Benzyl benzoate is a drug used to treat scabies and skin diseases of parasitic etiology. The medicine is included in the list of particularly important and vital drugs.
Benzyl benzoate is available in the following forms:
- Benzyl benzoate ointment for external use;
- Benzyl benzoate gel for external use;
- Benzyl benzoate emulsion for external use.
In the form of an emulsion, the drug is presented in volumes of 50, 100, 200 ml of 10% or 20%. In the form of an ointment - in jars of 25, 30, 40, 50 or 75 g and in tubes of 25, 39 and 50 g - also 10 and 20%.
The active ingredient of the drug is benzyl benzoate.
Indications for use
There are the following indications for the use of Benzyl benzoate:
- treatment of scabies and other parasitic skin infections - demodicosis , pityriasis versicolor , rosacea, oily seborrhea;
- against lice ( lice ).
What does Benzyl benzoate ointment help with?
In what cases can benzyl benzoate ointment be used? The drug has an antimicrobial, antiparasitic effect and is used against various types of skin mites, as well as lice nits. Doctors prescribe it when they detect symptoms of diseases such as:
- scabies;
- demodicosis;
- all kinds of lichen;
- skin acne and oily seborrhea;
- head and pubic pediculosis (lice).
The toxic effect against lice occurs 3-4 hours after use, against skin mites - after 10-30 minutes. The substance only affects adults and their larvae, but does not affect nit eggs. The ointment softens itching and the intensity of skin rashes. Redness disappears, exfoliation of damaged and dead skin cells begins. The drug is not absorbed by the skin, that is, it does not enter the bloodstream and does not spread throughout the body.
Side effects
During the use of benzyl benzoate, some side effects may develop:
- local manifestations: burning sensation (often manifested in children), skin irritation, redness of the treated areas of the skin;
- contact dermatitis ;
- allergic reactions.
As a rule, all these symptoms disappear after subsequent uses of the medicine. If the negative effects do not disappear on their own, you should stop using the drug and consult a doctor. It should be borne in mind that most often skin sensitivity increases in the genital area and in damaged areas.
Contraindications
Like all medicines, there are contraindications for Benzyl benzoate ointment. It is not prescribed:
- Children under three years old.
- In case of individual intolerance or high sensitivity of the body to the main active substance.
- For serious damage to the skin.
- Pustular skin rashes.
- Women during pregnancy and nursing mothers.
Instructions for benzyl benzoate
Benzyl benzoate emulsion, instructions for use
The product in the form of an emulsion is applied externally. In the case of scabies, adult patients are prescribed a 20% emulsion; children under 5 years of age should receive a 10% emulsion.
On the first day of treatment, treatment should be carried out in the evening, before bed, after the skin has been thoroughly washed in the shower. Initially, the emulsion should be rubbed into the skin on the hands, then into the skin on the torso, legs, including the fingers and soles.
After the skin has been treated, only clean clothes and underwear should be used. It is necessary to take a break from treatment on the second and third days, without washing off the remaining emulsion from the skin. On the fourth day of the course of treatment, you should repeat the procedure that was carried out on the first day and change your underwear again.
After treatment, you should not wash your hands for three hours; then your hands must be treated with an emulsion after each wash. If the emulsion had to be washed off from other parts of the body, the treatment must be repeated. On the fifth day, you need to completely wash off the emulsion.
Complications of scabies (eczema, dermatitis, pyoderma, etc.) must be treated simultaneously with the treatment of scabies. After its completion, treatment of complications should be continued.
Benzyl benzoate ointment, instructions for use
The use of the medicine in the form of an ointment externally for children from three years of age is carried out very carefully. When rubbing the product into the skin of the face and head, you need to ensure that the medicine does not get into your eyes. Children are treated with 10% ointment, adults - 20%.
Adult patients should apply the medicine immediately after showering or swimming, while treating the skin of the entire body except the face and scalp. In this case, 30-40 g of ointment is used for one rubbing. Skin should be treated in the evening; hands should not be washed until the morning. You need to repeat the application of the ointment on the fourth day. On the fifth day, you should carry out thorough hygiene procedures and change your bed linen.
When using lice ointment on the scalp and hair, after which the hair should be hidden under a cotton cloth.
When treating pubic lice, you need to rub the product into the skin of the pubis, inguinal folds, and inner thighs.
Treatment for pediculosis should be carried out on the first, third and seventh days. On the eighth day, wash thoroughly with soap; hair should be rinsed with acetic acid (3% solution).
If there is such a need, the treatment of the skin is repeated.
