Composition of medicinal shampoo and mechanism of action
Ringworm is a fungal disease that affects the skin. The cause of infection can be people or unvaccinated animals. The presence of even minor skin damage or weakened immunity will only contribute to infection.
Manifestations on the body can be in various places, depending on the type of pathogen. If the scalp is affected, then the best option for external use would be preparations in the form of shampoo.
Nizoral is based on ketoconazole. This active substance has a wide spectrum of action on pathogenic fungi and inhibits their growth. The effect of the suspension is aimed at blocking the production of cells that make up the fungal membrane. This prevents their reproduction and leads to death, while it is not detected in the blood plasma.
Nizoral is available in the form of shampoo and cream. Shampoo is a suspension of red-orange color and the usual consistency of a hair wash. Available in bottles that are convenient for use.
Nizoral cream has the same active ingredient as shampoo. Apply externally on the scalp. Instead, another drug may be prescribed, for example, Sulsen, Mycoseptin, sulfur-tar, sulfur-salicylic and others.
Action provided:
- etiotropic;
- symptomatic (relief of itching and burning).
Nizoral is prescribed for the following indications:
- pityriasis (varicolored) lichen;
- seborrheic eczema;
- ringworm;
- seborrheic dermatitis with the appearance of dandruff.
Nizoral is very effective in the fight against dandruff. In this case, the treatment is productive, and the result appears quickly. When treating lichen (variegated or pityriasis versicolor), shampoo relieves such unpleasant symptoms as redness, peeling and itching. But to obtain a stable result, Nizoral is used in combination with systemic drugs.
About the drug
Nizoral is a medicated shampoo used to treat various forms of seborrheic dermatitis, lichen and fungus. The main active component, ketoconazole, is an antifungal substance that is actively used to treat fungal infections.
For different types of seborrhea, the drug is used 2 times a week, from 3 to 4 weeks. For preventive treatment, the drug is prescribed once every seven days. The product should be applied to the scalp for 3-5 minutes, then rinsed thoroughly with running water.
Shampoo Nizoral 60 ml
The drug is available in the form of shampoo, in bottles of 25 and 60 ml, and foams well.
In rare cases, itching and irritation of the scalp may occur. In rare cases, skin dermatitis may occur if the patient is allergic to one of the active ingredients.
There is no need to use Nizoral as a hair wash. It is intended to combat seborrhea, and not to cleanse hair.
Application procedure
When lichen is diagnosed, the use of Nizoral is most often prescribed as a complex of measures. At the beginning of treatment, the drug is used daily for at least 5 days. For preventive purposes, the drug can be used once every three days or according to the schedule specified by the doctor to prevent relapses.
Method of using the medicinal product in the form of shampoo:
- Washing your hair with warm water.
- Rub the preparation into the scalp.
- After five minutes, rinse with warm water.
Nizoral cream is applied externally to the affected area of the skin, going slightly beyond the limits. The course of treatment is from 14 to 21 days.
Lichen versicolor is a disease that is fungal in nature.
Yeast fungi found on the scalp make themselves felt when there are problems in the body of this nature:
- immune;
- nervous;
- endocrine and others.
Manifestations of symptoms of the disease can be considered the formation of yellow or brown crusts. As the disease develops, the size of the affected area increases and merges with each other.
The spots on the skin initially have a rounded shape up to 10 mm with clear boundaries. If treatment is not started, the affected area increases quite quickly. The edges of the damaged areas become uneven due to individual colonies of fungi.
The use of this remedy allows you to be treated and at the same time look good without the marks that can be left by talkatives prepared according to folk recipes and some other drugs.
Reviews of Nizoral shampoo
For dandruff
In most reviews, the main focus is on the effectiveness of the shampoo in combating the most unpleasant symptom of seborrheic dermatitis - dandruff.
Dandruff in hair
Victoria, 32 years old
“My life has never been darkened by this terrible word - “dandruff”. But a year ago, after severe stress at work, I first encountered this nightmare.
My head didn’t itch, nothing bothered me, my hair behaved as usual, but she appeared! The huge amount of white snow on my clothes was driving me crazy. Having tried a bunch of cosmetic shampoos against this sore, I decided to take a thorough approach to the matter.
After consulting with a doctor and going to a decent pharmacy, I purchased Nizoral. The price didn’t scare me, although many people say it’s a little expensive. But I was already desperate, so I was ready to pay 3 times more - it would have worked.
I used the shampoo for as long as they said - for 4 weeks. And here are miracles - after the third application the snowball decreased, and after the second week it stopped altogether! There is not a hint of trouble left.”
