Benzyl benzoate

Benzyl benzoate is an external medicine (emulsion, ointment) intended for the treatment of scabies. Causes toxic damage to scabies mites. Has an anti-pediculosis effect. Used in pediatric practice in patients over three years of age. Contraindicated for persons with individual intolerance to the active component, pregnant women and nursing mothers. The duration of treatment, regardless of the dosage form, is 4 days. For adults, 20% ointment (or emulsion) is indicated, for children - 10%. Before use, the emulsion is diluted with boiled water at room temperature, using equal parts of water and the drug. On the first day, apply the emulsion or ointment in the evening before going to bed after taking a warm shower and thoroughly washing with soap. The pharmaceutical substance (whether it is an emulsion or an ointment) is rubbed into the skin of the upper extremities, torso, and then the lower extremities. After the procedure, only clean underwear and wardrobe items are used. For the next two days, benzyl benzoate is not applied, and the remnants of the previously applied substance are washed off with water. The fourth day repeats the first day: the patient takes a shower, performs all hygienic measures, rubs the drug into the skin in a given sequence and changes clothes. After completing the procedure, you should refrain from washing your hands for three hours. In the future, apply the drug to your hands after each wash.

The same is done for other areas of the skin from which the emulsion or ointment was accidentally washed off. The drug is completely removed from the skin of the body on the fifth day. Drug therapy for complications caused by scabies (inflammatory, purulent and/or eczematous skin lesions) is carried out simultaneously with treatment of the underlying disease until the patient is completely cured of all its consequences. Benzyl benzoate is well tolerated by patients. Side effects are relatively rare. In this regard, only allergic and local reactions can be noted, manifested by irritation, hyperemia and local burning. If such reactions of the body to benzyl benzoate develop, its use should be discontinued. There are no cases of drug overdose or pharmacological interaction with other drugs reported in the medical literature. Itchy skin at the end of treatment does not indicate its failure and the need for a second course of medication: this is the body’s reaction to a dead tick. It resolves with the use of antihistamines and external glucocorticosteroids. All items with which the patient has been in contact must be subjected to heat treatment. The apartment must be thoroughly cleaned using detergents and disinfectants.

Instructions for use BENZYLBENZOATE

Externally, locally (shake well before use). Children aged 3 to 5 years

the drug is diluted with boiled water in a ratio of 1:

Treatment of pediculosis.

The drug is used externally, locally (the drug must be shaken before use). Moisten a cotton or gauze swab with the emulsion, apply to the scalp or body hair and lightly rub into the skin. Wrap your head in a scarf. After 10 minutes of treatment for pubic pediculosis and after 30 minutes for head lice, rinse off the drug with running water. When washing the drug off your head, avoid getting it on your face. After this, moisten the scarf with a warm 5% vinegar solution (mix a glass of vinegar with the same amount of water heated to 50°C) and, lightly wrung out the scarf, tie it around your head for 1 hour. At the same time, the nits peel off from the hair. After this procedure, the hair is washed with soap or shampoo, combed with a thick comb, and dead lice and nits are removed. The effectiveness of anti-pediculosis treatment is determined after 1 hour or after 1 day. If nits remain, the hair is treated again with only a 5% vinegar solution.

Treatment of scabies.

To prevent secondary invasion, simultaneous treatment of all family members living together, as well as contact persons, is necessary. Before using the emulsion, you must take a shower. The emulsion is applied (can be done with a brush) to the entire body, with the exception of the face and scalp. Apply especially carefully to the wrists, bones, armpits, thighs, groin area, under the nails, areas between the fingers and toes, and the soles of the feet. Allow the emulsion to dry (usually 10 minutes in a warm room). After the emulsion has dried, put on clean underwear and change the bed linen. Hands should not be washed for 3 hours after treatment.

With careful application of the emulsion, one application of the skin is usually sufficient. Repeated treatment over the next 5 days reduces the likelihood of residual infestation.

An alternative method of treatment is to apply the emulsion to the entire body, with the exception of the face and scalp, 3 times with an interval of 12 hours. 42 hours after the last application of the drug, you must take a hot shower, change your underwear and bed linen.

Treatment of demodicosis.

The drug is used in the evening. In the evening, wash your face with warm water and soap, then apply the drug in a thin layer to your facial skin. In this case, it is necessary to avoid getting the drug into the eyes, nose and mouth. In the morning, wash your face with warm water and soap. The duration of the course of treatment is determined by the dynamics of skin cleansing, relief of the inflammatory process, cessation of itching and usually lasts 2-3 weeks.

When the emulsion thickens, you need to carefully warm the bottle or container in a container with warm water (not higher than 40°C).

