"Fukortsin" is a drug that has been known to many since childhood. Often in everyday life it is called red green for its ability to stain the skin in a similar way, but in red rather than green.
"Fucortsin" is a tool that is also often called Castellani liquid. This solution has a deep dark red color, a specific smell that is easily recognizable.
Properties, composition of this drug
The manufacturer of the medicinal solution is packaged in bottles made of darkened glass and equipped for convenience with stoppers-brushes or droppers. Active components in the composition of "Fukortsin" are:
- Fuchsin main. It is a synthetic aniline dye that has antifungal, antiseptic properties.
- Resercinol. It is a substance that can have a pronounced anti-seborrheic, dermatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial effect.
- Phenol. It is a compound having an antifungal, bactericidal property.
- Boric acid is an anti-inflammatory, antiseptic substance that has an astringent effect.
Additional components in the composition of the treatment solution are: distilled water, acetone, ethyl alcohol.
"Fukortsin" is a drug intended exclusively for external use. It is capable of destructively affecting a wide range of fungal, bacterial pathogens, stopping various stages of infectious and inflammatory processes, and promoting the regeneration of damaged tissues.
What are the indications of the Fukortsin solution? We will understand further.
Indications for use
It will be advisable to use it in the treatment of the following types of damage:
- Seborrhea in mixed, oily form.
- Corns, shallow wounds, erosive lesions, cracks, abrasions, cuts and other minor violations of the integrity of the skin.
- Folliculitis, conflicts, acne, streptococcal impetigo and other pustular rashes.
- Foot fungus, candidiasis, lichen and other skin lesions of a fungal nature.
Use of medication
Fukortsin is a universal antiseptic that can be used to treat the most common types of skin lesions. It should be noted that it is effective not only with an already ongoing infectious process, but also as a prophylactic drug, if the risk of infection with fungi and bacteria is high. The use of red green Fukortsin allows you to quickly stop the inflammatory process, accelerate healing, and prevent the wound from getting wet.
If you take into account the indications for the use of the drug, then it can be used independently, without a doctor’s prescription, but it is important to observe some recommendations:
- It is important to carefully apply the solution, as it can greatly stain linen, household items, clothing.
- The solution should be treated up to 4 times a day.
- The solution within a few minutes after application to the skin can cause itching and mild burning, which go away on their own.
- Treatment of Fukortsin with open wounds is unacceptable. In this case, only the edges of the wound should be treated.
- Do not apply the solution to large areas of the skin, since there is a possibility of phenolic poisoning.
- It is recommended to apply the solution to the lesions with a point using a cotton swab, a cotton swab.
Consider the instructions for use for "Fukortsin" for children and adults.
Use for chickenpox
Chickenpox (chickenpox) is a disease of viral origin that most people carry in childhood. A characteristic symptom of pathology is the appearance on the skin of a generalized rash, which is very itchy. In the initial stages of development, the rash has the appearance of pink spots, and then transforms into vesicles and papules. Often "Fukortsin" is used for chickenpox in children, but it is not used to neutralize the virus that causes the rash, but to prevent the attachment of a secondary bacterial infection when combing elements of inflammation.
Castellani fluid can be smeared with only those pimples with chickenpox, which only appeared, without affecting the mucous membranes, healthy skin.
Instructions for use with Fucorcin for children should be strictly followed.
In addition, the treatment of chickenpox rash should be agreed with the doctor. With chickenpox, the drug slightly reduces itching, accelerates the healing of inflammatory elements, which, with proper treatment, pass without a trace. In addition, the coloring property of the solution allows you to "mark" those elements that have just appeared, and to track their appearance. This will let you know that the rash has stopped appearing and the child can be contacted with other children without fear of infecting them.
The use of "Fucorcin" in streptoderma
Streptoderma is accompanied by the appearance of rashes caused by the activity and waste products of streptococci that can penetrate the thickness of the skin. Therapy of the disease, depending on its severity, can be carried out by using antibiotic medications and local drugs for the antiseptic treatment of inflammatory foci. Often for local treatment of rash with streptoderma, Castellani liquid is used.
Apply it to the rash should be up to 4 times a day, not forgetting that water should not fall on the lesions. This will prevent the spread of infection and exacerbate the process of inflammation. In addition, the therapy of streptodermic rashes with the help of "Fukortsin" involves the rejection of this antiseptic for the treatment of genitals, nose, mucous membranes in the oral cavity, orbital zone, and perioral region.
