Compid patch for wet and dry calluses

Hydrocolloid dressings that seal and protect wounds, as well as plasters of various shapes and sizes, help in the treatment of superficial damage to the skin. Among them is the Compeed plaster, designed to combat calluses.

Currently, the Compeed trademark belongs to Johnson & Johnson, but the technology of barrier medical coatings with hydrocolloid particles was developed and introduced into production in the early 1980s by the Danish company Coloplast A/S, which also produces Comfeel Plus dressings.

Indications of the Compound Patch

Compid hydrocolloid patches can be used for calluses on the feet (heels, feet and toes) as protection against mechanical impact on damaged chafed skin, moisture, dirt and possible bacterial infection.

These are plasters for dry calluses: Compeed Underfoot Blister Plasters, Compeed Corn plasters, Compeed Blister Mix.

Compeed Soothing Blister Relief Plasters help against wet calluses (exudate-filled wet calluses or blisters on the feet and hands); Compeed Medium Callous Plasters help against corns (dry calluses on the plantar parts of the feet); Compeed Active Corn Plasters help against ingrown calluses (with a core penetrating into the deeper layers of the skin).

In addition, there is a special anti-herpetic patch Compeed Total Care Invisible Cold Sore Patch - from herpes, from cold sores on the lips. Since this transparent product makes the herpes rash (fever) on the lips and in the nasolabial area almost invisible, it has acquired the common name - masking patch Compeed.

Although the main form of release of TM Compeed products is hydrocolloid patches, to protect the skin of the feet from chafing and the formation of blisters (wet calluses), such a product as Compeed Anti-Blister Stick or Compeed pencil is produced.

The instructions for these products do not indicate any contraindications for use, except for increased skin sensitivity, which means that they can be used during pregnancy, and are also allowed for use by children over three years of age.

However, it should be borne in mind that it is not worth applying the patch to an area of skin with obvious inflammation, since in such cases, sealing the damaged skin and increased humidity under the patch can lead to weeping and increased necrotic processes.

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Release form

What is included in the composition of Compid patches? First of all, these are hydrocolloid particles that create a protective moisture-resistant coating on the skin - thin and flexible.

The gelling material hydrocolloid-075 used in the patches of this TM is a polymer representing a three-dimensional sodium salt of carboxymethylcellulose – croscarmellose. This polymer does not dissolve in water, but at the same time perfectly absorbs liquid.

The active surface of the patch is covered with a thermoplastic adhesive mass, the adhesive properties of which are provided by a transparent low-molecular polymer, which consists of hydrocarbon resins (cycloaliphatic, aromatically modified and hydrogenated). At a low deformation rate, the polymer provides higher resistance to stress, due to which the patch is not felt during movements and does not limit them.

When using the Compeed patch for wet calluses (blisters), croscarmellose absorbs the exudate, turning into a soft mass - a hydrophilic gel, which becomes a "protective cushion" for the callus: pain is reduced, pressure and friction are reduced. At the same time, the blister is compacted, under the shell of which natural regeneration of skin cells occurs.

A plaster for dry calluses, isolating the area of skin from the external environment, creates conditions of increased humidity under its surface, which promotes fibrinolysis - softening of keratinized keratinocytes that form callus growths at the site of chafed skin.

Compeed for corns and ingrown calluses - Compeed Intensive patch - helps soften them due to the presence of salicylic acid. And the patch for calluses on the heels Compeed Soothing Blister Relief Plasters contains aloe vera.

Compide pencil consists of hydrogenated vegetable fats, cetyl stearyl alcohol, octyldodecanol (an emollient and moisturizer), phenoxyethanol (a formaldehyde derivative) and fragrance.

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Dosing and administration

The Compid patch for calluses on the feet should be applied to previously cleaned and thoroughly dried skin - from the center to the edges, without touching the adhesive side with your hands. For better adhesion, the patch, without removing the protective paper membrane, should be warmed up by holding it in your hands for two to three minutes.

And after it sticks, for more secure fixation you need to hold it for a few minutes.

Compid intensive after sticking on the callus (on degreased skin) is kept for two days, after which it is removed (if it has not peeled off by itself by this time) and a hot foot bath is made for 5-10 minutes. The skin, partially peeled off from the callus, is carefully scraped off. Such procedures are carried out for two weeks, after which the keratinized skin of the callus comes off.

In fact, the Urgocor corn plaster is used in the same way – with salicylic acid, as well as Salipod – with salicylic acid and sulfur.

How to use the Compeed Invisible Cold Sore patch? It is recommended to use the Compeed anti-herpes patch at the first signs, when tingling or itching begins. The patch should be kept on around the clock (this ensures protection of surrounding tissues from the spread of the virus. The patch will peel off on its own after about 8 hours, and it should be replaced with a new one.

Herpes hidden under the patch goes away because the hydrocolloid coating accelerates natural healing (without the formation of a scab) and tissue regeneration.

Regarding how to remove the Compeed patch, the manufacturer indicated that nothing needs to be done: it peels off on its own in two or three days. But if you need to remove the patch earlier, you should not pull it up, but slowly stretch it horizontally (along the skin).

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Storage conditions

The most suitable conditions for storing hydrocolloid patches are a cool (not higher than +18-22 degrees) place, protected from direct sunlight.

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Shelf life

The shelf life, depending on the type of patch, is 24-32 months.

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Analogues of the patch Compid

Analogues of Compeed callus patches can be considered plasters and waterproof materials for wound surfaces presented on the international market, which contain hydrocolloid particles of carboxymethylcellulose: DuoDERM Extra Thin, Mepilex Border, Allevyn Gentle Border, Tegaderm Hydrocolloid, Alione, Tesco, Hansaplast.

It is possible to use a self-adhesive silicone patch Cosmopor (Cosmopor E), and if the callus is very painful, a patch with lidocaine Lidoderm or Versatis can help.

Analogues of the antiherpetic patch Compeed are patches from other manufacturers, in particular, Elastoplast, Activpatch, Urgo.

Reviews from those who have used these patches indicate that they help to quickly get rid of cold sores without external remedies against the herpes simplex virus.

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