Canestan instead of Monistat - urgent???

[julliams]

I have watched the Monistat thread on and off and decided to give this a go. Only thing is we don't have monistat in Australia so I figured our brand Canestan would be fine. I just googled the ingredients for Monistat thinking they would be the same and they are not. Canestan's active ingredient is clomatrizole.

I just put it all over my scalp - should I go wash it off immediately?

[julliams]

I just found a site that says that long term use of Canestan is increased hair growth so maybe it will be ok???

[Lassie]

hiya, fellow aussi here!

Yes canestan is the wrong product :( wont do any damage i think, but yes id say wash it off..

The aussie equivalant to monistat is Daktarin, its available in all chemists..
here is a link to see what the packaging looks like
http://www.chemistdirect.com.au/daktarin-antifungal-cream-70g

[julliams]

Thanks - washed it out to be on the safe side. Didn't want to wake up with all my hair around me - horror!

[Purdy Bear]

Thanks for that, it seems its also the case in the Uk. Iv found Daktarin, but not Monistat on line, and the advertisers always push Canesten here.

[countryhopper]

But maybe it would still do the same thing as Monistat?? It's just another kind of fungal cream, and that's what Monistat is, right? Just wondering...

[julliams]

That's what I figured but didn't want to risk it.

[Jessfoz]

Sorry just had to drag this up again, because I've been looking at the Daktarin available here in Aus and it's got totally different active ingredients....?

[Gothchiq]

I doubt that it would hurt you but it may not help either.

I tried the Monistat trick and it did not work for me at all. :( It gave my boyfriend awful dandruff. Some people get wonderful results... but not us, sadly.

xoxo
gothchiq

[bunzfan]

If it helps i have using that one because i ran out of Daktrin and i remember jojo saying it worked for her. I have been applying 3-4 times a week and erm i have been getting anything from a half inch to a inch a week:D:D

Also i leave it on my scalp till its wash day.

[Amber_Maiden]

They only have Canestan in Canada as well. Must be the whole UK commonwealth colony thing...

[jojo]

I tried canesten and had no success, try the daktarin its brilliant!

[copperlites]

Wrong thread