Posted by Nunya (CA) on 09/15/2026
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I never write comments like this but I really need to tell other PD suffers what has been nothing short of a miracle cure for me. Ivermectin paste for horses that you can get in a pet or feed store for about $18.00. It's a parasite dewormer. There are several brands I used, one was Durvet. I slathered it topically all over my PD, which was so bad that it went from in and around my nostrils, down my laugh lines and onto the corners of my mouth. It was so red, scaly and ugly that I just wanted to hide. It also hurt and was itchy. I did this daily and it's basically completely gone now, 3 months later. It took only a week or two to see a huge improvement. I noticed that it got worse before it got better, and would go through cycles of that maybe once a month or so but steadily always continued to get better. During the day I would put a thin layer on it to go out in public and a night a thicker layer. I read several online studies about using Ivermectin externally and after a health food store employee suggested that it would help I was open to give it a try. Daily consistency is the key. I am not a Dr and this is not medical advise, but it worked so well I have to share.
Posted by Brat1horses (Fargo, North Dakota) on 08/01/2024
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Ivermectin & Zinc Paste for Perioral Dermatitis
I developed PD in May of this year. Thinking it was a reaction to some skin care products. But every thing I tried never did a thing for the red shiny pustules. They would just move from one area on my chin, to beside my nose and back again. I had tried ALL the top things listed but finally ran across a video of a woman who used Ivermectin to cure hers. I have had tremendous healing with that and zinc paste on my face at night. I am currently using 1-12mg pill every other day, I will see how that works for one week and then go down to one time per week. Zinc paste at night and Calendula oil in the morning. Seems to be working great so far! I would also use Jane Iredale powder for coverage when I had to go to a meeting etc without any issues.
