ZYMADERM Molluscum Contagiosum Treatment for Kids and Adults - Fast Acting, Discomfort-Free Reducer w/ Applicator

This product works well when it is applied consistently. We used it on our 6-year-old after reading the reviews. The problem is that it has an odd smell, and most kids are not going to enjoy going to bed or school with that smell. She also complained that it was "itchy and burned" on the bigger molluscum sites, which made her resistant to letting us put this on her. I also thought that it was a bit expensive for what the actual product was. However, it offered an option that actually worked when we were told that the treatments available at the doctor's office would lead to permanent scarring.

I'm a middle-aged female with no kids, does not work with kids and practically is never around kids, yet I contracted MC. I don't swim in public pools or participate in sports to share or touch items that have been infected. Its truly a mystery how I managed to contract this during the pandemic when I've been abstaining from hugs, touched no one besides the husband (who doesn't have it), works from home, and rarely shops outside of the internet. So yes folks - anyone can get this crazy pox! Anyway, let me review this product.I got about 50 bumps total on my forearms, legs, belly and back. 2 doc visits confirmed that I had MC who didn't give me anything except telling me that "it will just go away". Google search results recommended using witch hazel followed with apple cider vinegar 2x a day which I started to do day 3 of initial outbreak. I also use new towels every day and keep completely covered at all times and change bed linens about twice a week. Contrary to google - the bumps were unbearably itchy for me so I used an antihistamine cream on the trouble spots and took benadryl pills to keep me from going mad with the itchiness.After about a week of this, a couple of the bumps started to open and I cleaned those immediately with witch hazel followed by a dab of the ACV. It wasn't till about 10 days after my initial breakout that I started using ZymaDerm for Molluscum in conjunction with my witch hazel & apple cider vinegar routine 2x a day. For really itchy ones on my legs & wrists I would probably treat 3x a day. With about a week with ZymaDerm drops, more of the bumps started to open but I'm not sure if it was the drops or the witch hazel/ACV or combo of all.I used the accompanying Tea Tree Body Wash about 10 days after I started with the ZymaDerm drops. It was then that I started to see better results. After using the wash in the shower, the next day I noticed more of my bumps starting to dry and scab. Not sure if the wash is super-drying, but for me the wash works better than the drops. Or perhaps it was just the combination of all I've been doing - again not sure. But I kept at my routine of drops / ACV / witch hazel 2x a day & shower with the wash every 48 hours, and about a month after my initial breakout I feel like 90% of my bumps have scabbed over or on the way there. I am now down to treating the bumps once a day and sometimes I even walk around with bare legs for a few minutes - oh my!I am asian/pacific islander with darker skin, so unfortunately these bumps will leave scars. I am using an antibiotic ointment for the areas that have scabbed over to help with the healing and perhaps hopefully lessen the scarring. Good luck people - hope this review helps because this #^%@ MC pox sucks!

