Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: A Randomised, Double-blinded, Pilot Study Investigating the Safety and Efficacy of Topical P-menthane-3,8-diol Oil Extract in the Treatment of Childhood Impetigo.
Brief Summary: This study aims to investigate the efficacy and safety of topical p-menthane-3,8-diol (PMD)-rich Corymbia Citriodora oil (Citriodiol®) in children with impetigo. Citriodiol® is already known to be effective as an insect repellent and is safe in its topical application. The investigators have also found in our laboratory that it is bactericidal against Staphylococcus aureus, the bacteria responsible for causing impetigo. Parents are always searching for a natural alternative to antibiotics (the current gold standard treatment for impetigo), and the investigators believe Citriodiol® could provide this possible alternative.