How to cure red rims with Blepharitis

Hi, Thanks for your replies.  I did use baby shampoo for many years

Over the last few years the bleph has become much worse, not helped but 2 cataract surgeries.  I have not used the shampoo for a few weeks as it sometimes stung, in fact even water can do this.  I have just used plain boiled water. As I mentioned I am going to try bicarbonate of soda.  I will look at the link you have provided.  Thanks for taking the time to reply.

 

I just use a spot of handwash, that I know I am not allergic to.

Have you seen your Ophthalmologist recently?  Perhaps you have a slight infection or something and need some drops that they can prescribe.

Just keep any creams or makeup away from your eyes.

Hi,You will see from my original post that I have been twice to the eye hospital in the last 2 months.  The last time was yesterday when I was told that the bleph was much better than it was 2 months ago. No blocked glands much less debri but the main problems was red rims which of course are very sensitive.  I do not have any infection.  I have not used eye makeup for 2 or 3 years.  What about foundation, although

I don't use it on the eye lids.  Apart from that can't think of anything else

except that I do get very stressed and suffer from anxiety.  I have also

noticed over the years that although I have short hair it is much better 

each time it is trimmed.  I was also told by a consultant dermatologist to

use nizoral shampoo.  So I have gone back to this again.  Thanks once again.

Thank you for replying.  Can you get the wet ones in the high street or do you need to order them on line.

https://patient.info/health/Blepharitis.htm

I expect you have read this libralady13.

Wet Ones are hand wipes and they tell you to keep them away from your eyes on the packet.  You can buy them on the high street.

Dear Libralady,

I know there are a lot who are afraid to use the wipes.

Here is a tox report I found.

International Journal of Toxicology

 

3 Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Benzethonium Chloride and Methylbenzethonium Chloride

Abstract

Benzethonium Chloride and Methylbenzethonium Chloride are quaternary ammonium salts used in cosmetics primarily as preservatives and secondarily as cationic surfactants, usually at concentrations below 1 percent. They can be irritating to the skin at concentrations of greater than 5 percent. Chronic and subchronic feeding studies indicated little or no toxic effects for both ingredients. Benzethonium Chloride was nonmutagenic in microbial systems and shown to be noncarcinogenic in rodent studies.

In clinical studies, Benzethonium Chloride produced mild skin irritation at 5 percent but not at lower concentration. Neither ingredient is considered to be a sensitizer.

It is concluded that both compounds are safe at concentrations of 0.5 percent in cosmetics applied to the skin. A maximum concentration of 0.02 percent is safe for cosmetics used in the eye area.

The wipes are .03%. They do not go in the eye. If you use steroids you are putting into your eyes BAK, as a preservative. BAK is benzalkonium chloride (an ammonium salt compound same family as benzethonium chloride).

Honjon used the wipes in the UK and they had benzalkonium chloride in them and they worked too. Look at his info on this site.

This all started because a friend killed it with an Avon Facial scrub with Benzethonium Chloride in it.

I was desperate and jumped on anything that would kill it. I found out they why and how after someone was allergic to them. They were allergic to the hand wipes. I always post about that now. These work for about 80% of the people. It is the cheap way to kill it.

If you need more info let me know. Do my best.

Thinking of you,

Lynda79

 

Dear libralady,

Someone today said that the UK wipes have .3% of Benzalkonium Chloride in them. I live in US. The wipes I used have .03% Benzethonium Chloride in them. That is a huge difference if that is true.

Please order on-line and get the ones I know to be safe if you are not allergic.

Hope this info helps.

Lynda79

Hi,

I need to correct this info. The US wipes are .3% Benzethonium Chloride.

I used these to kill the Blepharitis. Sorry was in desperate need of new glasses. Got then and could see the little dot after the 0.

Sorry, I did try let people know and I missed this one.

Lynda79

I will try the wet ones is that the make of them?

Have you tried bicarbonate of soda ?

Hi Lynda,  I have never used the wet wipes but when you say you used them to kill the blepharitis do you mean the bacteria causing it.  As I understand there are 2 types of blepharitis one non infectious and one infectious.  I have been under the eye hospital for many years and no opthalmologist as ever suggested that my eyes were infected.