Use in the treatment of fungal infections
Castellani liquid is an effective drug in the fight against superficial fungal infections of the skin. Fukortsin is active against various types of pathogenic fungi. For the treatment of fungal infections, experts recommend treating the damaged areas several times a day until the skin acquires a healthy structure and appearance. In the case when the lesion is extensive, it is necessary to prefer another external remedy for therapy.
It is important to note that with fungal infections of the nails, the drug is ineffective, since it is not able to penetrate the thickness of the nail. Fukortsin can be used as a prophylactic antiseptic if a nail plate has been damaged (breaks, sloppy shearing, etc.). The healing of a nail injury during application of the solution will be accelerated.
Application in gynecology
Quite often, patients are interested in the possibility of using Castellani fluid in the treatment of a variety of gynecological diseases. Instructions for use of the drug does not imply its use for the treatment of gynecological pathologies, however, women often neglect this and actively use an antiseptic. To eliminate genital rashes with candidal vulvitis, genital herpes "Fukortsin" is used quite often. It should be noted that the treatment of these diseases with a solution is not very effective, and therefore it is recommended to give preference to specially prescribed drugs.
Contraindications
"Fukortsin" is contraindicated for use in the following cases:
- Chronic forms of allergic dermatosis.
- Increased individual sensitivity to the ingredients in the composition of the drug.
- The lactation period.
- Pregnancy.
Analogues of "Fucorcin"
"Fukortsin" is an alcohol antiseptic solution, which has no analogues in the complex of active substances. However, based on the therapeutic properties of the drug, it has many analogues. The solutions intended for external use and capable of replacing Fukortsin include: iodine, Fucaseptol, Saledez, Chlorhexidine, Methylene Blue, Diamond Green.
Colorless "Fukortsin"
“Fukortsin” - a coloring solution that leaves red spots on the skin, is very noticeable and can be washed off rather poorly. The coloring properties of the drug are its significant drawback. An alternative in this case may be a drug with a similar composition and identical properties, but without the addition of fuchsin, which gives color to the solution. To make a colorless "Fukortsin" can some pharmacies to order.
Comparison with Zelenka
Fukortsin or Zelenka - which is better? Zelenka is a fairly common antiseptic, similar to Fukortsin, used to treat skin lesions, lesions of a purulent-inflammatory nature. It is unequivocal to say that it is better - “Fukortsin” or greenback is impossible, since the effectiveness of any drug is determined by various factors - the individual susceptibility of the body to the components of the drug, the severity of the lesion, the type of pathogen. However, it is worth noting that zelenka is significantly inferior to Fukortsin in its antifungal activity.
Ways to remove the drug from the skin and household items
People are often interested in how to wipe off Fukortsin.
The solution can be removed from the skin using the following means:
- Lemon juice.
- Cologne.
- Means designed to remove makeup from the eyes.
- A mixture of hydrogen peroxide with ammonia.
- Salicylic alcohol.
- Laundry soap.
You can remove stains from the solution from the teeth by brushing them with a specially made paste from the juice of half a lemon and a tablespoon of baking soda. Fucorcin spots after brushing with this mixture disappear completely.
From synthetic clothes, red spots can be removed using laundry soap. To remove Fukortsin from clothing made from natural fabrics, you can use the following tools:
- Prepare a saturated solution of laundry soap, mix with ammonia. After that, the resulting mixture is applied to the spots, kept for up to 15 minutes, washed off with water.
- Treat fucorcin stains with toothpaste, hold for up to 15 minutes, and wash with laundry soap.
To remove red spots from the surface of the furniture, the floor, you can use chlorine-containing linen bleaches, acetylsalicylic acid, salicylic acid, sodium sulfite.
Cost
In the instructions for use for "Fukortsin" price is not indicated. The cost depends on the region of distribution, the price policy of the pharmacy, as well as the volume of the bottle in which the drug is sold. She is about 30 rubles.
Reviews
Patients who used Fukortsin respond extremely positively. The drug has a pronounced antiseptic and fungicidal property. It is often noted that the drug is easy to use, well tolerated, affordable and has a low cost. The only noted drawback of an antiseptic is its ability to stain stained skin, tissues and surfaces of household items.
According to reviews, Fukortsin helps to get rid of the fungus quickly. Despite the fact that the medication can be used for self-treatment of wounds and fungal injuries, before using it to treat a rash with chickenpox in children, you should consult a doctor. In addition, it should be remembered that applying Castellani liquid to large surfaces of the skin is not recommended, as this can provoke phenol intoxication.
We reviewed the Fukortsin product instructions for use and price.