Best OTC Cream for EXTREMELY Irritated, Red, Itchy, Skin? (infection, sore, muscles)

[Forever Blue]

My BF has 2 large patches of this kind of skin on his body. Cortizone cream has been tried without much success. He ha a dr appt, but not until Oct. Anyone know anything better?

He scratches so often to the point where the skin starts to bleed. I hate seeing him in such torture.

[David223]

Has he tried Aloe?

[christina0001]

How miserable. If he has not tried it already, I would try benedryl cream, or Sarna. Your pharmacist might be able to recommend a good OTC cream too. And aloe is a great suggestion, cheap and easy to try.

[chiroptera]

Benadryl cream.

I had a horrid case of swimmers' itch a few years ago and that one definitely helped more than anything else I tried.

[WellShoneMoon]

I'd ask a pharmacist if anything works better than cortisone, but in my experience, that's been the most effective OTC cream for relieving itching.

[Submariner]

Have you tried a lanolin product like Bag-balm?

My other thought is a lidocaine salve.

[JoanD'Arc]

Try arnica gel. I use one made by Boiron and it's good for lots of things like bug bites, assorted itches, bruises, sore muscles, etc. Amazon has it.

Also, it might be a yeast infection or fungus of some kind. Might try Lotrimin, it's over the counter as well. He probably should not use it on broken skin; check the instructions.

[wit-nit]

Banophen, works great, recommended by the Veterans Administration.

[Kimmie]

Try calendula (some kind of cream or tincture containing it). Check the helath food store or Whole Foods.
I have also had great success with...are you ready for this:

Toe Juice.

Yes, it's a real product and it cleared up my eczema. I get it at Walgreens in the foot care section, but use it mainly on my face. Google it. It has a website.

[Jerseyt719]

I use noxema. That helps me when I have itchy skin.