Ann, what ingredient/s are in these wipes ? I'm not sure we have them in our stores.
Copied from the box
Aqua disodium phosphate;propylene glycol;calendula officinalis; sodium methylparaaben;aqua hamamelis viginiana;polysorbate 80;sodium propylparaben; citric acid; sodium hydroxide; hydrochloric acid.
Sterile disposable eye wipes. Specially desugned for the hygeine and care of eyelids and eyelashes. The wipes contain natural ingredients with cleansing action. They are suitable for adults and children, including babies.
Hope this is of help.
Benzethonium Chloride (US) and Benzalkonium Chloride (UK)
Hi, I dont know if you are in the USA or UK but those are the ingredients.
They are in Wet Ones, Red packet {I think} in the USA and the original blue packet in UK.
Sorry I'm not Ann and these were maybe not the ingredients you meant LOL
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Eileen
Thank you so much Eileen. I am in the state of Virginia in US. I never dreamed 3 months ago, when my opthamologist (sp ?) diagnosed me having Pink-Eye that it would end up being something like this. It was the Cornea specialist who took one look at my eyes and said Blepharitis. I have it much worse in the left eye than right. I just don't really understand, if it is this, why both eyes !?!
Apparently my reply to your request to know what's in the wipes is waiting to bee'moderated' I am in the UK
Thank you Ann.
Hi Ann
Sorry to have butted into your post but I saw that for some reason it was waiting to be moderated and thought I would reply until the mods made up their minds what to do
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Eileen
Hi Kathy
I had it in both eyes but one eye was always worse than the other
I dont know why.....?????? LOL
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Eileen
Kathy,
The active ingredient isBenzenthonium Chloride 0.3%. They are made in the USA by Playtex. Some people have ordered them from amazon. They come in a red box and the indiviidual wipes are in a red, white and blue package. I found mine in WalMart in the USA. Good Luck. They are fantastic!
One more question Eileen--- I just got my Wet Wipes. On the instructions, it says to avoid getting in the eyes. LOL So, do I just close my eyes and rub the lids ??!! I also bought some Sinus tabs -thinking maybe that will help something.
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Kathy
Hi Kathy......ask what you like.....if I can answer them LOL
I saw that as well when I bought them......what I did was keep my eyes open, put on bit on my finger and rub the eyelashes { bottom ones} Its not going in your eyes...if a little bit does it didnt do me any harm.
Then change the bit of wipe and do the upper lids the same way.....same with both eyes.
My eyelashes got very hard and sticky previous to this. I also closed my eyes and did the top of the lid and the underneath.....dont know if that wa in Lindas instructions LOL. I also used over the counter eye drops when they felt gritty....used them frequently at first. I bought some Boots own make ointment for eyes and put it on my eyelids when they were itchy.
Anything else just shout and I'll try to answer
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Eileen
Thanks so much.
I am not a fan of using wet ones, have a look at this post.
Hi mrsmop
I've gone onto the 2nd link you posted....I'm not sure what point you are making apart from the fact that you aren't a fan of Wet Ones
Can you tell me?
OK You dont like Wet Ones but surely you know that all medication {or cures} have different results for different people.
No one is saying that it will help everyone.
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Eileen
Hi Sandra- Thanks for your information. It is amazing and sad to see so many people with the same problem. Around here, no one seems to have heard of it before, so instead of trying to explain, many times, I just say allergies. Ha ! I did find mine yesterday in Walmart. Do you use hot compresses as well ?!
Yes I do use hot compresses as well and I use preservative free eye drops. These have given me a lot of relief.
Thanks Sandra- I will continue that too !