II. Indications

III. Contraindications

  1. Avoid under age 6 months old (risk of toxicity)

IV. Mechanism

  1. Suffocates lice
  2. Other uses include buffering Lidocaine

V. Medications

  1. Lotion: 5%

VI. Dosing

  1. Apply to dry hair, leave on for 10 minutes and then rinse
  2. Repeat again in 7 days
  3. Requires nit combing (see Lice)

VII. Safety

  1. Pregnancy Category B
  2. Considered safe in Lactation

VIII. Efficacy

  1. Comparable efficacy to first-line lice treatments at 3 times the cost (>$450 per bottle in 2019)
  2. Price is even higher in long hair (more product required)

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Definition (MSH) A colorless liquid with a sharp burning taste and slight odor. It is used as a local anesthetic and to reduce pain associated with LIDOCAINE injection. Also, it is used in the manufacture of other benzyl compounds, as a pharmaceutic aid, and in perfumery and flavoring.
Concepts Organic Chemical (T109) , Pharmacologic Substance (T121)
MSH D019905
SnomedCT 256062006, 400850005, 55902002
LNC LP18054-4, MTHU003048
English Alcohol, Benzyl, Benzenemethanol, Benzyl Alcohol, benzyl alcohol, local anesthetics benzyl alcohol, benzyl alcohol (medication), BENZYL ALCOHOL, Benzyl Alcohol [Chemical/Ingredient], alcohol benzyl, benzenemethanol, benzyl Alcohol, benzy alocohol, Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl alcohol (product), Benzyl alcohol (substance), ALCOHOL,BENZYL, Alcohol Benzyl
Swedish Bensylalkohol
Czech benzylalkohol
Finnish Bentsyylialkoholi
French Benzèneméthanol, Alcool benzylique
Italian Benzenemetanolo, Alcool benzilico
Russian BENZILOVYI SPIRT, SPIRT BENZILOVYI, БЕНЗИЛОВЫЙ СПИРТ, СПИРТ БЕНЗИЛОВЫЙ
Japanese フェニルカルビノール, ベンジルアルコール, フェニルメタノール
Spanish alcohol bencilo (producto), alcohol bencílico (producto), alcohol bencilo, alcohol bencílico (sustancia), alcohol bencílico, fenilcarbinol, fenmetilol, Alcohol Bencilo
Polish Fenmetylol, Alkohol benzylowy
German Benzylalkohol
Portuguese Álcool Benzílico