Ammonia + Glycerol + Ethanol. Application for hands, feet, reviews

In dermatology, it is used to moisturize the skin of the hands and feet, to heal small abrasions. drug mixture Ammonia + Glycerol + Ethanol. The pharmacological solution has anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties, is well tolerated by the body of patients over 18 years of age. With regular use, the product improves skin elasticity and helps to accelerate the regeneration of damaged tissues.

Before buying a drug mixture, it is recommended to make sure that there are no contraindications and consult a qualified dermatologist, since in 25% of all cases of violation of the hydrolipid balance is associated with the presence of chronic diseases, due to which it may be necessary to undergo a combined medication therapy. Otherwise, excessive dryness of the skin can affect the development of eczema and dermatitis.

Release form

Ammonia + Glycerol + Ethanol (the use of a pharmacological mixture can be prescribed to the patient for daily hand skin care when it is necessary to eliminate peeling and irritation) is available in the form of alcohol solution. The drug is intended for external use. A transparent liquid with a characteristic smell of ammonia is sold in glass bottles, the volume of which is 80 or 100 ml.

Chemical composition

The antiseptic medicinal mixture contains the following active substances: glycerol 25 g, ammonia solution (10%) 25 ml, ethanol (95%) 25 ml. Purified water is used as an auxiliary component.

Pharmacological properties

Ammonia + Glycerol + Ethanol is a medicinal solution that has dermatoprotective, antiseptic and emollient properties. The product is intended for the care of the skin of the hands and feet. The drug improves the condition of the epidermis, helps to stop the inflammatory process. The maximum therapeutic effect can be achieved only if the solution is used regularly.

Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics

Numerous laboratory studies have shown that Ammonia + Glycerol + Ethanol perfectly softens, nourishes and moisturizes dry skin. With the correct application of the solution, it is possible to achieve the regeneration of damaged tissues and restore the protective functions of the epithelium.

The components of the drug mixture do not pass through the organs of the gastrointestinal tract, due to which the likelihood of adverse reactions is only 1-2%. The drug gradually accumulates in the body, due to which a longer therapeutic effect can be achieved.

Indications for use

Ammonia + Glycerol + Ethanol (the use of a pharmacological mixture in combination with other cosmetic products can provoke the onset of itching and burning of the skin, as well as the development of swelling of soft tissues) is excellent emollient.

Positive feedback from patients confirms the fact that the medicinal solution has a calming effect on dry and inflamed skin, disinfects it, and also promotes the rapid healing of scratches and small abrasions.

The annotation to the solution indicates that it must be used to treat the rough skin of the hands and feet, to stop the inflammatory process. The drug has a prolonged action principle. The medicinal mixture Ammonia + Glycerol + Ethanol is characterized by low cost, due to which it can be used for a long time.

Contraindications

It is forbidden to use a moisturizer if the body is hypersensitive to ammonia, ethanol, glycerol.

Among the contraindications for use, the following diseases and conditions can also be distinguished:

• Ulcerative lesions of the skin.
• Childhood.
• Pustular skin diseases.

In laboratory conditions, clinical studies have not been carried out on how a solution of ammonia, glycerol and ethanol affects the body of a woman and her baby during pregnancy and lactation. For this reason, it is recommended to abandon the anti-inflammatory, antiseptic agent so as not to harm the growing body.

At what age can a mixture of Ammonia, Glycerol and Ethanol be used?

In pediatrics, an antiseptic agent is not used, which includes ammonia, ethanol and glycerol. To improve the condition of the skin, dermatologists prescribe safer drugs for children, which have passed all the necessary safety tests and received the appropriate quality certificates. It is forbidden to independently choose products for the care of the child's sensitive skin, as this is fraught not only with the occurrence of an allergic reaction, but also with the development of dermatitis.

Instructions for use for the treatment of hands, feet

Ammonia + Glycerol + Ethanol (the use of the drug is permissible only externally, since otherwise the patient's condition will worsen significantly against the background cavity, pharynx and organs of the gastrointestinal tract) belongs to the category of dermatoprotective agents, with which you can protect the skin from parasitic and microbial defeats.

To achieve a positive therapeutic effect, the solution should be rubbed into problem areas of the skin in the morning, at lunchtime and in the evening. Treatment is recommended as needed, until the cracks are completely healed and the symptoms of peeling are eliminated. Before the procedure, the problem area should be washed with soap under warm running water and wiped well with a clean towel.

