Dermalo Bath Emollient 500ml

Dermalo Bath Emollient 500ml
Description
Dermalo Bath Emollient is a treatment for dry and problem skin. It is for use in two ways: for adding to your bath water when bathing, or if you normally shower, for smoothing directly onto wet skin and rinsing off. It helps treat dry or chapped skin conditions that may also be itchy, red and sore. Common examples include: elderly pruritus (itchy skin due to ageing), ichthyosis (abnormal scaly skin), various forms of eczema, dermatitis and other dry skin disorders. All age groups can use Dermalo Bath Emollient, including babies. The active ingredients in this product are liquid paraffin and acetylated wool alcohols. These are known as emollients. When used as part of your bathing routine, the product helps to; soften, moisturise and protect your skin by trapping moisture in the skin and restoring the normal protective function of the skin. prevent the skin-drying and irritant effects that can be caused by washing and bathing and by the soaps, foaming additives and fragrances used in ordinary bathing / showering products. This product can be used in addition to any other emollients or treatments your doctor or pharmacist may have given or prescribed for you to treat your dry skin condition.
Ingredients
The active ingredient: liquid paraffin (65% w/w) and acetylated wool alcohols (5% w/w).
The other ingredients: isopropyl myristate and macrogol isotridecyl ether.
Usage and Instructions
For maximum benefit you should use this product whenever you bath or shower. Read and refer to the enclosed patient information leaflet
Warnings
- Take care not to slip in the bath or shower
- Not for use on patients with known sensitivity to one or more of the constituents.
- The constitutents are normally well tolerated, but occasionally sensitivity (mild rashes) may occur, in which case stop usage.
Side Effects
In some rare cases it can cause irritant or allergic skin reactions on extremely sensitive skin. These rare effects tend to occur during or soon after the first few uses.
Stop using this bath emollient and tell your doctor or pharmacist:
- If your skin condition seems to look or feel worse.
- If any of the side effects become unacceptable, or you notice any other side effects not mentioned in this leaflet.
- If you swallow Dermalo Bath Emollient
If this product is accidentally swallowed, its oily ingredients may cause diarrhoea.
If this happens:
- treat the symptoms as you would deal with any case of diarrhoea.drink plenty of water.do not attempt to cause vomiting.