WAXSOL is a non-prescription, pharmacy-only ear drop medicine containing docusate sodium 0.5% w/v. It helps soften and break up hardened or accumulated earwax so it can clear from the ear canal more easily — used on its own or to prepare the ear before professional wax removal. Simple to use, with a convenient 10ml dropper bottle and a straightforward overnight treatment routine.
Key Benefits
- Helps soften and break up hardened earwax
- Helps clear an ear canal blocked by accumulated wax
- Can be used independently or before professional ear-wax removal
- Suitable for adults, elderly people and children aged 6–12 years
- Convenient 10ml dropper bottle
- Non-prescription, pharmacy-only medicine in Ireland
How to Use
For adults, elderly people and children aged 6–12 years: use enough drops to fill the affected ear canal — usually approximately 10 drops.
- Best applied before bedtime.
- Tilt the head and fill the affected ear canal with the drops.
- Place a cotton-wool plug in the ear overnight.
- Remove the cotton wool the following morning.
- Treatment may be repeated the next night, but do not use WAXSOL for more than 2 consecutive nights.
If the blockage persists after treatment, consult your doctor or pharmacist.
Product Information
- Active ingredient: Docusate sodium 0.5% w/v
- Dosage form: Ear drops, solution
- Appearance: Clear, colourless solution
- Pack size: 10ml
- After opening: Discard after 4 weeks
- Irish licence: PA25506/010/001
- Licence holder: Cooper Consumer Health B.V.
- Legal status: Non-prescription, pharmacy only
Do Not Use If You Have
- A perforated or burst eardrum
- Inflammation or soreness inside the ear
- An allergy to docusate sodium or any other ingredient
Important Information
- Stop treatment if pain or inflammation occurs.
- The formulation contains parahydroxybenzoates, which can cause allergic reactions, potentially delayed.
- The dropper applicator contains latex rubber — this may cause severe allergic reactions in people with latex sensitivity.
- May be used during pregnancy and breastfeeding according to the authorised product information.
- If dizziness occurs, avoid driving or operating machinery.
- Store below 25°C. Keep out of reach of children.
- Discard 4 weeks after first opening.