Balneum Plus Cream: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Precautions and Alternates

Quick overview

Balneum Plus Cream combines Urea and Lauromacrogols (Polidocanol), an emollient and antipruritic combination, for topical use on dry, irritated skin. It helps hydrate the skin while also relieving itching. It is used for conditions such as dry skin, eczema, dermatitis, and the scaling associated with psoriasis, and is suitable for adults, the elderly, and children.

What is Balneum Plus Cream

Balneum Plus Cream is a dermatological cream formulated for topical use on dry, irritated skin. It combines a moisturizing ingredient with an anti-itch ingredient to give both hydration and relief from itching.

Balneum Plus Cream uses

• Dry skin conditions (xerosis) and scaling skin conditions
• Itching (pruritus)
• Eczema
• Dermatitis
• Psoriasis-related scaling

Benefits of Balneum Plus Cream

• Easily absorbed cream, designed to soothe skin conditions
• Contains lauromacrogols which relieves itching
• Soothing and softening effect
• Replaces much-needed oils in dry skin
• Helps prevent loss of skin moisture
• Increases skin moisture for up to 24 hours

How Balneum Plus Cream works

The cream contains urea, which naturally attracts and holds water in the skin, helping to rehydrate dry, scaly skin. It also contains lauromacrogols, which act like a local anaesthetic to calm and relieve itching. Together they help the skin hold onto moisture and improve the feel of dry, irritated, itchy skin.

Balneum Plus Cream dosage

Use exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you, and check with them if you are not sure. This cream is for external use only and is suitable for adults, the elderly, and children. Using clean hands, massage the cream into the affected area twice a day until symptoms have improved. Talk to your doctor before using it in children.

Available forms and strengths

• Cream
• Liquid Bath Additive (Topical Solution)

Side effects of Balneum Plus Cream

Common

• Burning sensation on the skin
• Redness (erythema)
• Itching (pruritus)
• Formation of pustules at the application site

Serious

• Hives (urticaria)
• Contact dermatitis
• Rash
• Worsening of eczema if used on inflamed skin

Warnings and precautions

• Do not use on skin that has suddenly become inflamed, infected, oozing, or on severe widespread reddening of the skin (erythroderma).
• Do not use if you are allergic to urea, lauromacrogols, or any other ingredient, including people with a peanut or soya allergy.
• Fabric such as clothing, bedding, or dressings that have touched this product can catch fire more easily, so avoid smoking or open flames near treated skin.
• Avoid getting the cream in your eyes or on mucous membranes.
• The urea in this cream may increase how much other medicines applied to the skin at the same time, such as corticosteroids, dithranol, and fluorouracil, get absorbed.
• Using soap or synthetic detergents on the skin at the same time may cancel out the benefits of this cream.
• This cream can be used during pregnancy, but should not be applied to the breasts immediately before breastfeeding. Do not apply the cream to the breasts immediately before breastfeeding.
• No kidney-specific dose adjustment is required because systemic absorption is minimal. No liver-specific dose adjustment is established. No meaningful direct interaction with alcohol is expected. There is no warning about this cream affecting driving or operating machinery, and it is not known to cause drowsiness.

Storage

• Store below 25°C
• Keep out of the sight and reach of children
• The Bath Additive should be stored in its original pack
• Do not use after the expiry date shown on the packaging
• Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste; ask your pharmacist how to best dispose of medicines that are no longer required

When to see a doctor

• If someone swallows the undiluted product by accident, get medical help right away or contact your local poison control center.
• If you think you have had an allergic reaction, stop using the cream and tell your doctor or pharmacist straight away.
• If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.

Alternatives

• E45 Itch Relief Cream
• Urea-containing emollient creams
• Ceramide moisturizers