Patients note the long-term effect of Nizoral. Even after a long period of time, dermatitis no longer bothers them.
Anastasia, 22 years old, Ekaterinburg
“My hairdresser introduced me to Nizoral. I had never had problems with dandruff before, but one day I had to spend the night away from home, and the next morning I had to use someone else’s shampoo. After using it, my head began to itch very much, and by evening the parting was covered in white husks.
Naturally, I immediately ran to wash my hair with my shampoo, but it didn’t help. There was an effect, but it was short-lived and the next day everything happened again.
All my clothes were constantly covered in white dust, the itching and irritation did not go away, and I scratched small wounds on my head until they bled. I would scratch my head uncontrollably at night and wake up in the morning with a bloody pillow.
I didn’t experiment and immediately rushed to the pharmacy. After consulting with the pharmacist, I purchased Nizoral in shampoo form.
There were changes already after the first use, and by the end of the course there was no trace left of the disgusting husk! About 3 months have passed, but the dandruff has not returned, and I consider this to be the merit of Nizoral.”
Although Nizoral is not used to accelerate growth, girls who use it as a preventive measure often note that after using the product their hair loss has significantly decreased.
If you have dandruff, then to treat it it is better to buy anti-dandruff shampoos at the pharmacy; they contain medicinal ingredients, unlike conventional products that only eliminate symptoms. Read more about what composition is optimal for medicinal shampoo.
Read about the benefits of jojoba oil for hair here.
And here https://hairs-club.ru/lechenie-volos/perxot/lechebnyj-shampun.html is all about the types of medicinal shampoos, reviews from real people about well-known treatments for dandruff.
Maria, 19 years old
“I’ve always had dandruff since I was a teenager, all my clothes were covered in this white dust. I sincerely believed that such a problem needed to be dealt with with cosmetic anti-dandruff shampoos, so I used them.
My scalp is oily and gets greasy on the second day after washing, so I wash my hair every 2-3 days. And combined with dandruff it looks simply terrible.
But one day, after visiting a cosmetologist, I learned that there are other methods for solving this problem. The doctor explained to me that this was not just an unpleasant feature of my hair, but a sign of a serious illness. She recommended this shampoo to me.
Frightened by the unexpected diagnosis, I immediately purchased a small bottle of the product. The price was a little steep, but I decided not to skimp on my own health.
I alternated Nizoral with regular shampoo, I washed my hair 2 times a week, once I washed it with Nizoral, and the second time with my usual product. After the second week, the itching decreased significantly, and the scalp stopped flaking.
The dandruff completely disappeared at the end of the third week, and as a nice bonus, my hair stopped getting greasy on the second day after washing! I told my doctor this, and he replied that the shampoo simply normalized the natural ph of my hair, which is why such a pleasant event happened.”
The consumption of the product is economical, due to the fact that the product foams well, and a couple of peas is enough for medium-length hair. Another nice bonus is that my hair is falling out less, and I no longer have to unclog a clogged drain after every wash.
I would like to say that Nizoral copes with its main task perfectly well.”
From deprivation
Nizoral is used to treat seborrhea, to treat areas of skin and hair affected by fungal infection. Use antifungal shampoo in complex treatment.
Ringworm of the scalp
Irina, 19 years old
“I first learned about such a problem as lichen in the ninth grade. It is still unknown why this all started, perhaps I caught it from some animal when I worked as a volunteer at a shelter.
First, small white spots appeared on the skin, then itching began, and night sweats appeared. The hospital diagnosed her with pityriasis versicolor.
Among the mountain of drugs prescribed to me was Nizoral. This confused me a little, because the product is proudly called “shampoo,” but the ringworm is not on my head. But the pharmacist quickly and clearly explained to me that this did not matter, and I purchased Nizoral.
I applied it for 5 minutes, then washed it off with a damp sponge. For the first 2 weeks, it seemed that nothing would help me, the spots did not go away, did not change color or size. But on the twentieth day they suddenly began to slowly decrease and disappear!
My joy knew no bounds, the rest of the time flew by unnoticed, and at the end of the course there was no trace left of the delicate problem. Now I carry out preventive measures and try not to touch sick animals.”
Nizoral is also suitable for nursing mothers, due to the fact that ketoconazole is not absorbed into the blood plasma when applied topically. Even if seborrhea overtook you during lactation, as often happens, you can use Nizoral without fear for the health of the child.
Vitalina, 29 years old
“I never had shingles before pregnancy.
But after the birth of my second child, it was as if I was jinxed. White spots appeared on the back, arms and neck, all accompanied by terrible itching.