Preface - If you have the money and insurance to go to the doctor, sure, go, but I think they're too quick to propose invasive techniques or not give applicable advice. Like sure, it's harmless and I can wait a couple years, but why the eff would I? And when it spreads, I'm supposed to avoid social activities like swimming and wearing shorts (in my case) in hot weather etc etc, you unrealistic quack? Also, I'm under gov't insurance so I only get a couple appointments a year, which is bull, so I can't "waste" it on things I might be able to resolve myself.I'm 27 yrs old and I think I got it through sex, considering it was on my "vestibule". I noticed it in December 2016 so I'm pretty sure I got it in like October - November 2016. I thought it was a pimple and then it started spreading outwards, to around my vagina and on my inner thighs. Ordered Zymaderm on January 7th. Didn't immediately start treatment...was also lazy. I think at the end of January I started caring more because that's when it started spreading like wildfire to my inner thighs and I started to read up all the scary stuff online and the general lack of knowledge of all this...and not being able to be close to anyone for a couple years? Lord help. Lol.Also, I realized when I did start treatment properly is that considering where it is on me, which is always covered in cloth, that it would rub around the Zymaderm liquid and might not actually be getting enough absorbed into my bumps. So I'd shower, making sure I didn't use my loofah on those spots (I'd just use tea tree oil soap on my hands and lightly lather the area and rinse). Then while my hair's drying in a towel and my body is moisturized (I didn't moisturize this area cuz I thought it'd spread it), I'd put the Zymaderm on and wait at least 5 minutes before putting clothes on. If you put it on near light, you can see how quickly the liquid absorbs into the skin. Sometimes it looks totally dry after a few minutes! That's when the bumps started getting bigger, and that "angry red" that other reviewers talked about. At first, it looked like they were spreading more (and I'm sure they did), but I continued use, AND THENNNN last week, (late Feb 2017) I had an ID reaction, or in other words, mad eczema around all the bumps. Like I thought I screwed myself over lol. It was SOOOOO ITCHY even though it never was before. It was red, raised, itchy ass skin around my bumps and it plagued me for about a week. I had to change my under every few hours because eczema "weeps" and discharges liquid. yes it's gross people but this is real live unfiltered reporting right here. I had to put anti-itch body powder on it so I would resist clawing the hell out of it, and used slathers of coconut oil which does help a lot. At the end of last week, I had a mad fever. I woke up in the middle of the night itching this shit so much and ran to my closet to slather more coconut on before I passed out again (I was really dizzy). Fever's high lasted two days. I felt super crappy. I also have tinea versicolor, and that flared up as well and got all red. So I was really nervous that I did something wrong to myself.Now it's all calming down and....all the bumps are shrinking at an alarming rate!!! Some are gone. I read some studies that suggested the eczema, at least when it happened to children, usually prefaced the end of the condition, and indicates the immune system is fighting it down. I'll update this again when I'm 100% sure it's clear, but yeah, I think that's super fast-acting, and the bumps are either gone, or shrunk to being nearly gone, or scabbing over. I will mention my lifestyle because I do think it plays a role. I take dance classes twice a week. Shower every day (beware of hot water - it makes the eczema and itching worse). I eat desert every day...I would advise not doing that, because sugar promotes inflammation in the body and does you no good over the amount you actually need. Don't drink! Just help your body out you know. And look up "alkalinizing foods", which will also help your body fight inflammation. I walk a mile every day to class and back. I eat mostly healthy food within reason - I don't go out of my way to eat hella veggies and stuff. Egg sandwich for breakfast, sushi for lunch, rice and chicken for dinner, like that. And desert :) Probably drink 4 cups of water a day max...should do more :/ I also had one bump on my hand somehow, but that is going away on its own too, without an eczema patch around it. Lastly, I have been taking iodine supplementation. Lugol's 2% solution, about 5 drops in water, real quick every morning. This wasn't for molloscum, but for general deficiency purposes. (I recommend this highly too)Anyway don't freak out guys! It's hard to sort through all the misinformation. If you've had this for years, you are either auto-inoculating yourself by improper hygiene/care, or you have an immune dysfunction at some level. So be real with yourself in that regard. This condition is benign, but it is HIGHLY ABNORMAL to have it for years. Otherwise, if you're healthy and taking good care of yourself, it'll resolve much faster than you think it will. Umm also, I wore pajamas to bed always, so I didn't get it on my sheets and auto-inoculate myself. In the morning, those pajamas definitely get thrown into the hamper. It felt like a waste washing everything after one singular use, but it's for the best, even if it's the leggings or jeans you're wearing for the day. Trying to think of any other possibly associated factors...I put a spoon full of coconut oil in my coffee too, which I drink everyday. *shrugs*. I didn't stress much about this either - I resigned to believing I wasn't gonna get laid for a while and didn't feel like it anyway. Stress WILL make things worse. It's not just a buzz word, it's the fact that stress = pumping out cortisol, a very real substance in your body that is practically "poisonous" if you produce too much for too long a period. so take it easy.Edit: it's March 23 and yup, it has been gone since the original post. The bigger ones left purple marks, but they're fading slowly. Whew. Advice for emphasis: if it's actually molluscum, if you're being really hygienic, and apply as directed, it will go away. Just do what the directions say and don't skip.

Worked well

It’s only been a week but starting to see some improvement

I bought this for my 5 year old and it took only 3 weeks to get rid of all of the bumps. I have used it once or twice a day and it made the molluscum dry and it went away. I can’t believe it. First they would get red it looked almost irritated but few days after they just dried and disappeared. I also helped and popped the bigger ones once they dried .

My son has contracted the molluscum via (perhaps) neighbor boy who already has it and they played together at the swimming pool. I was so desperate as I read all these crazy how it spread as it is contagious for very young kids who don’t have the strong immune system. I have visited a pediatrician which didn’t help at all just getting an additional antibiotic cream (duh!) so I was searching for a natural remedy and wanted to minimize the chemical impact for my son. Finally found this brand and It really worked for my son! I don’t see the immediate cure but slowly it is disappearing from his tummy. Hope it annihilates soon with this liquid. It smells like tea tree oil! My son felt a bit prickly when I applied. He is 18 months so I reckoned it might be too strong for those infants!Overall, I couldn’t find any other options!

Worked okay on my 2 year old sons molloscum, took a while before they disappeared, he is left with scars but that was to be expected. However the product didn't work on myself