BENZYL BENZOATE (ointment)

pimples.
And I fought them with cosmetics. It turned out that the disease was very serious. You can't joke with him. The payback may be skin covered with ulcers. But what really made me run in horror to the dermatologist was that acne began to appear little by little on my face. And having experienced how they progressed on my shoulders, I flew to the doctor faster than the wind. Passed tests. In my opinion, they took a scraping from the skin and an eyelash. And then the doctor diagnosed “demodex.” And he immediately prescribed a bunch of medications for the first week, which I spent about $30 to buy. After a week of using tablets and skin ointments, relief did not take long to arrive. I even put some ointment under my eyelash! And after a second analysis, I was diagnosed as “healthy.” But several days passed. And from the state of “healthy” I again became covered with acne. This all happened with very rapid force! There was no more faith in dermatologists. And on the ointments that the doctor prescribed, I found benzyl benzoate in almost all of them.

At that time I had already acquired tar soap. I can’t even help but note its benefits. Washing during the day with this soap is just right. While the skin is deprived of the effects of “Benzyl benzoate”, you can dry the pimples with tar soap.

And so, after surfing the Internet, I decided to treat demodicosis myself. For the first blow to the parasites, “Benzyl benzoate” cream was purchased. At the time of purchase, it seemed that the cream would be better for the skin than the emulsion. But in practice it turned out differently.

This cream is sold in tubes of 40 grams and 80 grams. The first one costs 0.5 dollars, and the second one costs 1 dollar. The cardboard box contains a tube of ointment and instructions for use.

The tube is metal. This is a small minus, since such tubes tend to crack. A plastic tube would certainly be more practical.

The paint on the tube was applied poorly. It will peel off on its own. Removed in whole pieces. See for yourself using an example of a tube weighing 80 grams.

The tube contains the minimum necessary information. The name of the medicinal product is in Russian and below in smaller font in English. It is indicated that it is an acaricidal and anti-pediculosis agent. Simply put, a remedy for fighting parasites on the skin and hair.

Indicated for external use only. Otherwise I would internally accept such a stink!

Here is the composition of the drug using the example of 1 gram of cream. And the rest of the information is already in the instructions for use.

One of the disadvantages of the tube is the narrow cap. It is impossible to put a tube on this one.

The instructions advise using it for 4 days, but I used it until complete “victory” without a break. I tried to use it for 4 days as recommended in the instructions. But after 4 days, the slightly subsided demodicosis came out again. And again on a monstrous scale. And pink purulent pimples have already appeared on my face. And I was ready for anything. Just to save the skin on my face. For me, a public person, it was simply suicide. I went on vacation during the treatment. I didn’t leave the house anywhere. It was just embarrassing!

I used “Benzyl benzoate” until I could “inhale and exhale” calmly for several weeks! I don’t remember exactly anymore. But 4-5 weeks, not 4 days as recommended. This is one of the few medicines for demodicosis that really helps despite the ridiculous price. I strictly used it at night. In addition, at the very beginning of treatment I also used it throughout the day.

Spread it on all areas of the skin affected by acne. After this procedure, “shock therapy” for the skin began. The skin burned as if gasoline had been poured on it and a match had been thrown into it. After some time, of course, the burning went away. But I agreed not only to endure the burning sensation, but also to remove the skin with a scalp without anesthesia. Just to defeat this demodicosis!

You need to be extremely careful with your eyes. At the slightest contact with them, the eyes burn. This also applies to simply rubbing your eyes with hands that have not been washed so well. The cream, although white, is far from “fluffy”.

The result was not long in coming. After the first use there is already a slight relief. The pimples dry out and the skin doesn’t hurt as much. By the fifth day of use, the skin condition is actually quite good. The pimples seem to go inward. Purulent manifestations go away, acne wounds heal, the redness of acne changes to a faint pinkness. But as soon as you stop using it at this stage, everything will immediately go in the opposite direction.

“Benzyl benzoate” became a real salvation. And when I saw how quickly demodicosis comes back when the cream is discontinued, I became hooked on this medicine like a “needle.” It became a kind of drug that I couldn’t live without.

So week after week went on. Summer has come. I started spending my free time actively. Beach, sun, fresh air, fresh fruit... And I noticed that the pimples gradually disappeared. In place of very purulent pimples, from which the wounds arose, scars formed.

The pimples went away, but oh, I was afraid like fire! Maybe I would still smear myself with it, but this terrible smell played a role. He removed it very carefully and carefully. Now I didn’t use it every day, but once every 2 days, then once every 3 days, and so on. I gradually came to the point when I felt that my skin no longer needed the use of “Benzyl benzoate.” Where the disease was not triggered and treated immediately, not a trace remained! And where I tried to fight with cosmetics and let them develop until terrible purulent ulcers appeared, scars remained.

I will say that I did not use the “Benzyl benzoate” cream all the time. At some point it was replaced by the “Benzyl benzoate” emulsion. In terms of effectiveness, I liked the emulsion a little more. Maybe this is self-hypnosis, but I didn’t like the fact that the cream, whatever one may say, was greasy. And after applying it, the skin is as oily as after applying baby cream. This fat is poorly absorbed.

