Usually this all known drug is used to treat purulent inflammatory processes on the skin. But not only from them helps ichthyol ointment - the application of the drug is carried out with gynecological pathologies, and even in cosmetology practice.
Composition and indications for the use of ichthyol ointment 10% and 20%
The presented local medicine is a mixture of medical Vaseline and ichthyol (in different concentrations). The active substance is a salt of natural shale oil with pronounced antiseptic, bactericidal and analgesic properties.
Indications for the prescription of ointment are various skin diseases:
- burns;
- dermatitis;
- eczema;
- erysipelas;
- streptoderma ;
- smallpox and solar eczema;
- discoid lupus erythematosus;
- rosacea;
- ostiophalliculitis;
- microsporia and trichophytosis in an infiltrative-suppurative form;
- hydradenite;
- furuncles;
- sycosis.
Also, the drug is used to stop the pain syndrome in various neuralgia and arthritis.
Ihtiol ointment was also used in gynecology. As a supporting therapy it is used for the following diseases of the pelvic organs:
- oophoritis;
- salpingitis;
- metritis;
- parametritis;
- inflammation of the endometrium and ovaries.
The method of application of ichthyol ointment consists in 2-3-times application of the mixture on the affected skin with a thin layer, without rubbing. After treatment, it is necessary to cover the epidermis with a gauze dressing and change the compress on demand. In some cases, usually with dermatitis of various etiologies, it is shown to rub a special solution of glycerol and ointment (10%) until completely absorbed.
The same mixture is used for the therapy of gynecological pathologies. In the solution, you need to moisten the cotton swab and insert it into the rectum after a preliminary cleansing (naturally or by enema). It is recommended to repeat the procedure 1-3 times a day.
It is important to note that with streptococcal or staphylococcal skin lesions, the compress is not made of tissue, but of parchment paper, which it is desirable to fix with a plaster adhesive.
The use of ichthyol ointment for abscesses, boils and hydradenitis
Such complex purulent lesions of the dermis and epidermis require the use of a highly concentrated preparation (20%) in the form of a "cake":
- Gently clean the surface to be treated.
- Apply a large amount of ointment, 3-4 mm thick, to the desired area.
- Saturate the cotton swab in the solution of ichthyol and glycerin, wring out.
- Cover them with treated skin and fix it with adhesive tape.
- Change tampons every 8-10 hours until visible improvements.
As a rule, the amount of pus decreases in the first 24 hours.
Application of ichthyol ointment in hemorrhoids
The drug in question is most effective for external hemorrhoids, as it provides rapid analgesia, elimination of puffiness.
Apply ointment 3-5 times a day directly on the inflamed knot, do not rub and cover with a soft cloth, it is better - with a wadded disk. To change such compresses it is necessary not more often than once in 4 hours. If the internal hemorrhoids, you need to use the applicator and
Application of ichthyol ointment against acne
The medicine helps to cope with both subcutaneous suppuration, and with open, closed comedones (black and white dots). In the first case, it is necessary to apply a spot on each inflamed pimple and do not rinse it for 3-4 hours, or make a small compress at night if the rashes are large and painful. Repeat the procedure until all the exudate has come to the surface.
With comedones it is recommended to lubricate problem areas at night. The therapy is long-term, as the corks in the sebaceous glands dissolve for a long time.