Sulfur, ointment 25 g

An antiseptic agent.

When applied to the skin, sulfur, interacting with organic substances, forms sulfides and pentathionic acid, which have antimicrobial and antiparasitic effects.

Sulfides have keratoplastic properties.

Indications

Seborrhea, psoriasis, scabies.

Active ingredient

Sulfur

Composition

The ointment contains precipitated sulfur and a water/vaseline emulsion in a mass ratio of 1:2.

How to take, the dosage

Externally. The course of treatment lasts 5 days. On the first day, treatment is carried out in the evening before going to bed after a thorough shower with warm water and soap. The ointment is rubbed into the skin of hands, then torso and feet including soles and toes.

After treatment of the skin only clean underwear and clothing should be used. On the 2nd and 3rd days the treatment should be stopped and the rest of the ointment should not be washed off the skin. On the 4th day in the evening the patient washes with soap and soap and rubs the ointment as on the first day using the remaining ointment and once again changing underwear.

Hands should not be washed for 3 hours after treatment; thereafter, hands should be treated with the ointment after each wash. If the ointment has been washed away from other areas of the skin, they should also be re-treated. The ointment is completely washed off the skin on the fifth day of treatment.

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity.

Side effects

In rare cases, local allergic reactions (itching, urticaria) are possible.

Similarities

Sulfur for animals