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Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Itching is a common symptom of many diseases, both dermatological and gastrointestinal, characterized by rather unpleasant sensations. Depending on how common are the symptoms of itching, it is divided into: universal, generalized, limited and local. Itching can affect:
- Anus.
- Vagina.
- Vulva.
- Scrotum.
- Other parts of the body.
To get rid of this problem, apply special creams from itching.
Indications for the use of the cream of itching
Itching often happens as a separate disease, and one of the first signs of a variety of skin diseases, so different creams are prescribed in different cases. Some of them are used for skin diseases. Other creams are used to moisturize the over-dried skin, which can also cause quite strong discomfort.
Names of creams from itching
Losterin. The drug, which is prescribed by dermatologists for skin diseases (eczema, psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis). The composition of the drug can be found: urea, almond oil, glyceryl stearate, phenochem, salicylic acid, d-panthenol, naftalan deslimed.
Thanks to this composition, the cream has anti-inflammatory, exfoliating, antipruritic, antimicrobial effect. It helps to restore the affected skin, improve its regenerative function, prevent dryness and irritation.
It can be used even for the treatment of infants (from 3 months), since the cream does not have perfumes or hormones. Apply to the itching parts of the body. Apply two to three times a day. The drug is absorbed quickly enough, traces on the body or clothing does not leave. The duration of therapy is determined by the severity of the disease and determined by the doctor.
Side effects that arise from the use of this cream, was not identified, since it is non-toxic. If you have intolerance to the components of the drug, it is not recommended to apply it.
Gystan. Known drug with antiallergenic effect. Its active components (dimethicone, lily-of-the-valley oil, lupine, betulin, spurge, calendula, birch buds, ear buds, tri-colored violet, tripartite string) help to quickly cope with itching and burning, which are frequent signs of eczema, allergies, mosquito bites, and photodermatosis.
The cream should be applied to the affected parts of the body once a day. The therapy lasts from one to four weeks.
The drug is not recommended for use in pregnant women, with breastfeeding, allergies to its components. Among the side effects are: burning, paresthesia, folliculitis, hypopigmentation, allergic contact dermatitis.
In tselestoderm. It differs antipruritic, antiallergenic and anti-inflammatory action. The active ingredient betamethasone 0.1% is based on the cream. It is prescribed for the therapy of eczema, various dermatitis, anogenital itching, neurodermatitis, sun dermatitis, psoriasis.
It is applied to the affected skin twice a day (with a severe disease, it can be done three times). If necessary, a special support bandage is applied from above.
Side effects from the cream can occur rarely: pigmentation and thinning of the skin, the appearance of atrophic bands. Doctors forbid the use of the cream for patients with rosacea, chickenpox, bladderwort, intolerance to its components, pregnant and lactating mothers.
Itchy skin cream
When the skin itches, this feeling can not be called pleasant, because then the person irresistibly wants to scratch. It is necessary to understand, the more often it is scratched such a place, the more the condition will worsen.
The causes of itching are external and internal. Sometimes on the cover after scratching the skin, blisters or ulcers may occur.
To overcome itchy skin, dermatologists prescribe different creams.
La Cree. Cream with a restoring effect, with which you can cope not only with itching, but also redness, skin irritation. Often it is prescribed for the treatment of diathesis or skin rash. This remedy can be applied safely to the face and hands. It perfectly copes with overdried skin, when it peels off, red spots appear.
The cream is based on the action of active ingredients of plant origin: an extract of bisabolol and violet, a string, avocado oil, panthenol, walnut. It has an emollient and moisturizing effect. Helps the skin cope with low temperatures, is used for allergies.
Side effects from the use of the cream was not observed, since it is a non-hormonal drug. The product is prohibited to use if you do not transfer its components.
Lanolin cream. It is an effective nutritional preparation that contains a fairly large amount of fats and oils. It helps to overcome the excessive dryness of the skin of the face and body, to make it supple and elastic, to eliminate itching sensations and peeling.
Apply cream recommended for cleansed and dry skin twice a day (preferably in the morning and evening). Half an hour later, the remains should be removed with a tissue.
Active components of the cream are: lanolin, beeswax and mineral oil.
Cream for itching in the intimate area
It should be understood that skin pruritus in intimate areas is a specific reaction of the skin. Usually such unpleasant sensations occur in women, but sometimes itching can manifest themselves in men.
Who at least once faced such an unpleasant problem, wondered: how to remove the itch in the intimate zone? Firstly, it should be understood that it can only be a symptom of the disease - from usual irritation to sexually transmitted diseases and candidiasis, so you will need to consult a specialist. But for a while to soothe the itch with different creams.
