Can non steroidal topical creams, lotions and sprays assist with the healing process of topical steroid withdrawal?
People suffering from topical steroid withdrawal often use other non steroidal topical products to assist in their recovery process. The most common question asked among support groups, forums and online communities is if another person has tried a certain cream, lotion or spray and if was it effective for their skin.
The below data is crowd sourced information, directly from people who have suffered or are suffering from topical steroid withdrawal.
The biggest factor of healing from topical steroid withdrawal is time. It is important to understand that each human body is unique and has their own unique healing journey.
Some creams, sprays and products that work for some people, may not work for others.
Antibiotic Cream
Potential benefits for topical steroid withdrawal healing:
- Assists in treating infections
- Assists in treating underlying staph infection in eczema
- Assists in keeping wounds clean and moist
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Balmonds Skin Salvation
Potential benefits for topical steroid withdrawal healing:
- Assists in locking in moisture
- Assist in reducing redness
- Assists in reducing skin flakiness
- Handmade with 100% natural products
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Calamine
Potential benefits for topical steroid withdrawal healing:
- Assists in reducing itching and irritation of the skin
- Assists in drying out oozing or weeping of pus from skin irritation
- Contains anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties
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Doublebase Emollient
Potential benefits for topical steroid withdrawal healing:
- Can assist in relieving dry skin
- Can assist in hydrating the skin for up to 24 hours
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No Moisture Treatment
Potential benefits for topical steroid withdrawal healing:
Allows the body to regain its full use of cortisol without any artificial additives
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Sudocrem
Potential benefits for topical steroid withdrawal healing:
- Can assist in calming and healing cracked or sore skin
- Can assist in forming a defensive barrier to decrease any further infection or irritation
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Vaseline
Potential benefits for topical steroid withdrawal healing:
- Can assist in relieving dry skin
- Can assist on softening cracked skin
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Wheatgrass Cream/Spray
Potential benefits for topical steroid withdrawal healing:
- Organic antioxidant
- Reduces inflammation, pain, redness, dryness, skin cracking
- Contains numerous bioactives that help “normalize” damaged tissue cells
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Zinc Cream
Potential benefits for topical steroid withdrawal healing:
- Can assist in cell regeneration
- Can assist in balancing skin oil production
- Can assist in regenerating connective tissue
- Has antiseptic and astringent properties
- Can assist in drying the oozing involved in TSW
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Topical products in discovery: Dermeze, Moogoo MSM Cream, Shea Butter Cream, Weleda Skin Food, Dermol (antiseptic), Dermaviduals moisture plus, The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid 2%+b5, Roche Posay Cicaplast Baume b5, Castor Oil, Calendula and more.
New information will be updated as more data is collected.
More topical solutions will be added to this page once it receives feedback from more than 10 people.
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