You need to carefully apply the ointment to areas with delicate skin.
Benzyl benzoate from demodex
The use of a remedy for demodex requires a course of treatment lasting 7-10 days if an ointment is used, and 2-3 weeks if an emulsion is used. The product should be applied to the affected area in a thin layer before going to bed.
Benzyl benzoate for acne
An acne remedy is used when acne is caused by parasitic skin infections. Treatment is carried out according to the scheme described above.
How to use Benzyl benzoate
The doctor decides in what form to use the drug. The effectiveness of the ointment and emulsion, as indicated by the instructions for Benzyl benzoate, depends on the concentration of the active substance and the degree of damage to the skin. Both emulsion and ointment are intended for external local use. Adults are prescribed a drug with a 20% content, children - 10%. Treatment is carried out in the evening, after a hot shower.
The emulsion is rubbed first into the skin of the hands, then throughout the body. After the initial treatment, it is left on the body for two to three days, then the procedure is repeated. The emulsion is applied to the skin of the hands throughout the entire course of treatment after each washing procedure. If for any reason you have to wash the medicine off other parts of your body, reapply it as soon as possible.
Benzyl benzoate ointment, when used in its pure form, is applied to the skin of the body in an even thin layer. In some cases, with a high degree of infection, the ointment is applied as a second layer after two to three hours. The remnants of the product are not washed off; the procedure is repeated after 48 hours, after cleansing the skin of remnants of the product using a hot shower.
For pediculosis
Benzyl benzoate for lice is usually used to treat head lice. Before use, shake the product thoroughly to activate its systemic properties and apply it to the scalp and hair using a cotton-gauze swab at the rate of 30 g for each procedure. Rub the medicine into the skin and distribute evenly over the entire length of the hair, cover your head with a bandage. Rinse off with running water after half an hour (for lice pubis - after ten minutes).
After completing the treatment, the used bandage is soaked in a 9% vinegar solution and the head is covered again. Vinegar will help separate parasite eggs from your hair. After an hour and a half, the hair is washed with shampoo and combed with a fine-toothed comb to comb out dead parasites and their eggs. You can try to detect the result for the first time after an hour, and then after a day. If necessary, the entire processing cycle must be repeated. Remember to treat all family members, not just the infected person.
Benzyl benzoate for facial demodicosis
Demodicosis is a lesion of the skin by a parasitic mite of the genus Demodex, which lives in the hair follicles. The disease is accompanied by acne, mainly on the skin of the face and back; if left untreated, it may be accompanied by loss of hair and eyelashes (see photo below). It requires a long course of treatment, since the body of the pathogen is covered with a special membrane, which impedes the penetration of the drug and reduces the pharmacological effect of the drugs.
When using Benzyl benzoate ointment for demodicosis, carefully read the instructions and follow the recommendations of the doctor who prescribed it. The antibacterial preservative cetylpyridinium chloride, which is part of the ointment, will prevent an increase in the population of pathogenic bacteria, have a bacteriostatic effect, and speed up the healing process. The duration of treatment with ointment is up to 10 days; if you use an emulsion, the duration of treatment can be up to three weeks.
The ointment is rubbed in a circular motion into the affected areas of the skin before going to bed (after the procedure of preliminary cleansing of the skin); Be prepared for a burning sensation. The emulsion has a more gentle effect; it is applied to the face after thoroughly cleansing the skin with water, in the mornings and afternoons. Benzyl benzoate is prescribed in combination with immunostimulating agents and vitamins, interacts with them, and is recommended for use only as prescribed by a dermatologist.
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Ointment for scabies
When using Benzyl benzoate ointment for scabies, the most important thing to remember is that all skin, without exception, should be treated, except the scalp. If you treat only the affected areas of the dermis, the effect of treatment will be zero. For patients suffering from complications of scabies, such as dermatitis, courses of treatment for scabies and complications are carried out simultaneously. Use the following method of application, according to the instructions:
- The ointment is applied to the skin of the entire body after preliminary cleansing of the skin with a hot shower.
- After application, the product is not washed off for two days.
- After the specified period, reapply the ointment.
During the course of treatment, which will last from ten days to two weeks, you should:
- change bed linen regularly;
- change into clean clothes as often as possible;
- do not wash the drug off the skin for several cycles of two days.
For acne
According to the instructions, you can use Benzyl benzoate cream for acne only if you have been diagnosed with demodicosis and appropriate treatment has been prescribed. The medicine is not a drug for the treatment of acne according to its indications for use, and may worsen the skin condition. Do not self-medicate, visit a dermatologist to determine the causes of acne and prescribe a course of competent treatment.
