Effectiveness of Isopropyl Myristate/Cyclomethicone D5 Solution of Removing Cuticular Hydrocarbons From Human Head Lice (Pediculus Humanus Capitis)

Authors and Disclosures

Eric Barnett¹*, Kathleen G Palma¹, Bert Clayton¹ and Timothy Ballard<sup>2

1</sup> Piedmont Pharmaceuticals, Greensboro, NC, USA. ² En-Cas Analytical Laboratories, Winston-Salem, NC, USA

Competing interests
Piedmont Pharmaceuticals sponsored the study. Eric Barnett (EB) and Bert Clayton (BC) are employees of Piedmont Pharmaceuticals, the company that developed the non-pesticidal human head lice treatment composed of Isopropyl myristate/cyclomethicone D5 discussed in this paper. Kathleen Palma (KP) is a paid consultant of Piedmont Pharmaceuticals. This solution is marketed as Full Marks™ Solution by Reckitt Benckiser in certain European countries, Australia and Russia; as Resultz® by Medical Futures in Canada, Takeda in Belgium, and Lapidot in Israel. Tim Ballard (TB) of En-Cas Analytical Laboratories was paid on a fee for service basis to conduct the laboratory work, and does not have a competing interest.

*Corresponding author
ebarnett@piedmontpharma.com