– Keep your skin clean.
– Avoid using soaps, bubble baths, and shower gels.
– Use the creams your doctor gave you to keep your skin moisturized.
– Use the prescribed topical steroid (cream or ointment applied directly to the skin) on the red, inflamed areas until they calm down, then stop using it.
Topical steroid treatment
– Put on your topical steroid after using your moisturizer.
– Rub the steroid on all the red and inflamed areas until they look shiny.
– Measure the amount using the fingertip unit. Creams soak in fast, ointments take longer.
– The skin might look redder right after applying the steroid.
– Yellow crusts might mean an infection. Get advice from your doctor.
– Always wash your hands before and after using the steroid to prevent spreading it.
– Use the fingertip unit to measure the right amount of steroid.
– Don’t use too little or too much. Follow your doctor’s instructions.
– Stop using the steroid when the inflammation clears. Use moisturizer daily to prevent flare-ups.
