Does anyone know what happened to Ikex skin paste? The message on their website says temporarily out of stock for 2 years now. I’ve emailed them several times and no one responds.
I’ve tried other skin barrier pastes and nothing is nearly as good as Ilex.
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NOBODY REALLY KNOWS... it sucks cuz thats only product that dries for the most part and was using it for 15 years now. surprised the site is still active and emails are not bounced back which gives some hope.. was told they had ingredient issues after covid but then heard someone bought them and were possibly going to revamp production again but that was months ago. theres a guy on the FB group in Europe who lives by their plant and he said nobody has been there for a long time and no cars ever there either
That stinks, there is nothing even close to that paste. It got rid of butt burn completely and sealed in the leakage very well too. What product do you use now?
Ilex was recommended to me by the nurses at Cleveland Clinic back in 2002 when I had my J-pouch surgery, and I used it for 20 years. I agree that nothing works as well as Ilex, but since it disappeared from the market I have tried at least a dozen different alternatives.
The best I have found is Medline 'Remedy' Silicon cream. It has 12.5% dimethicone where most others only have 2%-5%. I believe this is what makes it a a more effective moisture barrier than other creams (not as good as Ilex, but better than anything else I've tried). It is less expensive that Ilex - $10 for a 4 oz tube on Amazon. Here's the link to the Amazon page. Hope it works for you:
