Polidocanol

Polidocanol is a local anaesthetic and antipruritic component of ointments and bath additives. It relieves itching caused by eczema and dry skin.[1] It has also been used to treat varicose veins,[2] hemangiomas, and vascular malformations.[3] It is formed by the ethoxylation of dodecanol. Sclerotherapy Polidocanol is also used as a sclerosant, an irritant injected to treat varicose veins, under the trade names Asclera, Aethoxysklerol[... [wikipedia]