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Impetigo is a highly contagious condition that can also spread to unaffected areas of your body. Dermol 500 lotion helps prevent this spread and keeps your skin hydrated.
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What is Dermol?
Dermol 500 is an antimicrobial emollient that can hydrate your skin and fight bacterial and fungal infections. It contains four active ingredients which work together to clear impetigo.
Impetigo is a bacterial infection that affects the upper layers of the skin. It’s characterised by red, inflamed patches with yellow crusts (called erythematous plaques). The affected areas can be itchy and painful to the touch, and the plaques are very contagious and can often spread to unaffected areas. Although impetigo is self-treating, treatment increases recovery time and lowers your risk of spreading the infection.
How does Dermol work?
Dermol contains four active ingredients that work to combat different symptoms caused by impetigo: benzalkonium chloride and chlorhexidine dihydrochloride (which both have antimicrobial properties), as well as liquid paraffin and Isopropyl myristate (two emollients).
- Benzalkonium chloride disrupts the bacterial cell wall, which makes the bacteria vulnerable to osmotic pressures. This causes the bacteria to die.
- Chlorhexidine is an antiseptic that stops the growth and spreading of microbes. Both ingredients work to fight off the infection and prevent the spread to other areas.
- Liquid paraffin and isopropyl myristate help keep the skin hydrated after an infection. When the skin gets damaged, water is lost from the skin's surface. This makes your skin feel dry and itchy. So emollients like liquid paraffin and isopropyl myristate can rehydrate and provide instant relief for dry and itchy skin.
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How to use Dermol
To apply Dermol 500 lotion, follow the directions below.
To use as a lotion:
- apply to the affected area
- gently rub the lotion and let it soak into the skin
- re-apply as often as you need
To use as a soap substitute:
- use it like regular soap
- wash it off
- gently pat your skin dry
When using Dermol, try to avoid mixing it with other products. If you want to apply another product, apply them at different times or after one of them has dried.
What versions of Dermol are there?
Dermol comes in various forms. Each version contains the same active ingredients, but they’re used for different purposes.
- Dermol 500 lotion is for dry skin.
- Dermol cream is for very dry skin.
- Dermol 600 Bath is (unsurprisingly) to be used in the bath.
- Dermol 200 shower is (you guessed it) for showering.
- Dermol Wash is for any time you wash.
At Treated, we prescribe Dermol 500 for impetigo. It can be used as either a lotion or as a soap substitute.
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