Canesten Hydrocortisone is an effective treatment for sweat rash (candidal intertrigo) and also athlete's foot when accompanied by inflammation.
The cream should be evenly and thinly applied twice daily to the affected part and rubbed in gently.
Active ingredients: Clotrimazole 150mg (1% w/w), Hydrocortisone 150mg (1% w/w). It also contains benzyl alcohol, cetostearyl alcohol, triceteareth-4-phosphate, medium chain triglycerides and purified water.
Do not use Canesten Hydrocortisone; on areas of broken skin, on large areas of skin, for longer than 7 days, if you have previously had a reaction to any of the ingredients in Canesten Hydrocortisone, to treat a cold sore or acne, on your face, eyes, mouth or mucous membranes, on any untreated bacterial skin infections, on vaccination reactions, on shingles, chicken pox, rosacea or herpes. Also, unless it has been prescribed by your doctor, you should not use Canesten Hydrocortisone; in children under 10 years, if you are pregnant, breast-feeding or trying for a baby, in the vagina or on the vulva, on the penis or the scrotum, around the anus, on ringworm, on an area of skin affected by eczema, psoriasis or dermatitis. Always read the label.