Pimafucin cream. Means with antifungal action. The active ingredient is natamycin. Doctors recommend using it for the treatment of vulvitis, balanoposthitis, vulvovaginitis. Apply the cream only to skin areas that itch, once a day. Therapy continues until the main symptoms disappear.
Side effects from taking pimafucin are very rare. Usually they appear as a mild irritation or burning sensation. The drug is contraindicated with intolerance of its components.
Cream of itching in the vagina
When a woman has itching in the vagina - this is the reason for anxiety and visiting a gynecologist. Sexual organs of women often react to various irritants by burning and unpleasant discomfort. To get rid of it, doctors often recommend special creams.
Clotrimazole cream. Antifungal agent. Active active substance of the cream is clotrimazole. It helps suppress the division and growth of microorganisms in the vagina of a woman, thereby reducing itching. There is activity to such Gram-positive bacteria: Microsporum, Trichophyton, Epidermophyton, Candida.
Apply the cream to the itching areas of the intimate zone two or three times a day. To avoid relapse it is recommended to continue using the cream for two weeks after the disappearance of all symptoms. The duration of therapy depends on the severity of the disease.
The use of clotrimazole cream can lead to the following side effects: allergy, shortness of breath, fainting, burning, irritation, discomfort, swelling.
The drug can not be used if its components are intolerant.
Vagishil. The active ingredients of Vagisil cream are surfactant and lauret (polydocanol). Also in the composition of the remedy is a complex of vitamins (A, D, E). It is prescribed for the treatment of itching, irritation, redness in the vagina, which were caused by too narrow clothes, pads, tampons, cleansers.
The drug gently takes care of the skin of a woman in intimate areas, protecting against external irritating factors, thanks to the substance of the lauret. It soothes redness and relieves inflammation. A light formula of the cream does not leave greasy marks on the skin and clothing. Helps to remove unpleasant odors.
The cream is recommended for adults and children from 12 years. Apply in small quantities to affected areas. It can be used several times a day. The drug is contraindicated with intolerance of its components.
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Creams of itching and irritation
When it comes to the skin of a person, the most frequent complaints about taking a dermatologist is the presence of irritation and itching. Such symptoms can be caused by dry skin, as well as a variety of diseases:
- Atopic dermatitis.
- Contact dermatitis.
- Neurodermatitis.
- Hives.
- Mycosis and lishy.
- An old itch.
To get rid of these unpleasant symptoms will help creams from irritation and itching. Which of them are the most effective?
Cream-gel Nezulin. It is often prescribed for various types of dermatitis (contact or atopic), senile itching, allergic reactions. The drug is based on the action of active substances: essential oils (lavender, basil, mint), extracts of medicinal plants (chamomile, celandine, licorice, plantain) and d-panthenol. Cream-gel has anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, reparative properties.
The drug actively fights irritation and itching, helps to soothe the skin, moisten it, and also improves all the processes that take place in its cells. By applying Nezulin cream daily, you will get a healthy and beautiful skin.
Apply the product in small amounts on the affected parts of the body, as well as adjacent to them and rub with massaging movements. Repeat the procedure three to four times a day. It is not recommended to use the product if its components are intolerant.
Terbizil cream. Active active ingredient of the drug is terbinafine hydrochloride. This cream differs antifungal effect, as it inhibits the biosynthesis of sterols in fungi. Excellent removes the itching and irritation caused by fungi.
Apply the cream with clean and dry hands on cleansed skin, affected by mycosis. Use the product is recommended once or twice a day. The duration of therapy depends on the intensity of the symptoms and the severity of the disease.
When using Terbisil cream, the following side effects may occur: irritation, redness, swelling, pain, rash, allergy, erythema, burning. The drug is contraindicated with intolerance of its components.
Cream for itching and burning
Itching and burning of the skin are rather unpleasant symptoms. They most often arise from skin diseases. Modern medicine offers many tools to relieve itching and burning, but the most effective of these are creams.
Actovegin cream. This product is intended to improve tissue regeneration and trophism. Active active substance is deproteinized hemoderivat obtained from calves' blood. It is prescribed for the treatment of pressure sores, ulcers, dry skin, and also relieving burning and itching.
The therapy lasts no less than twelve days. Apply cream recommended for dry and clean skin twice a day.
Side effects from the use of the cream are extremely rare. Sometimes allergies are possible. The drug is contraindicated with intolerance of its components. Can be used during pregnancy.
