IMPROVED TOPICAL TREATMENT FOR THE ERADICATION AND/OR CONTROL OF ECTOPARASITES

摘要

The use is described of a fluid comprising one or more fatty acid esters of a mono-, di-, tri- or polyhydric alcohol or a lower alkyl ether of a glycol as, a topical treatment for the eradication and/or control of ectoparasites and arthropods. Preferably the fluid is free from an active amount of any other ectoparasite killing compound. Preferred fatty acids are aliphatic carboxylic acids having from 8 to 14 carbon atoms. The mono-, di-, tri-hydric alcohol is an aliphatic alcohol having from three to eight carbon atoms may be an nor iso-alcohol having from three to four carbon atoms. The fluid may comprise a mixture of caprylcaproyl macrogol-8 glycerides and/or diethylene glycol monomethyl ether. The fluid may be applied in the form of a foam or a gel. The ectoparasites may be body lice, crab lice, scabies mites or ticks. The host species may be a mammal such as Homo sapiens and the ectoparasites are head lice or companion animals, such as dogs or cats and the ectoparasites are fleas or ticks. The fluids may also applied to plants and wood.