in (one's pants, for example).
Cream
The butterfat/milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.
Take 100 ml of cream and 50 grams of sugar…
Cream
The liquid separated from milk, possibly with certain other milk products added, and with at least eighteen percent of it milkfat.
Cream
The liquid separated from milk containing at least 18 percent milkfat (48% for double cream).
Cream
(tea and coffee) A portion of cream, such as the amount found in a creamer.
I take my coffee with two cream and three sugar.
Cream
A yellowish white colour; the colour of cream.
Cream
(informal) Frosting, custard, creamer, or another substance similar to the oily part of milk or to whipped cream.
Cream
(figuratively) The best part of something.
The cream of the crop
The cream of a collection of books or pictures
Cream
(medicine) A viscous aqueous oil/fat emulsion with a medicament added, used to apply that medicament to the skin. (compare with ointment)
You look really sunburnt; you should apply some cream.
Cream
(obsolete) The chrism or consecrated oil used in anointing ceremonies.
Cream
Cream-coloured; having a yellowish white colour.
Cream
To puree, to blend with a liquifying process.
Cream the vegetables with the olive oil, flour, salt and water mixture.
Cream
To turn a yellowish white colour; to give something the color of cream.
Cream
(slang) To obliterate, to defeat decisively.
We creamed the opposing team!
Cream
To ejaculate used of either gender.
Cream
To ejaculate in (clothing or a bodily orifice).
Cream
To rub, stir, or beat (butter) into a light creamy consistency.
Cream
(transitive) To skim, or take off by skimming, as cream.
Cream
To take off the best or choicest part of.
Cream
(transitive) To furnish with, or as if with, cream.
Cream
(intransitive) To gather or form cream.
Cream
The rich, oily, and yellowish part of milk, which, when the milk stands unagitated, rises, and collects on the surface. It is the part of milk from which butter is obtained.
Cream
The part of any liquor that rises, and collects on the surface.
Cream
A delicacy of several kinds prepared for the table from cream, etc., or so as to resemble cream.
Cream
A cosmetic; a creamlike medicinal preparation.
In vain she tries her paste and creams,To smooth her skin or hide its seams.
Cream
The best or choicest part of a thing; the quintessence; as, the cream of a jest or story; the cream of a collection of books or pictures.
Welcome, O flower and cream of knights errant.
Cream
To skim, or take off by skimming, as cream.
Cream
To take off the best or choicest part of.
Cream
To furnish with, or as with, cream.
Creaming the fragrant cups.
Cream
To form or become covered with cream; to become thick like cream; to assume the appearance of cream; hence, to grow stiff or formal; to mantle.
There are a sort of men whose visagesDo cream and mantle like a standing pool.
Cream
The best people or things in a group;
The cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War
Cream
The part of milk containing the butterfat
Cream
Toiletry consisting of any of various substances resembling cream that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
Cream
Make creamy by beating;
Cream the butter
Cream
Put on cream, as on one's face or body;
She creams her face every night
Cream
Remove from the surface;
Skim cream from the surface of milk
Cream
Add cream to one's coffee, for example
This is a form of a cream which is strictly used for medical purposes. It can be defined as an oily or soft type of chemical preparation that is rubbed on the skin for medical issues such as injuries, bruises, moles and other cosmetic issues. The word has been originated from the Latin language term unguentum which was later taken by the French and converted into oignement, this was then brought to the English language as Ungent and then got its original form in the middle ages. More often than not, it is applied on the body surface such as skin to treat ailments which can be of any kind. They are available in several forms such as creams, lotions, gels, and foams but the main thing about is that they are only to be used externally and not eaten. This can be explained even better as a homogeneous greasy oil which is more than 70% along with water and another mineral which complete the mixture and is used to heal the body issues which arise due to physical and internal problems. There is a limit to the amount of water that can be added to it and therefore the water number is mentioned on every ointment. The primary purpose is to heal the body and has nothing to do with beautifying it. They are moisturizing and therefore, considered suitable for dry skins where they act at a faster rate. It a skin is moist, they are not able to perform their action at a fast rate and have to be applied several times before they show some improvement in the problem.
This is a broader term which is used for liquid forms of so many things. This can be defined as a thick paste which can be of varying color that is used for cosmetics or medical purposes and has to be applied on the skin. The word was originated from the Late Latin term cramum or chrisma and then modified by the French to cresme, and it then reached its current form as it is now. There is no one use of this thing and can be utilized for several purposes. They are also to be used for external purposes only and can be applied from the face to rectum to feet. This should not be confused with the cream which is obtained from milk. They can be categorized based on the technology that has been used. Some of them are just for beautifying purposes such as making the skin color fair or giving a fresh look to the body. There are other types which help in making the skin dry or moist depending on the requirement of the person. The other ones are just for medical purposes such as moles or roughed up the skin and improve the face features. They are also used for cleansing purposes of removing impurities from the skin. They have one or more substances which are added to the mixture and therefore are fatal if someone tries to eat them. It has water and other minerals in equal amounts and therefore helps in working for the outer layer of the human body. The most common creams will include water, oil, emulsifier and thickening agent.
