Upon man’s flesh shall it not be poured — i.e., it shall not be in ordinary use as an unguent — a mere “man,” who is not a priest, shall not apply it to his private use. It shall be reserved altogether for holy purposes.
Neither shall ye make any other like it, after the composition of it — i.e., after the recipe given in Exodus 30:23-25. The ingredients might be used in unguents separately — they might even be so used when united in some different proportions from those laid down for the “holy ointment” — but in the proportions fixed for the holy oil they must have no secular employment.