My friend, who works as a dermatologist at a local clinic, returned from vacation and advised me Nizoral.
I was worried that I would have to undergo treatment during the feeding period, because most medications are strictly contraindicated during lactation, but she reassured me that this was external use and there would be no terrible consequences.
Without delay, I rushed to the pharmacy. The price is quite high for such a small volume (60 ml), but I was warned that the product is used sparingly and this bottle will last me a long time.
After checking the instructions and advice of my doctor, I began using Nizoral, photographing the results daily so that I could track the changes. All the unpleasant signs of lichen disappeared already in the second week, but the doctor convinced me not to interrupt the course and continued to use Nizoral.
I would like to note that using the product did not affect feeding in any way, which I was incredibly happy about; I was still more worried about the health of my child than about my own.
After completing the course, I was finally able to wear short sleeves and cutouts at the back again. 4 months have passed, but the lichen still has not appeared. For prevention, I will use Nizoral once every six months.”
There is no need to increase or decrease the course duration on your own. Even if it seems to you that the problem has been solved, continue to adhere to the regimen prescribed to you.
Contraindications and side effects
Most often, Nizoral is well tolerated.
But a small number of patients (1 person out of 100) may experience side effects:
- peeling;
- folliculid;
- skin irritation;
- irritation of the mucous membranes of the eyes;
- hair loss;
- deterioration of hair condition, color change;
- dermatitis;
- itching, etc.
Contraindications:
- individual intolerance to the active substance or components;
- pregnancy and breastfeeding - with caution, after consultation with a doctor, since no tests have been conducted on this category of people.
For your information! The drug is approved for use by children starting from infancy.
Antifungal agent Akrikhin Mikozoral - reviews
PREFACE (OR FROM THE HISTORY OF THE DISEASE =)):
I think that everyone knows what dandruff is, at least by hearsay. Scaly exfoliation (flaking) of the scalp, which is most often aggravated by oily skin and turns into oily seborrhea, an unpleasant phenomenon in which sebum impregnates the exfoliated scales and forms an unpleasant crust. The reasons for this are usually different, but most often it is a metabolic disorder as a result of a hormonal disorder. In women, it most often appears with elevated androgens (male sex hormones). When a person is healthy, the cells of the scalp follow a healthy cycle, gradually and imperceptibly sloughing off, like all the skin on the body. If there is an imbalance, the immune system weakens and the fungus Pityrosporum Ovale is activated. Scalp cells reduce their life cycle from a month to a week, as a result of which the desquamation is noticeable to the naked eye. Sometimes dandruff manifests itself from external factors, for example, low-quality shampoo, which dries out the scalp, as a result of which it begins to produce more sebum, local immunity is impaired and dandruff appears. This problem can be quickly solved by changing care. But as a rule, people suffer from dandruff for many months, and sometimes even years, and no change in shampoo helps. In this case, you need to look for the reason inside. Contact a trichologist and he will tell you what tests you need to take. But if you wish, you can take tests for sex hormones yourself. If the reason is increased androgens, then consult a gynecologist. The entire gastrointestinal tract and endocrine system should also be checked. If you can determine the cause, your doctor will help you adjust your hormonal levels, prescribe vitamin therapy, etc.
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A little about my problem: I have hormonal imbalance, increased testosterone, metabolism, and all this manifested itself after stopping OC (the problems that I had only got worse!) Accordingly, I had oily seborrhea 2 times in my life: at the age of 13 and now at 22 ). I waited a long time for it to “go away on its own” and for everything to be restored, but the process dragged on for a year and I decided to act. The reason is clear to me, and first I decided to try shampoo with ketoconazole.
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INSTRUCTIONS:
COMPOUND:
ketoconazole 20 mg. propylene glycol, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium metabisulfite, macrogolglycerol cocoate, imidomourea, yellow-orange dye, diluted hydrochloric acid, purified water.
MY PERSONAL IMPRESSIONS, EMOTIONS AND RESULTS:
The first time I used the shampoo very carefully, I applied it, held it for a minute and rinsed it off. I checked the reaction because it was the first time I had used a product of this kind and I was afraid of negative reactions on the scalp. But everything worked out and the next time I left the product on for 3-5 minutes. I want to say right away that I liked the shampoo itself, it happens that sulfate and medicated shampoos dry out the hair or do not wash well, but here everything is fine. It perfectly rinses oil from hair, without drying it out one bit and the hair after it is wonderful and vibrant. It seemed to me that the foam was average, just like any sulfate-free shampoo, but it was enough for me. I apply shampoo ONLY to the roots, rub in, and wash the length with soap suds when rinsing. In principle, hairdressers advise washing your hair so as not to injure it. Of course, I only lather once. The volume of shampoo is not large, this is understandable, since the product is medicinal. But it lasted me about a month, I wash my hair every 3 days. By the end of the course, seborrhea decreased significantly, but did not completely disappear. This remedy helped me 80 percent. But I don’t think it was a bad result. I'll see what happens next. I think that if you use this product to maintain the result once every 2 weeks, then in principle you can consolidate the result. In any case, I advise you to start with this product and not with Nizoral, since the composition is similar and the price is much lower. I bought my shampoo for 129 rubles. But I want to warn you: I bought it in mid-December and even then it was VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND!
