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Lyclear Creme Rinse Product Information

Do not use this medicine if:
• You are allergic (hypersensitive) to any of the ingredients of Lyclear Creme Rinse  or to other pyrethroids.
Take special care with Lyclear Creme Rinse
If you are a healthcare worker who regularly uses Lyclear Creme Rinse on patients, you should consider wearing gloves to avoid possible irritation to your hands.
If you have asthma – Lyclear Creme Rinse may be used normally, however talk to your doctor or pharmacist before commencing treatment if you have any particular concerns.
If the child is less than six months old the treatment should only be carried out having been given medical advice.
If you colour or perm your hair because the effect of this product on hair colourants and perms has not been studied, but there have been some extremely rare complaints about its effect on permed or
coloured hair. It is therefore a good idea to apply Lyclear to a small section of hair before treating the entire head.
If a child is doing their own treatment with Lyclear, it should be under adult supervision.
There is no reason to change your normal hair washing routines following treatment.

Taking other medicines
Lyclear Creme Rinse is not known to interact with any medicines.
Pregnancy and breast feeding
For precautionary reasons, you should not use Lyclear Crème Rinse during pregnancy unless your
doctor advises you to do so.
As with all medicines, if you are breast feeding, consult your doctor before using Lyclear Creme
Rinse.
Important Information about some of the ingredients of Lyclear Creme Rinse
Lyclear Crème Rinse contains:
– Methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E218) and propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E216) which may
cause allergic reactions (possibly delayed).
– Cetyl alcohol which may cause local skin reactions (e.g. contact dermatitis).
– Stearalkonium chloride, a type of benzalkonium chloride, which may irritate the skin.
– Fragrance with amyl cinnamal, amylcinnamyl alcohol, anise alcohol, benzyl alcohol, benzyl
benzoate, benzyl cinnamate, benzyl salicylate, cinnamal, cinnamyl alcohol, citral (neral +
geranial), citronellol, coumarin, eugenol, farnesol, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal,
hydroxycitronellal, isoeugenol, butylphenyl methylpropional D-limonene, linalool,
hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde, methyl 2-octynoate, alpha-isomethyl
ionone, evernia prunastri extract, evernia furfuracea extract. These allergens may cause
allergic reactions.
– Benzyl alcohol which may cause mild local irritation.
– Sunset yellow which may cause allergic reactions.
You should not apply this medicine to the breasts if you are breast feeding because the baby may take
it in with your milk.
This medicine contains 46 mg propylene glycol in each 59ml bottle. This medicine contains 1859 mg
Stearalkonium Chloride in each 59ml bottle.
The active ingredient of Lyclear Creme Rinse (permethrin) is not affected by chlorine in swimming
pools, so normal swimming activities may continue after use.
Like other products used for the treatment of head lice, resistance can occur.
Check for head lice one week after treatment, if living lice are found, the treatment should be repeated. If after 14 days it is clear that the infestation is still active, it is recommended to use another product with a different active.