If, after 5 days of daily use of the solution, the condition of the skin does not improve, the initial symptoms, or the patient will notice the appearance of new signs of skin lesions, then you need to seek advice from dermatologist. The specialist will prescribe the necessary examination and prescribe a more effective drug.

Side effects

Laboratory studies have shown that if the patient uses the anti-inflammatory solution no more than 3-4 times a day, then the likelihood of developing adverse reactions will be practically excluded.

Only in 1 patient out of 100 Ammonia + Glycerol + Ethanol provokes the following symptoms:

• Quincke's edema.
• Burning, itching and redness of the skin at the site of application of the drug.
• General malaise.
• Increased irritability.
• Attacks of nausea.
• Headache.

If side effects occur, it is recommended to refuse further use of the antiseptic solution. If after 3 days after stopping the use of the drug, the patient's condition has not returned to normal, then it is necessary to seek the advice of a dermatologist.

Overdose

In medical practice, there have not yet been recorded cases of overdose with a medicinal mixture of Ammonia + Glycerol + Ethanol. But the manufacturer of a medicinal solution for hands, feet does not exclude the possibility that too frequent the use of the drug can negatively affect the general well-being of the patient, provoking the development of various complications.

For example:

• Dermatitis (inflammatory skin disease).
• Headache attacks.
• Nettle fever.
• General malaise.
• Sore throat.
• Hyperemia of the oral mucosa.
• Increased secretion of the salivary glands (hypersalivation).
• Itching and burning of the skin at the site of application of the medicinal solution.

To normalize the condition in the event of symptoms of an overdose, it is recommended to stop using the drug. solution and seek help from a dermatologist, who, if necessary, will prescribe an effective symptomatic treatment.

special instructions

Ammonia + Glycerol + Ethanol is a medicinal mixture for external use, which can be combined with other medicinal and cosmetic products to achieve healing of scratches, as well as increase the firmness and elasticity of the skin cover. If the drug gets into your eyes, then you need to wash yourself with warm running water.

Regular use of the medicinal solution does not affect visual acuity and the speed of psychomotor reactions, due to which during passing a therapeutic course, you can not give up driving a car and complex mechanisms that require increased concentration of attention.

During pregnancy, the drug can be used only if the intended benefit to the mother outweighs the possible harm to the bearing fetus.

When breastfeeding, while using the Ammonia + Glycerol + Ethanol solution, it is recommended to transfer the child to artificial feeding.

Drug interactions

A solution of Ammonia + Glycerol + Ethanol can be combined with other medications, but only after prior consultation with your doctor. If, to improve the condition of the skin, not only a medicinal mixture is used, but also cosmetic creams, then they should be applied to the skin after 15-20 minutes. after using the solution. Otherwise, with a probability of 65%, the patient will experience an allergic reaction.

List of analogues

If there are contraindications to the use of Ammonia + Glycerol + Ethanol, as well as in the absence of this drug in the nearest pharmacy, it can be replaced with another medicine with a similar principle of action. It is better to entrust the choice of the most suitable drug to a dermatologist.

Among the most common analogues, the following drugs can be distinguished:

• Kamagel.
• Eplan.
• Baneocin.
• Argosulfan.
• D-Panthenol.
• Dexpan Plus.
• Solcoseryl.

Kamagel is a combined drug that has a dermatoprotective principle of action. The product contains aluminum acetate tartrate, which has a local anti-inflammatory and astringent effect. The drug coagulates the proteins of the exudate with the subsequent formation of a film that protects the skin from the negative effects of external stimuli.

Additionally, Kamagel contains an extract of chamomile flowers, which has an antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and mild analgesic principle of action. The drug is indicated for sunburn, diaper rash, dermatitis, superficial damage to the skin (cracks, abrasions), post-traumatic edema.

The pharmacological agent Eplan has a positive effect on all layers of the skin, moisturizing and softening it, as well as destroying up to 99% of pathogens. The drug eliminates burning and itching of the skin, heals wounds, accelerates the regeneration of damaged tissues without the formation of a dry scab. Eplan has an anti-inflammatory, bactericidal, regenerating, wound healing and analgesic principle of action.

