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One week using "Wet Ones" with Benzethonium Chloride

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Honjon
Honjon

I have been using Wet Ones as recommended by Lynda79 (Clean eyes 4 times daily using 1/4 wet one) for one week

I can report the following.

Initial State:- Eye irritation/soreness/dryness including corneal ulcers, etc which I have had for over 2 months continually. Requiring washing approx 3-4 times daily with warm water, baby shampoo, eye drops etc..

When starting with the Wet Ones, I initially felt slight stinging around the rim of the eye, but this stopped after 24 hrs use.

After 3 days:- A lot of relief, maybe rinse eyes with just warm water if they felt dry.

After 7 days:- I have forgotten that I have blephoritus. Have to remind myself to clean eyes with Wet Ones.

I will continue to use the wet ones, now cutting down to 3x daily as recommended by Lynda79, and will update again next week. Hope this helps somebody, and many thanks to Lynda79 for sharing this.

Honjon

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  • lynda79
    lynda79

    Posted

    Dear James,

    At the bottom of my box of pocket size singles (wet ones) the bar code reads 04723 as the last digits.

    Look and see if you can find the ingredients. The main one or Active Ingredient is Benzethonium Chloride.

    Honjon did post about using different handwipes and they had an ammonium salt or compound in them too.That was Benzalkonium Chloride. He was successful using them too and they are sold in the UK.

    Just test on your hands and face to see if you are allergic. Most people or 83% about are not.

    I wish you success as this is a topical problem for the most part (can spread to other areas of the eyes too)

    and the meds should go on the problem and not in the eye as I experienced trying both ways. I used the Dr. antibiotic inthe eyes.

    Hope to hear that you get relief soon.

    Lynda79

    • eyes00664
      eyes00664 lynda79

      Posted

      lynda79

      Did you used to get styes before you had treated your blepheritis?

    • lynda79
      lynda79 eyes00664

      Posted

      Dear Eyes,

      No I did not but many have had that and other symptoms. If it is bacterial these wipes will work if you are not allergic to the items like shampoo, detergents and fabric softners etc.

      If Blepharitis was not bactertial (google and see there seems to be several kinds of bacteria involved) the wipes could not have killed it.

      You have nothing to lose to try it. My husband had something on his eyelid and it has reappeared for years. He used the wipes several times and now it is gone.

      The wipes are .03% Benzethonium Chloride (Honjon used the wipes in the UK and they have Benzalkonium Chloride in them). These are both ammonium salts or compounds and kill it. Honjon had several different symptoms.

      My friend killed it using the same ingredient but in a different product.

      This works if you are not allergic. They put this in eye meds at a lower dose. It is .01% BAK in steriods meds for the eye. Can cause problems in the eyes over a long perios of time. So why do that when you can use it around the eye and kill it.

      Hope this info helps you.

      Lynda79

    • eyes00664
      eyes00664 lynda79

      Posted

      Thank you Lynda

      I accually know for sure I have the infection. My doctor send my eyelash to lab for testing it came back positive for Staphylococcus. Staphylococcus is the bacteria that causes blepheritis. The main problem is that a lot of times anti-biotics do not kill it. But I did google the term "Staphylococcus Benzethonium Chloride" and read the wiki article on it. It says that Benzethonium Chloride is highly effective in killing Staphylococcus. I am traveling in south america right now so I will have to find a way to get the wipes shipped to me. 

      Thank you very very much for your discovery about the wipes.

    • lynda79
      lynda79 eyes00664

      Posted

      Dear Eyes,

      Actually, it was a friend who used an Avon Facial Scrub with Benzethonium Chloride in it that killed her Blepharitis first. I looked for that product and they no longer made it with that in it so looked on line for what other product had Benzethonium Chloride in it. I had the Wet Ones (handwipes) in my house.

      My friends's Bleph had moved up onto her eyelids (eye shadow area) and looked horrible (another kind of symptom). When it killed it there she moved it down to her eyelash area.

      I am greatful for her discovery. When all the doctors said it would come back (it had been 6 months) I looked for ways to tell people.

      There is lanolin in the wipes too and some people are allergic to that too.

      I found that 16.5% out of 959 persons are allergic to these.

      There is an antibiotic that will work on Bleph as these wipes work as an antimicrobia,l that is, the ammonium salts or compounds work that way.

      Several peoplehave ordered on-line to get the hand wipes.

      Wish you success. It just takes about 3-31/2 months to get rid of it.

      Make sure you tear each wipe into 8 sections and wrap around your finger so as to have more control where you apply the wipe.

      Wish you well.

      Lynda79

  • lynda79
    lynda79

    Posted

    Dear Nancy and Ian,

    Eileen on this site told me about Optive she was using and it had a preservative Purite in it. When I looked it up I found some interesting information.

