Patient leaflet - Olbas for children
1. What Olbas for Children is and what it is used for
Olbas for Children contains a mixture of essential pure plant oils which gives off natural vapours to immediately clear nasal congestion and relieve painful sinuses.
Olbas for Children is specially formulated for children and infants to gently clear blocked up noses. It is useful for the treatment of colds and flu, catarrh, hayfever and blocked sinuses.
3013-04 OFC Leaflet
Date: 28-04-25
Amends author: LJ
Brief Description:
Add 30ml under Section 6
Size: 166mm x 138mm
2. What you need to know before you use Olbas for Children
Do not use Olbas for Children:
- if you or your child is allergic to any of the ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6)
If adults use this medicine:
Pregnancy and breast-feeding
If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before using this medicine. Warnings and precautions
Do not allow oil to remain in contact with skin for extended periods.
If symptoms worsen or do not improve after 7 days, a doctor should be contacted.
Other medicines and Olbas for Children
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if your child is taking, has recently taken or might take any other medicines including medicines obtained without a prescription.
3. How to use Olbas for Children
It is very important to always use this medicine exactly as described in the leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure. For inhalation use only.
! Do not put drops directly into the nose or mouth. If Olbas for Children is accidentally put into the nose or swallowed, seek immediate medical advice as it can be harmful. ! If Olbas for Children comes into direct contact with the surface of the eye, wash thoroughly and seek immediate medical advice as it can be harmful. See the instructions below for more information on how to use the product correctly.
Using with a tissue:
| Children under 3 months: | |
| Not recommended | |
| Children aged 3 months to 2 years: | |
| Day: | Add 4 drops to a tissue and hold close to, but not touching, the child’s nose, to allow child to breathe in vapours. |
| Night: | Add 4 drops to a tissue and place in the bedroom out of the child’s reach to inhale throughout the night. |
| Children aged 2 and over: | |
| Day: | Add 8 to 12 drops to a tissue and hold close to, but not touching, the child ’s nose, to allow child to breathe in vapours. |
| Night: | Add 8 to 12 drops to a tissue and place in the bedroom out of the child’s reach to inhale throughout the night. |
Using with hot water:
| Children under 2 years: | |
| Not recommended | |
| Children aged 2 and over: | |
| Day: | Add 8 to 12 drops to hot water and allow child to breathe in vapours. Or leave in the room out of the child’s reach to inhale the vapours. |
| Night: | Add 8 or 12 drops to hot water and leave in the bedroom out of the child’s reach to inhale throughout the night. |
! Hot water may scald. Keep out of the reach of children. ! Close supervision is necessary with young children. ! Avoid contact with child’s skin and clothing i.e. child’s nightwear. If oil does come into contact with skin or clothing, wash off immediately with cold water. It may cause a stinging sensation which is not serious and lasts only a short while.
! Avoid contact with plastic and other delicate materials.
4. Possible side effects
Like all medicines, Olbas for Children can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Reporting of side effects
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for “MHRA yellowcard” in the Google Play or Apple App Store. By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
5. How to store Olbas for Children
Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children. Do not use Olbas for Children after the expiry date which is stated on the label and carton.
Do not store above 25ºC.
Do not use if cap seal is broken or if fitted plastic dropper is missing from bottle neck.
6. Contents of the pack and other information
What Olbas for Children contains
The active substances are:
Cajuput Oil...............................................................................4.625%w/w Clove Oil.....................................................................................0.025%w/w Eucalyptus Oil.........................................................................8.863%w/w Juniperberry Oil....................................................................0.675%w/w Levomenthol..........................................................................1.025%w/w Methyl Salicylate .................................................................0.925%w/w Mint Oil, Partly Dementholised..................................8.863%w/w The other ingredients are:
Isopropyl Myristate, Orange Fragrance.
What Olbas for Children looks like and contents of the pack Olbas for Children is a colourless to pale yellow, transparent, inhalation vapour liquid. It is available in bottles, fitted with a dropper and a child-resistant cap, containing 10ml, 12ml, 15ml and 30ml. Not all pack sizes may be marketed. Marketing Authorisation Holder and Manufacturer: G. R. Lane Health Products Limited,
Sisson Road, Gloucester, GL2 0GR, United Kingdom. Tel: +44 (0)1452 524012 Email: ofc@laneshealth.com This leaflet was last revised in April 2025. .3013-04