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Hydrocortisone 1% Cream (Mild Corticosteroid - Eczema) vs Eumovate 0.05% Cream (Clobetasone Butyrate - Eczema)
Two steroid creams a step apart in strength. Hydrocortisone 1% is mild and the usual starting point, including on the face and in thin-skinned areas. Eumovate is moderately potent, for a flare that mild treatment has not settled, and is used on the body rather than the face.
Hydrocortisone 1% Cream (Mild Corticosteroid - Eczema)
- Form
- Cream
- Strength
- 1% w/w
- Classification
- P
From £2.99
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Eumovate 0.05% Cream (Clobetasone Butyrate - Eczema)
- Form
- Cream
- Strength
- 0.05% w/w
- Classification
- P
From £8.49
View EumovateAbout Hydrocortisone 1% Cream (Mild Corticosteroid - Eczema)
Hydrocortisone 1% cream is a mild steroid cream used to calm short-term flare-ups of eczema and other mild inflammatory skin conditions, reducing redness, itching and swelling.
About Eumovate 0.05% Cream (Clobetasone Butyrate - Eczema)
Eumovate cream contains clobetasone butyrate, a moderate-strength steroid used for eczema and other skin flare-ups that need a bit more than hydrocortisone can offer.
Common questions
Start with the mildest that controls the flare, which is usually hydrocortisone 1%. If a patch on the body has not improved after about a week, a moderately potent cream such as Eumovate may be the next step. Keep using your moisturiser either way.