Benzyl benzoate for children
Is Benzyl benzoate ointment prescribed for children? When treating scabies, children under five years of age are prescribed an ointment containing ten percent of the active substance, which is diluted with warm drinking water in a one-to-one ratio before use. Application is carried out according to the instructions according to the following scheme: 2 times with an interval of twelve hours, the resulting mixture is rubbed into the skin. Pre-cleaning the baby's skin with hot water is not necessary.
Overdose
In case of overdose, those manifestations that are side effects may be more intensely expressed. In particular, contact dermatitis may develop.
If the patient accidentally swallows the ointment, or a very large amount of the product is applied, contact dermatitis may develop, and the patient may lose consciousness. It is also possible to develop seizures and urinary retention.
In case of overdose, symptomatic therapy is carried out. The skin should be cleansed of the product. If the drug has been swallowed, it is necessary to perform a gastric lavage, and then take activated carbon . If necessary, anticonvulsants are used.
If undesirable reactions occur during treatment, wash off the applied medication with soap and water.
Interaction
No pharmacological interaction of Benzyl benzoate with other drugs has been detected. However, the use of 20% Benzyl benzoate emulsion, as well as ointments, should not be practiced simultaneously with other medications for external use.
With local or systemic use of corticosteroids, some symptoms ( hyperemia , itching ) may disappear completely or decrease, but the invasion will persist. Therefore, during the period of use of benzyl benzoate ointment and emulsion, it is better to avoid such drugs.
The substance cetylpyridinium chloride, which is included in the drug as an emulsifier and antimicrobial preservative, interacts with anionic active substances, that is, with soap. As a result, the medicine may lose its bacteriostatic properties.
Analogues of the drug
Benzyl benzoate is the name of the active substance and trade name in the form of an ointment and emulsion. You can purchase other medications based on this chemical compound at the pharmacy.
Known analogues:
- Wilkinson ointment.
- Benzyl benzoate Grindeks.
Analogue
Pyrethrins, pyrethroids and other medications are also used in the treatment of scabies, but the prescription of such drugs is possible only as directed by the attending physician.
special instructions
To prevent re-infection, it is important to carry out simultaneous treatment of patients who are identified in the same outbreak, as well as those who are in close contact.
If after treatment the patient feels itching, this is due to the human body’s reaction to the waste products of the mite. This symptom can be eliminated if ointments with glucocorticosteroids and antihistamines are used for treatment.
It is necessary to ensure that the drug does not come into contact with the mucous membranes of the mouth, nose, or eyes. If the product gets into your mouth, be sure to rinse your mouth with water or a 2% baking soda solution. If ingested, you need to lavage the stomach with a 1-2% solution of baking soda or an aqueous mixture of activated carbon and burnt magnesia. If the drug gets into the eyes and causes irritation, a 30% solution of sulfanilamide should be instilled behind the eyelid; if pain bothers you, a 2% solution of procaine should be instilled.
If the emulsion or ointment Benzyl benzoate causes burning or irritation of the skin during demodicosis or other diseases, you should thoroughly rinse the area where the product was applied. For rinsing, you can use warm water or a solution of baking soda.
It is necessary to very carefully handle all those objects that came into contact with the patient’s skin. In particular, bed linen and towels should be boiled for 5-10 minutes in a solution of washing powder.
Clothes are ironed on both sides; those items that cannot be thermally treated are hung out in the open air and stored there for three days. You also need to disinfect pillows, mattresses, blankets, toys, etc.
The premises should be cleaned using disinfectants.
After treatment, the patient’s condition must be monitored for two weeks; if complications occur, longer monitoring is necessary.
Emulsion for treating scabies at home
Registration number
P N001773/01.
Tradename:
Benzyl benzoate
International nonproprietary or chemical name:
Benzyl benzoate
Dosage form:
Emulsion for external use.
Compound:
- Active ingredient:
benzyl benzoate – 200.0 mg. - Excipients:
solid laundry soap - 10.0 mg, emulsion wax - 10.0 mg, purified water up to 1.0 g.
Description:
A homogeneous emulsion of white or almost white color with a slight specific odor. Emulsion particles are allowed to settle and disappear after shaking.
Pharmacotherapeutic group:
Anti-scabbing agent.
ATX code:
(P03AX01).
pharmachologic effect
Antiparasitic drug for external use. It has a toxic effect on various types of mites, including scabies, and exhibits anti-pediculosis activity. It passes through the chitinous cover and accumulates in the tick's body in toxic concentrations (the death of ticks occurs after 7-32 minutes). Causes the death of larvae and adults of scabies mites.
