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ALLERMYL® (Piroctone Olamine) Medicated Shampoo

Medicated shampoo for the management of allergic skin conditions. Designed to meet the needs of dogs and cats with sensitive and itchy skin.

  • Cleans skin and hair coat while soothing irritated skin
  • Unique micro-emulsified formulation with Skin Lipid Complex helps maintain skin barrier integrity
  • Active ingredient: Piroctone olamine 0.5%
  • Contains S-I-S SKIN INNOVATIVE SCIENCE® Technology: Advanced technology to help the skin defend itself and supports healthy skin by providing micro-organism anti-adhesive effects through Glycotechnology (sugars), promotes natural skin microbial defenses with Defensin technology (plant extracts) and Skin Lipid Complex (lipids)
    • Glycotechnology: Anti-irritant/Anti-adhesive (saccharides that limit the adherence of microbes to the skin)1
    • Defensin Technology: Promotes skin’s natural microbial defenses (AMPs: Antimicrobial Peptides)2
    • Skin Lipid Complex:
      • Improve intercellular lipids in the epidermis strengthens the epidermal barrier3
      • Skin Lipid Complex contains: Ceramides (1,3,6) - "waxy lipids", Cholesterol, Free Fatty Acids

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  • Useful in patients that have structural defects in the epidermal (skin) barrier (Atopic Dermatitis)
  • Allermyl is the only shampoo with Skin Lipid Complex
  • Manufactured using cGMP pharma standards according to FDA guidelines
  • Available sizes 8 oz and 16 oz

 

References:

  1. Lloyd DH, Viac J, Werling D, et al. Role of sugars in surface microbe–host interactions and immune reaction modulation. Vet Dermatol. 2007;18:197–204.
  2. Santoro D, Ahrens K, Vesny R, et al. Evaluation of the in vitro effect of boldo and meadowsweet plant extracts on the expression of antimicrobial peptides and inflammatory markers in canine keratinocytes. Res Vet Sci. 2017;115:255–262.
  3. Piekutowska A, Pin D, Reme C.A.Gatto H. and Haftek M. Effects of a Topically Applied Preparation of Epidermal Lipids on the Stratum Corneum Barrier of Atopic Dogs, Journal of Comparative Pathology 2008;138:197-203.

 

Ingredients:

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS: Piroctone Olamine 0.5% w/w 
INACTIVE INGREDIENTS: Alkylpolyglucoside, Butylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Coco-Betaine, d-Galactose, d-Mannose, Disodium EDTA, I-Rhamnose, Laureth-2, Methylpropanediol, PEG-90 Glyceryl Isostearate, Peumus boldus Leaf Extract, Purified Water, Skin Lipid Complex (Ceramides, Fatty acids), Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Spiraea ulmaria Extract, Vitamin F, Xanthan Gum