I visited many large pharmacies in the area, but everywhere they told me that this product had disappeared from warehouses.
I was already desperate to find it and started calling pharmacies and finally found one last bottle in one small pharmacy. So I don’t know what will happen next and why the remedy disappeared. I hope not completely. In any case, I advise you not to waste time visiting pharmacies, but to find pharmacies on the Internet where it is listed as “in stock” and call and check in advance!
ps If the remedy does not work, then you are treating it wrong. And not that. The causes of dandruff are different for everyone, and if you have it due to the wrong shampoo or lack of vitamins, then this shampoo may not help, so don’t blame it right away. The example of the many people he cured is an example of this.”
Watch out for ringworm! Symptoms and treatment in children
Svetlana
I would like to share my experience of treating a child with Microsporia of the head.
Because I came across this and read and looked for any information to help my child. When my child was less than 3 years old, a spot appeared on his head. After scraping, microsporia were cultured in the laboratory. Doctor in children's leather The patient stated that only antibiotics (otherwise there is no other way). They didn’t shave the whole head, and for a month and a half they tried various methods (but without antibiotics) to treat it at home (we went to the dacha in the summer so that there was no contact with children). We plucked out the hair on the affected area with tweezers once every two days and smeared it, changed pillowcases 2 times a day, sewed hats and cotton and changed and ironed them (and smeared them with anything: iodine, celandine juice, resin from a woman’s newspaper, according to recipes in in a remote village they made real birch tar, using K2 preparations and Wilkinson’s ointment), looked for grandmothers-healers (they visited whoever they could find within a radius of 150 km, whispered, smeared them with ointments), psychics, regular communion in church for all family members. We tried all the ways. We did this throughout the 7 months during which we treated our child. So, after a month and a half of treatment without antibiotics (result 0), new lesions appeared nearby, which later merged into one large one covering the entire back of the head. We decided to take Antibiotics (those that were suitable as a result of a head scraping done in the laboratory at the beginning of the disease). Lamisil, vitamins, hepatoprotectors and probiotics). Drank for 1.5 months. After which they scraped the hair and looked at the skin with a Wood's lamp. dispensary every week 3 times at weekly intervals - and the results were negative. We are already happy! Hurray the process has begun. And the doctor (and how many have we been to, and the best in Kharkov?! It’s hard to imagine) said that finally, in 3 months (we’ve already been treated for so long) we can wash our hair with shampoo (for example, Nizoral). That’s what we did. . And when I came a week later for a head examination (and it was my birthday), the whole back of my head was covered. part of my baby's head glowed (under a Wood's lamp) green. Now I'm sobbing. And the treatment began again. I had to shave my ENTIRE head (THIS is a MUST to do from the very beginning and don’t skimp on the beautiful curls). Buy, rent (this is what dermatologists practice) or make a WOOD lamp yourself!!! My husband made the lamp himself. And then the process began (and without antibiotics). After all, the main thing, and what I was striving for, was not to poison my child with drugs, especially antibiotics. The most important thing with this disease is to see these affected hairs (which give a green glow) and not miss them. Because when they are visible, you pluck them (that’s all) and not healthy hair (and this is very painful) and immediately burn it. Thus, when I understood for myself how to act correctly (shine, pluck, cauterize with K2 tincture and Wilkinson’s ointment, maintain hygiene - do not wash your hair and always wear hats and change and iron them) the process began and WE WERE CURED. You just need to be careful, this is where we stumbled in the first 3 months of treatment, it seems that the hair in the affected area does not glow green, but in distant areas, by chance, one can be seen that has been eliminated and is glowing (that’s why it’s good to have a Wood’s lamp at home). And if you don’t notice it, then a new infection process may begin (especially if you wash your hair). d Well, everything seems to have been talked out. I will be glad if someone finds my information useful. And if you want and need to ask questions, write, I will answer with pleasure. After all, only when you experience the beauty of these sores in your own skin do you want to help others. My address January 18, 2012
