Doublebase Emollient Shower Gel 200g
Product Model: P
Pack Size: 200g
This is an age restricted product. You will be required to enter your date of birth at checkout to complete purchase.
There is a Fire Hazard with paraffin based and paraffin skin products. Please read the information in the Specifications tab under the Warning header below or attached in this link Click Here before purchasing this product.
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Doublebase Emollient Shower Gel helps dry or chapped conditions that may also be itchy, red and sore. Common examples include:
- Eczema and other types of dermatitis
- Psoriasis
- Elderly
- Ichthyosis
Doublebase Emollient Shower Gel is suitable for all age groups including babies.
The ‘soap substitute’ product is specifically designed to be non-foaming and is fragrance-free. When added to your bath water it helps to:
- Cleanse, soften, moisturize and protect your skin by trapping in moisture and restoring the normal protective function of the skin.
- Prevent the skin from drying out and irritating effects that can be caused by washing and by the soaps, foaming additives and fragrances used in ordinary cleansing products
- Prevent flare-ups of your skin condition.
This product can be used in addition to any other emollients or treatments your doctor, pharmacist or nurse has given or prescribed for you to treat your dry skin condition.
| Directions | This product is only for application to the skin. For maximum benefit, you should use the gel whenever you shower.
For all age groups who normally shower: Before showering:
During showering:
You may prefer to use your normal soap or shower gel as well as Doublebase Emollient Shower Gel when showering. As a general rule, however, the use of normal soaps and shower gels (even those labelled “moisturising”) is best avoided, or at least kept to a minimum.
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| Ingredients | The active ingredients are isopropyl myristate (15% w/w) and liquid paraffin (15% w/w).
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| Warnings | Fire hazards with paraffin-based and paraffin-free skin products You have been provided this information because we are supplying you with a paraffin-based/emollient product which is associated with a risk of fire. If you are using an emollient, particularly a paraffin-based skin product, which is covered by a dressing or clothing, there is a danger that smoking, or presence around a naked flame, could cause your dressing or clothing to catch fire. Listed below are some important points to consider: • Do not smoke, use naked flames (or be near people who are smoking or using naked flames) or go near anything else which may cause a fire whilst the emollient are in contact with your clothes, dressing or bandages (for example, do not lean over a lit gas cooker or candle or do not allow lit cigarettes to touch clothing or dressings) • Ensure that your clothes and bedding are changed regularly (preferably daily) as the paraffin can soak into fabric and can potentially be a fire hazard • Wash the bedding and clothing at high temperature (between 60-90 degrees Celsius) to reduce the build-up of paraffin; avoid wearing delicate garments when using emollient creams as they cannot be washed at high temperature without causing damage • Be careful to make sure that the paraffin does not soak into chairs, seating or other furniture by covering them with a throw that can be daily washed • Tell your relatives or carers about your treatment and show them this leaflet • Tell your doctor, nurse or pharmacist if you normally smoke as they will be able to offer you help and advice to stop smoking Your treatment is important, but it is essential that you are kept safe when you use these prescribed products. By following the advice above, you will help us to make sure that you using these products safely. Please speak to your doctor, nurse or pharmacist if you have any questions about the information provided |