    The Purite preservative is to disappear on contact but it said that if you have dry eyes it may not work so well. I found 2 products that have NO preservative in them for lubrication. They are REFRESH ENDURA and REFRESH PLUS.

    Most eye meds and eyedrops have BAK in them. That is Benzalkonium Chloride. Usually at .01%

    It brought out"patients who use a commercial preparation for long-term treatment of a chronic disease can have significant complications, particularly if they use several drugs that contain the preservative."

    You don't have to put it in the eye just on the lashes and kill it. A few months and it is gone. Better then a life time of steroids and other meds. That is if you are not allergic to shampoo, detergent, fabric softners or spermicidal jelly.

    Please google the products and preservatives and find this info. Google BAK too.

    Hope this info helps you.

    Lynda79

  • lynda79
    lynda79

    Posted

    Dear James,

    The bottom of the box (red box) in US on the bar code has the last 4 numbers a 04723.

    Honjon on this site used the wipe in the UK and they worked for him as same family as Benzethonium Chloride. They have Benzalkonium Chloride in them.

    Hope you are having success.

    Lynda

  • kelly23586
    kelly23586

    Posted

    Hi Lynda, I have been suffering with blepharitis for nearly 2 years, red, puffy eyes & have been very sensitive to light. I am using blephaclean wipes at the moment but my eyes still don't seem to be getting better. I will give the wet ones wipes ago. Any advice will be appreciated. I have been conscious with my eyes as they can be very sore.

    Some of the wet ones wipes say for hands, does this matter?

    Kelly

  • lynda79
    lynda79

    Posted

    Dear Kelly,

    If you are not allergic to shampoo, detergent, handwipes, fabric softners or spermicidal jellies you may be able to use these. Use them on your hands first, then a little on your skin on face. I had no problems.

    Benzethonium Chloride and Bezalkonium Chloride are ammonium salts or compounds. Google these and look up the info.

    Honjon on this site used the handwipes that had the Benzalkonium Chloride in them and had the same results. This is what is sold in the UK. I live in the US. The WET ONES can be ordered on line.

    Steroid medicine has in it .01% of Benzalkonium Chloride as a preservative. The wipes have .03% but do not go into the eye only on the lashes and rims.

    Bad news is that using medicines with Benzalkonium Chloride as a preservative over many years can have a bad effect on the eye. A lot of over the counter eye drops (for lubrication) have this in it too.

    Here's the good news! There are 2 eye drops for lubrication that have no preservatives in it.

    REFRESH ENDURA and REFRESH PLUS. I found this info out when I was looking up a new preservative

    called Purite. It sounds a little better but none is the best.

    I tore each wipe into 8 sections, just enough to cover the tip of my finger. I cleaned each area twice with a new piece. That is a total of 8 sections or 1 wipe. I started out 4 times a day for a week, then went down to 3 times a day for a month. After that, I used them only 2 times a day for several months. When I quit they bothered me once or twice. I jumped on them with the wipes for a day or two and then neve again.

    I used mascara and still killed it.

    You need to wash each eye with a seperate wash rag (I used white to put in the bleach load).

    Let me know when you need the mascara info.

    They do say for the hands but If yoiu get some in your eye just put your eye drops (water ones for lubrication). Look at Honjon's posting too.

    Hope this info helps. If you need anymore info I will do my best.

    Wishing you relief soon.

    Lynda79

  • helen16673
    helen16673

    Posted

    Dear blepharitis sufferers

    I'm so pleased that I've come across this site and all the advice that is given to put a stop to this horrible

    condition.

    I am constantly getting these and it was only two weeks ago that I had my second minor operation to

    remove one that had turned into a chalzion (I hope I've spelt it correctly). Since then, I had another one

    and I've just finished a course of antibiotics and eye drops, the swelling has now got a white head

    on it, ready to burst!

    One thing that I want to know, is stress a cause? I work in a school and it's a very stressful at times.

    I do have seborrhoeic dermatis, roscea and ezcema, the works, that doesn't help either.

    The first thing that I'm going to try is the Optrex drops.

    What is so annoying, I didn't suffer from this when I was younger it's not that I'm in my early 50s that it's

    affecting me.

    I will let you know how I get on with the drops.

    Thank you everybody for your advise smile

    Helen

    • lynda79
      lynda79 helen16673

      Posted

      Dear Helen,

      Do you have Blepharitis? If you do I am going to let you see why these wipes work. This is the info I found:

       

      What causes blepharitis?

      There are three main types of blepharitis: staphylococcal blepharitis, seborrhoeic blepharitis and meibomian blepharitis. All three types can cause similar symptoms.

      Staphylococcal blepharitis

      This type of blepharitis is thought to be caused by a bacterium (germ) called staphylococcus. This bacterium commonly lives in low numbers on the skin without doing any harm. However, in some people, it seems that this bacterium causes a localised infection of the eyelids, resulting in blepharitis. Exactly why this happens in some people is unclear.