Pharmacokinetics
Penetrates the upper layers of the epidermis and is not absorbed into the systemic circulation.
Indications for use
Benzyl benzoate is used to treat scabies.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity. Not recommended for use in children under 3 years of age.
Pregnancy and lactation
It is not recommended for use by pregnant women or during breastfeeding.
Directions for use and doses
The course of treatment lasts 5 days. Adults are prescribed a 20% emulsion, and children under 5 years old – 10% (the drug is diluted with boiled water in a 1:1 ratio).
Externally. The emulsion is thoroughly rubbed with your hands after washing at night over the entire skin, excluding the face and scalp. Hands are not washed until the morning. 50–100 g of emulsion is consumed per treatment. On the 2nd and 3rd days they take a break from treatment, while the remnants of the emulsion are not washed off from the skin, and the bed linen is not changed. On the 4th day the treatment is repeated. The emulsion is completely washed off the skin on the fifth day with warm water and soap without rubbing the skin. Underwear and bed linen are changed after each treatment.
Side effect
Allergic reactions. Local reactions: possible (especially in children) burning sensation, skin irritation. If signs of skin irritation appear, stop using the drug.
Overdose
Not identified.
Interaction with other drugs
No pharmacological interactions with other drugs have been identified; however, like all antiparasitic agents, benzyl benzoate is not recommended for use simultaneously with other external medications.
special instructions
Treatment of complications of scabies (dermatitis, eczema, pyoderma, postscabiosis lymphoplasia) should be carried out simultaneously with treatment of scabies and continue after its completion.
Treatment of patients identified in one outbreak, as well as contact persons, should be carried out simultaneously to avoid re-infection.
The persistence of itching after treatment is not an indication for prescribing an additional course of specific therapy. Itching is the body’s reaction to a killed tick and its waste products and disappears when antihistamines and ointments with glucocorticosteroids are prescribed.
All items that have come into contact with contaminated skin must be treated. Disinfection of bedding, underwear and towels can be carried out by boiling in a 1-2% solution of soda or any washing powder for 5-7 minutes from the moment of boiling or by soaking for an hour in chlorine-containing solutions. Outerwear (dresses, trousers, suits, jumpers, etc.) are disinfected by ironing on both sides with a hot iron. Some items, especially those that cannot be heat treated, can be hung out in the open air for 3 days. To disinfect some things (children's toys, shoes, clothes), you can use a method of temporarily excluding them from use, for which they are placed in hermetically sealed plastic bags for 3 days. Mattresses, pillows, blankets are excluded from use for 5 days or are subjected to chamber disinfection. Upholstered furniture can be treated with disinsection preparations. The apartment must be cleaned, the floors washed with detergents or the addition of disinfectants.
It is necessary to avoid getting the drug on the mucous membranes of the eyes, nose, mouth, and genitals. In case of contact, rinse the mucous membranes thoroughly with warm water or 1% - 2% sodium bicarbonate solution (baking soda). If the drug gets into the stomach, you must rinse it with a 1% - 2% solution of sodium bicarbonate and drink a glass of water with activated carbon (stir 6 crushed tablets of activated carbon in ½ glass of water).
The drug does not affect the ability to drive a car or perform work that requires increased concentration.
Release form
Emulsion for external use 20%.
50, 100 and 200 g in dark glass bottles with a screw neck, sealed with plastic stoppers and screw caps or screw caps complete with a sealing gasket and with or without tamper evident.
Each bottle, along with instructions for use, is placed in a cardboard pack.
Storage conditions
At temperatures from 15 to 25 °C. Keep out of the reach of children.
Best before date
3 years. Do not use after expiration date.
Conditions for dispensing from pharmacies
Available without a prescription.
Reviews about Benzyl benzoate
In most cases, the reviews about the ointment that users leave online are positive. Many women write about the effectiveness of the product for demodicosis, noting that with its help they managed to get rid of acne. Users who know what benzyl benzoate emulsion is also write positive reviews, noting that they have successfully treated scabies. Many parents managed to rid their children of lice using this remedy. Negative aspects include the unpleasant odor of the medicine and a burning sensation when used. Some reviews say that to get results, the product had to be used longer than indicated in the instructions.
Benzyl benzoate price, where to buy
The cost of scabies ointment depends on the packaging. In pharmacies, the price of benzyl benzoate (ointment for scabies) averages 20-35 rubles per pack. 25 g. The price of benzyl benzoate emulsion is on average 140 rubles per 200 g.
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