A very big drawback and perhaps the biggest one. Even the burning sensation of the skin after use is not such a significant drawback. “Benzyl benzoate” has a disgusting, stinking odor. This smell reminded me of the product my grandmother used to bathe cats for lice. During its use, not only is the walking stink itself, but the bedding and things that come into contact with the treated areas of the skin stink. For the first time in my life, I began to sleep in pajamas. Because washing bed sheets every day is not an option. I used the stinky pajamas for several nights and washed them too. Naturally, at such moments, guys should forget about girls, and girls should forget about boys. Because not everyone can stand such a smell in their neighborhood.

What can I say, “Benzyl benzoate” is just a lifesaver for demodicosis. 100% “must have” for everyone who has been diagnosed with demodicosis.

For those who are too lazy to read the entire review, here are the main advantages:

The most effective remedy for demodicosis The first results after the first use Very low price for such an effective drug Improves the condition of the affected skin in the shortest possible time After the recommended 4 days of use, the symptoms of demodicosis become less pronounced. But for a good treatment result you will need to use it for much longer.

And there are also disadvantages, but for patients with demodicosis they will fade into the background.

☒ Very smelly. I have to constantly wash my bed sheets and sleep in my pajamas. You can forget about nights with your loved ones nearby during treatment. ☒ The cream is greasy, in the form of an emulsion this disadvantage is absent ☒ Significantly dries the skin ☒ After use for some time the skin “burns” ☒ The tube is metal and easily cracks at the bend.

Benzyl benzoate

Registration number: R No. LP-000221

Trade name of the drug: Benzyl benzoate.

INN or group name: Benzyl benzoate.

Dosage form: Ointment for external use.

Composition per 100 g of ointment: Active substance:

Benzyl benzoate (medical benzyl benzoate) – 20.0 g

Excipients:

Carbomer (rarely cross-linked polyacrylic acid mAPS-06) – 0.41 g
Sodium hydroxide (Sodium hydroxide) – 0.13 g
Polysorbate-80 (Tween-80) – 0.49 g
Methyl parahydroxybenzoate (Methylparaben) – 0.08 g
Propyl parahydroxybenzoate (Propylparaben) – 0.02 g
Purified water – up to 100 g

Description: A homogeneous white ointment with a specific odor.

Pharmacotherapeutic group: Anti-scabies.

ATX code: P03AX01

Pharmacological properties: Anti-scabies drug for external use. Has a toxic effect against scabies mites. Causes the death of larvae and adult scabies mites; does not affect eggs.

Pharmacokinetics: Penetrates the upper layers of the epidermis, is not absorbed into the systemic circulation.

Indications for use: Scabies.

Contraindications: Hypersensitivity, pregnancy, breastfeeding, age under 18 years.

Directions for use and dosage: Externally. After washing at night, the ointment is applied to the entire skin, excluding the face and scalp, rubbed in with hands that are not washed until the morning; 30-40 g of ointment is consumed per rubbing. On the fourth day the treatment is repeated, on the fifth day washing is prescribed with a change of underwear and bed linen.

Side effects: Local reactions: possible burning sensation, skin irritation, allergic reactions.

Overdose: Since benzyl benzoate is practically not absorbed into the systemic circulation when applied topically, no cases of drug overdose have been identified.

Interaction with other drugs: No pharmacological interaction of Benzyl benzoate ointment with other drugs has been identified, however, like all antiparasitic drugs, it is not recommended to be used simultaneously with other external drugs.

Special instructions: 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. After treatment, medical supervision is required for 2 weeks, and in the presence of complications, for a longer time. All items that have come into contact with contaminated skin must be thoroughly treated. Bedding, linen, and towels are boiled in a solution of washing powder for 5-10 minutes. Outerwear is ironed on both sides with a hot iron. Items that cannot be heat treated are hung out in the open air for 3 days. Shoes, toys and other items are excluded from use for 5 days and placed in a plastic bag. Mattresses, pillows, blankets are also 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 into the eyes, nose, and mouth.

In case of contact with the drug:

In the oral cavity: rinse the oral cavity with plenty of water or a 2% warm solution of sodium bicarbonate (“baking soda”);
In the stomach: the stomach is washed with a 1%-2% solution of sodium bicarbonate, an aqueous mixture of burnt magnesia and activated carbon (1-2 tablespoons per glass of water);
In the nose: rinse with plenty of water;
In eyes: rinse thoroughly with water or sodium bicarbonate solution.

Release form: Ointment for external use 20%. 30 g in aluminum tubes. Each tube, along with instructions for medical use of the drug, is placed in a cardboard pack.

Storage conditions: In a place protected from light at a temperature not exceeding 25 ° C. Keep out of the reach of children.

Shelf life: 2 years 6 months. Do not use the drug after the expiration date.

Conditions for dispensing from pharmacies: Without a prescription.