Itching of the skin is a symptom that can be caused by various diseases, such as allergies, very dry skin, insect bites, sunburn, seborrheic dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, chickenpox or fungi, for example, and therefore the doctor recommends specific treatment for the disease in question.
In addition to treating the cause of itching, you can also use ointments that relieve discomfort and calm itching more immediately, while treatment isn’t complete yet. In some cases, anti-itching ointments are sufficient to treat the problem, such as in cases of very dry skin, sunburn or atopic dermatitis, for example.
Some of the most commonly used ointments to relieve itching on the skin are:
Calamine is a substance composed of zinc oxide and other components, which act to relieve itching, for its astringent and protective properties of the skin. Calamine ointments and creams can be used in a variety of situations, such as allergies, insect bites, sunburn.chickenpox, alone or in addition to the treatment prescribed by your doctor.
Examples of products containing calamine include TheraSkin Ducaamine, which can be used in adults and children, and Calamyn, Solardril and Caladryl, which can be used in adults and children over 2 years of age, as they have a camphor composition, which is contraindicated in children under 2 years of age.See a worrying ointment that can be used on your baby.
Antihistamine ointments can be used in situations such as allergic skin reactions, atopic dermatitis or insect bites, for example, as they work by reducing allergies and relieving itching.Examples of antihistamine creams include Profergan, with promethazine in composition, and Polaramine, with dexclorpheniramine in composition.These products should only be used in children over 2 years of age.
Ointment or cream corticosteroids are widely used products to treat itching in situations where there is a lot of discomfort and/or when other treatments have not taken effect.They are often used as adjuvants in the treatment of psoriasis, associated with fungal antifungals, insect bites or severe allergies, eczema or atopic dermatitis, for example, but should only be used on your doctor’s recommendation.
Examples of corticosteroid ointments or creams that your doctor may recommend include Berlison or Hydrofuel, with hydrocortisone, Cortidex, with dexamethasone, or Esperson, with deoxymethasone.Find out what precautions to take with corticosteroids.
In some cases, itching can occur due to extreme dryness and dehydration of the skin, atopic dermatitis or skin irritation caused by chemicals or hair removal, for example.
In these cases, the use of a good moisturizer, nourishing and soothing, may be enough to eliminate the discomfort and itching that you feel on the skin, however, it is important to be careful if it is a skin with atopic dermatitis, because in these cases specific products should be used, with few ingredients and as soft as possible.
Examples of creams that can be used to gently nourish and moisturize the skin include Avéne’s Xeracalm relipidizing balm, Physiogel AI or La Roche Posay’s Lipikar Baume AP.In addition, Sesderma Hidraloe gel is also an excellent choice for skin with irritation, insect bites, slight burns or itching, as it contains 100% aloe vera in its composition, with soothing and soothing action.