Name: Hydromol Intensive Cream (100g Tube)
SKU: 256838

Hydromol Intensive (100g): Hydromol Intensive is an emollient used to treat dry, scaly skin conditions.

The cream helps to soften and moisturise your skin. Dry skin is caused by a lack of water in the outer layer of skin cells known as the stratum corneum (top layer of the skin). When this layer becomes dry it becomes cracked, scaly and sometimes itchy. The skin dries out when too much water evaporates from its surface. This increases as we get older, and is made worse by washing, because hot water and soap can remove the layer of natural oil on the skin.

Hydromol Intensive contains urea, the skin’s natural moisturiser. Urea is a substance that is found naturally in the stratum corneum. It helps the skin retain moisture. Water is also normally retained in the stratum corneum by a thin layer of natural oil (sebum), which slows down evaporation of water from the skin surface.

The urea in Hydromol Intensive is mixed with white soft paraffin which forms a layer of oil on the surface of the skin. This oily layer helps prevent water from evaporating from the skin’s surface which will reduce irritation, restore suppleness and improve the appearance of your skin.

Directions:

How to use Hydromol Intensive:

Always use Hydromol Intensive exactly as your doctor has told you to. You should check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure. Hydromol Intensive is for external use only and should only be applied to the skin. It should not be used on moist or broken skin.

Using Hydromol Intensive is easy, just follow the instructions below:

Wash the affected dry areas well and rinse off any traces of soap
Dry
Apply a suitable amount of cream twice daily

Your doctor may tell you to cover this with a special “occlusive” dressing (an air tight dressing), but this is not usually necessary.

Warnings:

Do not use Hydromol Intensive:

If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to urea or any of the ingredients of Hydromol Intensive (see Section 6 Further information).

If the above applies to you, or if you are not sure, speak to your doctor or pharmacist before you use Hydromol Intensive.

Take special care with Hydromol Intensive

Before you use Hydromol Intensive tell your doctor if: you have moist or broken skin.

If any of the above applies to you, or if you are not sure, speak to your doctor or pharmacist before you use Hydromol Intensive.

What to do if you use more Hydromol Intensive than you should Using too much Hydromol Intensive may cause skin irritation (redness, burning or itching). If this happens to you ask your doctor for advice.

Side Effects:

Possible side effects

Do not worry. Like all medicines, Hydromol Intensive can cause side effects, although not everyone gets them.

Some people experience local irritation when they apply Hydromol Intensive. If you notice this or any other unusual effect, tell your doctor.

If you use Hydromol Intensive as your doctor tells you, it is unlikely to cause side effects.

If any of the side effects gets worse, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.

Using other medicines:

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are using or have recently used any other medicines which are applied to the skin as they may interfere with Hydromol Intensive.

Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken/used any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.

You should carefully read all product packaging and labels prior to use.

What is in Hydromol Intensive?

The active ingredient in this medicine is urea 10% w/w contained in white soft paraffin.

The other ingredients are isopropyl myristate, maize starch, glyceryl tribehenate, palmitic acid, sorbitan laurate and polyoxyethylene fatty glyceride.