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Express Delivery (Please be aware when you select Courier Next Day for northern parts of Scotland, DPD may take 2 days to deliver) For best results, PROSHIELD Foam & Spray should be used with PROSHIELD PLUS, according to your established skin care protocol. Want to know more about PROSHIELD Foam & Spray?
Moisturises and conditions the skin 8,9 with a visible, transparent sheen to facilitate monitoring *10 Skin care products are known to commonly cause an allergic or immune response, and it is usually ingredients such as perfumes and preservatives that are the cause (Penzer et al, 2012). PROSHIELD ◊ PLUS Skin Protectant is a smooth, transparent*, viscous and fragrance-free ointment that does not contain any of the common allergens. Its transparency* is beneficial since it allows for skin observation and assessment (Smith & Nephew, 2019b,c,d).
Meuleneire F (2010) A new solution in the treatment of moisture lesions. European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP) poster presentation. Birmingham, UK: 1-3 September Shah S, Cornell M, Ward AJ (1995) Evaluation of moisture through skin protectant barriers by paper chromatography. Adv Skin Wound Care 8(4): 20–27 Effective prevention and management of moisture lesions and IAD without needing a moisturises, when used with PROSHIELD PLUS 1-3 PROSHIELD ◊ Foam and Spray Skin Cleanser has been formulated to be pH balanced and so maintains normal skin pH during use (Smith & Nephew, 2019a).
Flynn and Williams (2011) undertook a small user evaluation in an elderly group of patients who had skin damage following incontinence. They found using PROSHIELD ◊ Skin Care in conjunction with effective pressure ulcer prevention and management resulted in improved skin condition.A reduction in pain and discomfort that is achieved by maintaining skin pH (Smith and Nephew, 2019a) and moisture barrier function (Shah et al, 1995) When PROSHIELD ◊ Foam and Spray Skin Cleanser and PROSHIELD ◊ PLUS Skin Protectant are used together they can help to prevent and protect the skin from IAD and moisture lesions and reduce the incidence of moisture lesions in people with IAD (Meuleneire, 2010; Flynn and Williams, 2011; Ling, 2011; Maxwell and Sinclair, 2012; Wall and Vernon, 2016).