Dexpanthenol E cream. Active active components of this cream are: tocopheryl acetal and dexpanthenol. Assigned for light skin lesions that were caused by mechanical, temperature or chemical factors. Also helps to cure dermatitis, itching, burning, dry skin. Can be used from an early age.
Applying the cream is recommended in small amounts only on skin areas that were affected once a day. The duration of therapy depends on the severity of the disease.
Among the main side effects are hives and other allergic reactions. The drug is not recommended for use in cases of intolerance to its components.
Cream for itching with allergies
Itching for allergies is a very common symptom, from which you want to get rid first. For this you can use a variety of creams. First, for the treatment of allergic reactions use nonhormonal drugs safe for health. Among the creams, the most popular are those based on lanolin (for example, Lanolin cream). Secondly, you can use and combined creams. Among them, the most effective is the "Triderm".
This drug is anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory and antifungal. Its active ingredients are betamethasone dipropionate, gentamicin and clotrimazole.
Apply the cream in small amounts to the affected areas of the skin two to three times a day. The duration of therapy depends on the intensity of the symptoms.
Among the main side effects of Triderma is: rash, irritation, itching, dryness, hypertrichosis, acne, dermatitis, erythema, tingling, peeling. The drug can not be used for skin postvaccinal infections, skin tuberculosis, chicken pox, syphilis, herpes, children under 2 years.
Cream for children
Usually, itching on the skin in children appears due to an allergic reaction. Modern medicine offers parents a huge range of effective and safe creams that help cure allergies and save the child from itching.
Elidel. Used to treat atopic dermatitis in children. It is used to relieve itching and burning even in infants. The active ingredient is pimecrolimus.
Apply to affected skin in small amounts. The duration of therapy and dosing is determined by the doctor based on the severity of the disease. The drug can be used once for the prevention of dermatitis. It is prescribed for infants and adults.
Among the side effects of the cream should be allocated: molluscum contagiosum, rash, herpes simplex, hives, burning. The product is contraindicated if the active ingredient is intolerant.
Vundehil. Active active ingredients of the cream are: extract of cottonwood, carofilen, extract of Japanese Sophora, yarrow. It is indicated for poorly healing wounds, bedsores, dermatitis, burns, fissures, radiation dermatitis, neurodermatitis, ulcers.
Apply the cream in small amounts two or three times a day. Usually the effect of treatment is noticeable after seven days.
The cream is contraindicated with intolerance of its components.
Cream for itchy with thrush
Thrush is an unpleasant disease that affects women most often. It is accompanied by white discharge from the vagina, an unpleasant smell, itching and burning. To remove these symptoms, the following creams are prescribed: Clotrimazole and Mycosis. About Clotrimazole, we already talked a little higher.
Mycosis. Active active substance of the drug is miconazole nitrate. This cream works well for the activity of dermatomycetes, yeast fungi and pathogenic fungi.
The product should be rubbed into the affected areas of the skin twice a day (preferably in the morning and in the evening). Use recommended until all symptoms disappear. The drug is indicated for thrush, candidiasis of the gastrointestinal tract, fungal nail lesions.
Side effects from the use of the cream appear rarely. Usually the patient experiences burning, tingling, redness. The drug is contraindicated with intolerance of its components, during pregnancy and lactation, children under 12 years.
Cream for anal itching
Anal itching usually occurs with hemorrhoids, genital warts, rectal fissures, anorectal fistulas, benign tumors. It is also possible to itch the anal passage when infected with helminths: ascarids, pinworms, lamblias. Creams are often used to treat this unpleasant problem.
Troxevasin. It differs anti-edematous effect. Active active ingredient of the cream is troxerutin. When applied, the product absorbs very quickly into the skin and gives a positive result.
It is recommended to apply only to damaged skin areas twice a day. Slightly rub with massage movements. The duration of therapy is individual and depends on the severity of the disease.
The cream is very well tolerated. In very rare cases, an allergy is possible, which occurs immediately after the cessation of rubbing.
Proctosan. Active active ingredients of the drug are: bismuth subgallate, bufexamak, lidocaine hydrochloride monohydrate, titanium dioxide. Used to treat anorectal disease, hemorrhoids.
Apply the cream twice a day in small amounts to the affected areas. Before use, the skin should be thoroughly washed and dried. For application on the anus walls, it is necessary to use a special applicator.
Among the main side effects from the use of the drug should be highlighted: allergic reactions, burning, itching, redness, swelling. The drug is contraindicated with intolerance of its components, inflammatory processes, during pregnancy and in childhood.
Cream of itching mosquitoes
Mosquito bites are a very common problem in the summer. After them on the skin there are redness, a rash and itching. To cope with these unpleasant sensations, you can use special creams.
Boro Plus. Antiseptic with a wide range of action. It is used to treat insect bites, fungi, infectious skin diseases, wounds, scratches. In the composition of this cream only natural ingredients: tulasi, sandal, naim, kapur kachari, estimadhu, turmeric, vetiver, aloe vera, talc.
Apply immediately after bite to the affected part of the body. It is easy to rub with massage movements.
No side effects were identified. The drug is contraindicated with intolerance of its components.
Healing cream of Mi & Co. With lavender. It consists of natural ingredients: essential oil of lavender, essential oil of tea tree, essential oil of citronella. Used for insect bites, sunburn.
Apply a thin layer to the bite or burn. It helps not only to remove the itch from a mosquito bite, but also to scare off insects. The drug is completely safe, so it can be used for children. The drug is contraindicated for intolerance of its components.
Cream with estrogen from itching
Creams with estrogen from itching are often used by women who want to get rid of itching in the vagina during menopause or in the treatment of certain diseases. The most popular agents with estrogen for today are the following.
Ovestin cream. Vaginal cream, active ingredient of which is estriol. The drug is injected deep into the vagina with a special dosed applicator once a day (in the evening).
The appearance of side effects is very rare. Usually this cream causes itching, burning, soreness, swelling, increased sensitivity. The drug is contraindicated for intolerance of its components, bleeding of unclear etiology, estrogen-dependent tumors, breast cancer, venous thrombosis, hepatic insufficiency, porphyria, endometrial hyperplasia.
Colpotrophin. Vaginal cream, active active ingredient of which is progestrin. It is used for the treatment of urogenital disorder, after removal of the ovaries, with postnatal recovery, synechia.
Apply once a day in a small amount with a special dosed applicator. The duration of therapy is usually one week. The drug is well tolerated, in rare cases, allergic reactions to the use of the cream are possible.
The drug is contraindicated for intolerance of its components, estrogen-dependent tumors.
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Moisturizing cream for itching
If you constantly feel an unpleasant itch of the skin, it becomes dry, began to peel and blush, then you need to buy a special moisturizer from itching.
Physiogel. Cream-fluid with moisturizing effect. Helps to care for overdried and too sensitive skin. Removes redness, peeling, itching, irritation. The composition of the cream is revolutionary DMS (derma-membrane structure). It consists of plant-derived lipids that are very similar to lipid membranes of epidermal cells.
It is recommended to apply a small amount on the skin every day. Can be used to treat dermatitis and neurodermatitis.
Trioactive cream Emolium. The drug is designed specifically to protect and care for sensitive and dry skin. It helps to eliminate external irritants, itching, redness, peeling. The cream has moisturizing, antipruritic, soothing, bactericidal, anti-inflammatory, regenerating and softening effect.
It can be used for atopic dermatitis, skin diseases, which are accompanied by desquamation and itching of the skin, diathesis and allergies, even in children. The cream is based on proven plant components: Stimu-Tex (a patented component of wax), Evosina (a component of usnic acid), hyaluronic acid, panthenol, triglyceride of maize oil, rapeseed oil, paraffin oil, polidocanol.
Use of itchy creams during pregnancy
Pregnant women often face itch problems in different parts of the body. This is because their immune system is weakened and various allergic reactions, diseases and infections more often attack the body. Use creams from itching during pregnancy can be under the supervision of a doctor. Some remedies are completely safe, as they are based on plant components (Boro Plus, Vundehil, Actovegin).
Contraindications to the use and side effects of creams from itching
Most of the creams from itching and burning are safe, so the only contraindication to use may be intolerance to active active ingredients.
The most common side effects when using an itching cream are:
- Allergic reactions.
- Rash.
- Burning and itching in the area of application.
- Soreness.
- Edema.
- Redness.
They quickly pass after the patient finishes using the drug.
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Storage conditions and shelf life
Creams from itching should be stored out of reach of small children at an air temperature of no higher than +14 degrees. Shelf life of the closed tube is from three to five years. Open tube can be stored no more than six months or a year.
Attention!
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Description provided for informational purposes and is not a guide to self-healing. The need for this drug, the purpose of the treatment regimen, methods and dose of the drug is determined solely by the attending physician. Self-medication is dangerous for your health.