Fatty ointments are anhydrous and contain as base especially hydrocarbons, for example paraffin, petroleum jelly and/or liquid paraffins, also natural or partially synthetic fat, for example coconut fatty acid triglyceride, or preferably hardened oils, for example hydrogenated groundnut oil or castor oil, also fatty acid partial esters of glycerine, for example glycerine mono- and di-stearate, and