Moisturisers                                       Largest Product Size Available         Manufacturer

Alcoderm Cream                                60g                                                      Galderma

Alcoderm Lotion                                 200ml                                                  Galderma

Aqueous Cream                                  500g                                                    Proprietary

Aveeno Cream                                    100ml                                                  Bioglan

Cetraben                                             500g                                                    Pharma Healthcare

Decubal Clinic                                                 50g                                                      Alpharma

Dermol (Antiseptic) Lotion                 500ml                                                  Dermal

Dermamist (Spray)*                           250ml                                                  Yamanouchi

Dexeryl                                                250g                                                    Pierre Fabre

Diprobase Cream                                500g                                                    Schering-Plough

Diprobase Ointment                           50g                                                      Schering-Plough

Doublebase                                         500ml                                                  Dermal

E45 Cream                                          500g                                                    Crookes Healthcare

Epaderm                                             500g                                                    Molnlycke

Keri Lotion                                           380ml                                                  Westwood

Lipobase Cream                                  50g                                                      Yamanouchi

Neutrogena Dermatological

Cream                                                             100g                                                    Johnson & Johnson

Oilatum Cream                                   500ml                                                  Stiefel, a GSK company

Oily cream (Hydrous Ointment)         500g                                                    Proprietary

Ultrabase Cream                                500g                                                    Schering Healthcare

Unguentum Merck Cream                  500g                                                    Crookes Healthcare

Vaseline Dermacare Cream               150ml                                                  Elida Faberge

White Soft Paraffin/

Liquid Paraffin (50/50)                           500g                                                     Proprietary

 

Bath Oils                                             Largest Product Size Available         Manufacturer

Alpha Keri                                           480ml                                                  Westwood

Aveeno Bath Emollient                       250ml                                                  Johnson and Johnson

Aveeno Collodial                                 Sachets                                                Johnson and Johnson

Balneum Bath Oil                               500ml                                                  Almirall

Balneum Plus Bath Oil                        500ml                                                  Almirall

Dermol                                                500ml                                                  Dermal

Dermol 500                                         500ml                                                  Dermal

Dermol 600                                         600ml                                                  Dermal

Diprobath                                            500ml                                                  Schering-Plough

E45 Bath Oil                                        500ml                                                  Crookes Healthcare

Emulsiderm                                         1L                                                        Dermal

Hydromol                                            1L                                                        Alliance

Imuderm*                                           250ml                                                  Goldshield Healthcare

Infaderm                                             250ml                                                  Ceuta

Oilatum                                               500ml                                                  Stiefel, a GSK company

Oilatum Plus                                       500ml                                                  Stiefel, a GSK company

Oilatum Fragrance Free                     500ml                                                  Stiefel, a GSK company

 

Creams and Lotions with Urea         Largest Product Size Available         Manufacturer

Aquadrate                                           100g                                                    Proctor & Gamble

Balneum Plus Cream                          100g                                                    Almirall

Calmurid Cream                                 500g                                                    Galderma

Eucerin Cream 5%                              200ml                                                  Beiersdorf

Eucerin Cream 10%                            150ml                                                  Beiersdorf

Eucerin Lotion 3%                               250ml                                                  Beiersdorf

Eucerin Lotion 10%                             250ml                                                  Beiersdorf

Nutraplus                                            100g                                                    Galderma

 

Creams

and Lotions with Lactic Acid                        Largest Product Size Available         Manufacturer

Calmurid Cream                                 500g                                                    Galderma

 

Scalp Treatments                               Largest Product Size Available         Manufacturer

Alphosyl                                               250ml                                                  Stafford-Miller

Capasal                                               250ml                                                  Dermal

Cocois*                                                100g                                                    Celltech

Dermax*                                             250ml                                                  Dermal

Nizoral Shampoo                                 120ml                                                  Janssen-Cilag

Olive Oil                                              Readily available

Polytar Liquid*                                    500ml                                                  Stiefel, a GSK company

Polytar Plus*                                       500ml                                                  Stiefel, a GSK company

Polytar AF*                                          150ml                                                  Stiefel, a GSK company

Salicylic acid preparations                                                                              Consult your doctor

T-gel Shampoo                                    250ml                                                  Johnson & Johnson

 

How Greasy are the Products?

Very Greasy                            Greasy                                     Less Greasy                 Mild

White Soft Paraffin/                Ungeuntum                             Aveeno Cream            Aqueous Cream

Liquid Paraffin (50/50)           Merck Cream                          Dermol Lotion

Hydrous Ointment                  Neutrogena                             Diprobase Cream

Diprobase Ointment               Dermatogical                          E45 Cream

Dermamist Spray*                  Cream                                                 Ultrabase Cream

Epaderm                                 Oilatum Cream                       Lipobase Cream

Hydromol cream                     Cetraben Cream        

Vaseline                                  Alcoderm Cream/lotion         

Dermacare                              Doublebase

Cream

Please note the products denoted with a * contain nut oil/s.                                                     

Sunscreens

Always use a high factor sunscreen product e.g. 25,25, 50. Those formulated for children and for sensitive skin are more suited for more ‘fragile’ skin. You should always patch test a product – ask the chemist if they have any samples you could try before purchasing a sunscreen product. A small number of the companies listed in this leaflet produce sunscreen products. Some brands are available on prescription e.g. E45 or Uvistat.

As with any products, moisturisers, bath oils etc are discontinued and new products manufactured constantly and this list is not an exhaustive list of all the products used in the treatment of ichthyosis. Product licences change resulting in different companies manufacturing and/or distributing products. Please ask your pharmacist about the range of products available.

This information is for advice only, please consult your doctor before altering any treatments.

 

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