In the annotation to the drug, a wide list of indications for use is indicated:

• Acne vulgaris. It is a chronic inflammatory disease of the sebaceous hair follicles.
• Frostbite.
• Radiation damage to the skin.
• Sycosis. This is a chronic recurrent inflammation of the hair follicles that occurs when staphylococci enter them.
• Dyshidrosis (pompholix). This is a skin lesion, the symptoms of which resemble eczema and is accompanied by the formation of intraepidermal transparent vesicles.
• Various damage to the skin (bruises, cuts, cracks, wounds, abrasions).
• Psoriasis.
• Trophic ulcers.
• Pressure ulcers.
• Pyoderma of streptococcal or staphylococcal type.

To improve the condition of the skin, you can use Baneocin, which is a combined preparation intended exclusively for topical use.

You can use the ointment not only for healing cracks and abrasions, but also for the treatment of various diseases, injuries:

• Focal infections of the skin. For example, staphylococcal sycosis, boils, deep folliculitis, carbuncles, paronychia.
• Bacterial infections of the skin of a limited type: infected ulcers on the lower extremities, contagious impetigo, secondarily infected eczema.
• Burns, cuts, abrasions.

Baneocin ointment can be used as an additional medication in the postoperative period to reduce the likelihood of wound infection. You can apply the drug not only to the arms, legs, but also to any problem area of ​​the body.

No less effective is the drug Argosulfan, which has bactericidal, analgesic and antimicrobial properties. The drug helps to activate the natural processes of regeneration of damaged tissues, due to which wounds heal much faster.

The drug is effective for burns and frostbite of varying degrees, minor scratches and abrasions, bedsores. Argosulfan is recommended for the treatment of diseases of the upper layers of the skin. For example, contact dermatitis, impetigo, microbial eczema.

Pharmacological agent D-Panthenol stimulates skin regeneration processes, normalizes cellular metabolism, increases the strength of collagen fibers, and also has a slight anti-inflammatory on the patient's body action. Additionally, the drug softens and improves skin trophism. In dermatology, D-Panthenol is used for the treatment of dermatitis, trophic ulcers of the extremities, and the healing of aseptic wounds after surgery.

The drug Dexpan Plus has moisturizing and nourishing properties. As an active substance, the preparation contains dexpanthenol, which has an anti-inflammatory and dermatoprotective effect.

After contact with the skin, the main component of the cream is adsorbed and converted into pantothenic acid, which stimulates tissue regeneration, accelerates the healing of microtraumas and normalizes metabolism in cells. Dexpan Plus significantly improves the condition of the skin during peeling, burns, dermatoses, adverse environmental influences.

Solcoseryl is a drug that affects tissue metabolism. The drug improves trophism, and also stimulates regeneration, repair of soft tissues when exposed to adverse factors.

Solcoseryl in the form of an ointment is advisable to use for the treatment of abrasions, cracks and shallow cuts, difficult healing wounds (these can be bedsores or trophic disorders of the skin of the venous etiology). The drug is effective for solar / thermal burns of type I and II, frostbite.

Terms, conditions of sale and storage

The shelf life of the medicinal solution Ammonia + Glycerol + Ethanol is 24 months from the date of issue, which the manufacturer indicates on the package. After this period of time, the unused solution must be disposed of. You can buy anti-inflammatory drugs without a prescription. It is recommended to store the drug in a well-ventilated place out of direct sunlight. The air temperature in the room should be between +15 and +25 C.

The price of the drug and analogues

You can buy Ammonia + Glycerol + Ethanol solution at any pharmacy. The average price of the drug is in the range of 22-32 rubles.

Analog name	Average price in Russia (rub.)
Kamagel	520
Eplan	129
Baneocin	227
Argosulfan	436
D-Panthenol	252
Dexpan Plus	283
Solcoseryl	2100

To the choice of analogs of the Ammonia + Glycerol + Ethanol solution, dermatologists recommend approaching as responsibly as possible, so that the selected drug helps to improve the condition of the skin and does not provoke the development of side reactions.

It is necessary to use the drug in accordance with the instructions, since otherwise there is a risk of developing an allergic reaction. In severe cases of the diagnosed disease, it is necessary to undergo combined drug therapy in order to avoid possible complications of the disease.

Video about the drug

Glycerin and ammonia are very effective skin moisturizers: