Lyclear Creme Rinse

Overview

Lyclear Creme Rinse is used as a treatment to get rid of head lice and their eggs. It contains the ingredient permethrin which belongs to a group of medicines called pyrethroids which kill insects such as head lice.

Lyclear Creme Rinse is for use in adults and children over 6 months of age.

Directions

Lyclear Creme Rinse should not irritate the eyes but it is best to avoid it coming into contact with the eyes. Rinse with plenty of cold water immediately should this happen.

Shampoo the hair with a mild shampoo. Do not use combined shampoo-conditioner or a medicated shampoo. Rinse thoroughly and towel dry so that the hair remains damp.

After shaking the bottle thoroughly, apply sufficient Lyclear Creme Rinse to saturate the hair, roots and scalp. Work methodically through the hair and remember to pay particular attention to the areas behind the ears and around the nape of the neck. For the majority of individuals all of the contents of this pack will be required to ensure that the hair and scalp are well saturated.

Leave Lyclear Creme Rinse on the hair for 10 minutes. An application for longer than 10 minutes will not give better results, but a full 10 minutes is required.

Rinse thoroughly with water. After the final rinse and while the hair is still wet, use the comb provided in the pack to remove the lice and eggs. Comb the hair in sections from the roots and work over the whole head in this way. Normal hair drying routines can then be followed.

One bottle of Lyclear Creme Rinse is usually sufficient to treat one person with shoulder length hair of average thickness, a little more may be required if the person’s hair is especially thick or long. It is unlikely that more than 2 bottles will be required per application. If after 7-10 days of treatment with permethrin living lice are found, treatment with permethrin should be repeated. If after 14-20 days living lice are still found, the treating physician should be consulted to consider appropriate alternative treatment options.

If one member of the family needs treatment, it is important to check the rest of the family for head lice, but only those infested should be treated.

If you accidentally apply too much Lyclear Creme Rinse, rinse thoroughly with water.

If the contents of the bottle are swallowed, get medical advice from your doctor or the Accident and Emergency Department immediately.

Side Effects

Like all medicines Lyclear Creme Rinse may have some possible side-effects.

Occasionally skin irritation, redness or rash may occur. However side-effects are not common and when they occur they are usually mild and cannot always be distinguished from the head lice infestation itself.

Frequency not known: sensations on the skin (paraesthesia) such as tingling, pricking, skin burning sensation.

How it works

Lyclear 1% Cream Rinse contains permethrin, an insecticide that targets the nervous system of head lice and their eggs. When applied to the scalp and hair, it paralyzes and kills lice on contact. For best results, the cream rinse should be left on for the recommended time before rinsing and followed up with a fine-toothed comb to remove dead lice and nits.

Delivery

Once you have brought Lyclear 1% cream rinse online, e-Surgery uses Royal Mail for delivery with choices of Royal Mail Tracked 48, Royal Mail Tracked 24, and Royal Mail Special Delivery by 1pm (learn more).

Your medication will be delivered to a delivery address of your choice in discreet and recyclable packaging.

Ingredients

The cream contains the active ingredient Permethrin 1% w/w. It also contains 20% w/w isopropyl alcohol, steralkonium chloride, cetyl alcohol, ceteth-10 (polyoxyl 10 cetyl ether), hyetellose, hydrolysed animal protein, methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E218), balsam fir canada, propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E216), fragrance 06.070, propylene glycol, sunset yellow (E110), anhydrous citric acid and purified water.

Warnings

You should not use this product if you have ever had a reaction to Lyclear Creme Rinse, pyrethroids, pyrethrins or to any of the ingredients listed.