      Quats are effective in destroying a broad spectrum of harmful microorganisms. They are effective in killing the following microorganisms while cleaning the surfaces upon which they reside – all in one simple step.

      1.                   Gram negative and gram positive bacteria like salmonella typhi, staphylococcus aureus, streptococcus epidermidis and pseudomonas aeruginosa,

      2.                   viruses like HIV-1, Herpes simplex 1 and 2

      3.                   Antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria including methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

      4.                   and fungi like trichophyton interdigitale (athlete’s foot).

       I hope this info helps you. One person said she was told several things for her diagnosis. Her eyes were red all the time. She used the wipes and after 2 weeks she said they were white.

      You can wear mascara and kill this at the same time. It involves throw away wands bought at the chemist or on-line.

      Make sure you are not allergic to shampoos, detergents, fabric softners, handwipes or spermicidal jellies. Lanolin is in the wipes too.

      These wipes do not go in the eyes. Just the eyelash areas.

      Wish you relief if Blepharitis is your problem.

      Lynda79

       

  • jenny_74
    jenny_74 Honjon

    Posted

    Hi Honjon

    I a so glad that "wet ones treatment" work for you and it gives me the hope since I ordered the tissues online myself as they cant be found in my country.I wanted to ask you this : What actual blepharitis you have or you had? Disfunction of the glend? Bacterial/Staph infection or something else? I noticed that same treatment dont work well for everybody since they have different causes of the problem.Have you tested your eeys for bacteria? Have you cleaned the skin around your eeyes as well? I have 2 nasty redlines almost constantly inflamed, if you google denni-morgan folds - pictures, you will see what I mean.Please reply to me as I am just about to start the same procedure very soon..

    Thanks

  • jeanette43594
    jeanette43594 Honjon

    Posted

    hi Honjon i have just joined this site and found something that may be of help to me hopefully.i have been having trouble with my eyes since 2004/5. dr at hospital told me to use baby shampoo and warm boiled water and to use one cotton wool ball once only on each eye any way still bothered  with it and its getting me down you are hopefully a saviour to my eyes as i will try your suggestion at once and who knows i will try anything once @ this moment to get rid of the itchyness and redness so heres hoping it works for me

  • jeanette43594
    jeanette43594 Honjon

    Posted

    hi Honjon  i came upon this site by accident but i am so pleased i did.Istarted using wet ones like Lynda79 said and within one day there was a difference! i could not believe it since 2004 i have been washing eyes with baby shampoo warm water(boiled) and eye drops now down to using wet ones back to normal!! i can not thank Lynda79 enough.for sharing this with us and i can go out and not look as       

    though i have been cryingrolleyes

  • Nannacole
    Nannacole Honjon

    Posted

    Hi where can I buy the red wet ones I'm in the uk
    • lynda79
      lynda79 Nannacole

      Posted

      Dear Nannacole,

      Honjon, on this site, used the hand wipes with Benzalkonium Chloride in them. They are both ammonium salt compounds. They had the same results and those are sold in the UK. Check out his info.

      Make sure you are not allergic to shampoos, detergents, handwipes, fabric softners and even spermicidal jellies. If you are not, give them a try.

      Blepharitis is caused by staphylococcus and if you looked up Quats( which is what Benzethonium Chloride and Benzalkonium Chloride and a few others are called) they kill staphylococcus.

      You can wear mascara and kill this at the same time. It involves throw away mascara wands and applicators. Let me know if you want that info.

      Be sure and wash eyes with 2 wash cloths (white that go in a bleach load) so as to not re-infect.

      Wish you relief soon.

      Lynda79

    • jeanette43594
      jeanette43594 lynda79

      Posted

      hi Lynda79 just a quick update to my using wet ones. well it is about three wks now and what a difference!!! Only doing it twice a day now morning and night and i am wearing mascara again after i dont know how long!! lol  no more baby shampoo and washing my eyes up to four or more times (depending on how red and sore they were) thank you for telling me about the throw away wands have found a chemist not to far away from where i live that sells them! One chemist gave me some for free!!! also told M/I/L about them and she has just started using them so will keep you up dated if thats ok? SO take care and thank you and Honjon for all advice 

      Jeanette43594 rolleyes

    • lynda79
      lynda79 jeanette43594

      Posted

      Dear Jeanette,

      Thanks for getting back to me and I love to hear that others are not suffering any longer. It does take a few months so don't give up. It itched once or twice after I quit and I just jumped on them for a couple of days with the wipes and then it was gone for good.

      I still use a throw away wand, I just use 1 for 2 eyes now. I just don't put a used wand into the mascara.

      Bacteria can't wash out like normal eyes do. I use preservative free eye drops now.

      Thinking of you and thank you again.

      Lynda79

       

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