Wash and dry your hands before using. Clean and dry the affected area. If you are using the lotion or foam, shake it well just before using. If you are using the spray, check the product package to see if it needs to be shaken before each use.
Follow all the directions on the label for proper use. Apply to the skin only. Avoid sensitive areas such as your eyes, inside your mouth/nose, and the vaginal/groin area, unless the label or your doctor directs you otherwise.
You should avoid washing the skin treated with tretinoin for at least 1 hour after applying it. Avoid using any topical medicine on the same area within 1 hour before or after using tretinoin. Otherwise, tretinoin may not work properly or skin irritation might occur.
Wash and dry hands thoroughly before applying gloves. Always apply creams or ointments to clean skin. Wash, rinse and dry the affected area. If skin is very dry and flaking, apply topical medication while skin is still damp.
Always wear gloves and maintain standard precautions when administering topical medications to the skin, mucous membranes, and tissues. Do not touch any preparations to your own skin, and turn your face away from powdered applications. Always clean the skin or wound before applying a new dose of topical medication.
Choose an area free of hair, abrasions, or irritation. Use gloves when applying ointment, cream, and lotion to avoid absorption of the medication into your skin. After application, label the patch with date, time, and your initials.
Safety advice when using emollients
Dressings, clothing and bedding that have been in contact with an emollient can easily catch fire. Washing fabrics at high temperatures may reduce the build-up of an emollient, but does not remove it completely.
Apply the emollient to all areas of the skin, even if the skin is improving. For emollients that come in tubes or pump dispensers apply the required amount directly to the skin. For creams that come in tubs use a clean spoon or spatula to scoop out the cream.Do not put hands in the tub as this can spread infection.
Topicals act locally in the layers of epidermis and dermis. Very little if any gets absorbed systemically into the bloodstream. Surprisingly, topical products, i.e. CBD, do not absorb very well, since the skin is not very permeable.
Stinging, burning, irritation, dryness, or redness at the application site may occur. Acne, unusual hair growth, small red bumps on the skin (folliculitis), skin thinning/discoloration, or stretch marks may also occur. If any of these effects last or get worse, tell your doctor or pharmacist promptly.
Avoid other topical retinoids, and skin care products containing retinol, with tretinoin. You may also want to avoid salicylic acid, glycolic acid, and erythromycin gel (Erthygel), as these ingredients and products can cause dryness.
Topical tretinoin can cause your skin to become dry, red, swollen, blistered, or flaky. It may also cause your skin to itch, be painful, or feel like it is burning. Stop using topical tretinoin and call your healthcare provider if these symptoms become worse or do not go away.
Skin's Reaction to Moisturizers
Most common moisturizers, Elias says, are designed to provide a layer that keeps skin from getting too dry, which is fine for normal skin. But these lotions may lack “mortar” ingredients, contain them in the wrong proportions, or change the skin's naturally acidic pH.
Harmful if swallowed.
Do not apply to eyes and mouth. Do not apply to excessively sunburned or damaged skin. Use of this product may cause skin reactions in rare cases. Avoid contact with plastics and synthetic fabrics.
Calamine is for external use only. Do not swallow it and do not use it on the eyes or mucous membranes such as the inside of the mouth, nose, genital (sex organs), or anal areas. To use calamine lotion: Shake the lotion well before using.
Topical and Transdermal Medications. Topical medications are medications that are administered via the skin or mucous membranes for direct local action, as well as for systemic effects. An innunction is a medication that is massaged or rubbed into the skin and includes topical creams such as nystatin antifungal cream.
These reactions may include burning, crusting, dryness, flaking, itching, oozing, pain, redness, sores or ulcers, or swelling. Scarring or permanent pigment change from the cream is very unusual.
What are the types of emollients? There are two main types of emollients, and many moisturizing skin care products contain a combination of both: Occlusives form a thick and greasy coating on your skin and don't dissolve in water. Examples of occlusives include petroleum jelly, mineral oil, lanolin and liquid paraffin.
Creams can generally be used on all areas of the body including the face, and are especially effective in flexural and genital areas [30].
Staff need to complete records to show when these medicines were applied, where and by whom. A person appropriately trained to administer topical medications should complete a Topical Medicines Application Record (TMAR) for each product prescribed.