| Shopping Basket (Items: 0 Total: £0.00) | CHECK OUT |
Benzyl benzoate is one of the older medicines used to treat scabies. Scabies is a skin infection caused by the mite sarcoptes scabiei.
It is characterised by severe itching (particularly at night), red spots, and may lead to a secondary infection. Benzyl benzoate is lethal to this mite and so is useful in the treatment of scabies.
Apply Benzyl Benzoate over the whole body, paying particular attention to the webs of the fingers and toes and brushing the lotion under the ends of the nails. You can use an old paintbrush, shaving brush or cotton wool to apply it. Without having a bath or shower, repeat the following day and wash off 24 hours after the second application.
Your doctor may recommend a third application. All members of the affected household and close contacts (even if they show no signs of infestation) should be treated at the same time. However, Benzyl Benzoate should not be used on children. Alternative treatments are available for children, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice. Do not wash your hands after each application. When you do wash your hands during the treatment period eg after going to the toilet, reapply Benzyl Benzoate to the hands.
Benzyl Benzoate is for you. Never give it to others, even if their condition appears to be the same as yours. Benzyl Benzoate is for external use only. If you think that someone has swallowed Benzyl Benzoate contact your doctor or go to the accident and emergency department of your local hospital at once. Always take the container with you, if possible, even if it is empty.