• Imuderm
£ 6.62
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Pump |
5 % glycerine |
Pump has weak spring – refills slowly . Not |
a substitute for Balneum as no ceramide |
• Aquadrate
£ 22.25
|
Tube |
Expensive . Only available as 100g tubes (£ 4.45 / 100g ) |
• Eucerin Intensive cream
£ 37.95
|
Tube |
Very expensive . Only available as 100ml tubes (£ 7.59 / 100ml ) |
• Eucerin Intensive lotion
£ 37.95
|
Tube |
Very expensive . Only available as 100ml tubes (£ 7.59 / 100ml ) |
• Flexitol 10 %
£ 11.77
|
Pump |
• Hydromol Intensive
£ 22.25
|
Tube |
Expensive . Only available as 30g and 100g tubes (£ 4.45 / 100g ) |
• Nutraplus
£ 21.85
|
Tube |
Expensive . Only available as 100g tubes (£ 4.37 / 100g ) |
• AproDerm colloidal ( 500ml )
£ 5.80
|
Pump |
Colloidal oatmeal |
Competitively priced colloidal emollient . 100 % recyclable container using 25 % less plastic than before . The only totally paraffin-free emollient |
• Aveeno ( 500ml )
£ 6.47
|
Pump |
Colloidal oatmeal |
Very nice emollient with evidence for antiinflammatory properties , but not recommended as pump leaves over 25 % wastage |
• Doublebase Dayleve
£ 6.29
|
Pump |
Povidone & glycerol |
Prevents TEWL for around 12 hours and contains significantly higher concentration of glycerol than ordinary Doublebase gel . Minimal wastage |
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• Epimax colloidal
£ 2.99
|
Tube |
Alcohol preservative |
High alcohol content , which stings . Long-term supply issues . |
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• Hydromol |
£ 12.41
Pump
Sodium pyrrolidore carboxylate 2.5 % – a natural
Expensive
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moisturising factor |
• Oilatum
£ 5.28
|
Pump |
Povidone |
Prevents TEWL for around 12 hours |
• Ultraveen ( 125ml )
£ 13.56
|
Tube |
Colloidal oatmeal |
Not recommended as there are significantly less expensive similar alternatives |
• Zeroveen
£ 6.13
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Pump |
Colloidal oatmeal |
Long-term supply issues |