Thread: question about prescribed skin cream on p2

Obviously in P2, lotions and such are not allowed, which really caused me problems in the middle of my first round back in October and has continued being a problem to date. I believe it has something to do with where I'm living, as when I go back home for visits (300 miles away, so not very often) the problem heals up perfectly fine. As soon as I get back, it flares up almost immediately and doesn't heal on its own - it gets worse over time. I was recently prescribed a cream for this problem which I apply to my fingers where the cuticle is, as that's the problem area. However, I'm planning to start R3 on Monday and I'm really worried about how bad my fingers will get if I can't use this cream. I've seen people saying mineral oil is okay, which is supposedly one of the ingredients in this cream, but I wanted to see if any of the other ingredients or using it at all may be a problem.

This is what I found online:

Each gram of the 0.05% Cream contains 0.64 mg betamethasone dipropionate (equivalent to 0.5 mg betamethasone) in a soft, white, hydrophilic cream of purified water, mineral oil, white petrolatum, polyethylene glycol 1000 monocetyl ether, cetostearyl alcohol, monobasic sodium phosphate and phosphoric acid or sodium hydroxide; chlorocresol is present as a preservative

This is what is listed on the cream:

0.643 mg betamethasone dipropionate, USP (equivalent to 0.5 mg betamethasone) in an emollient cream base of carbomer 940, NF; ceteareth-30; chlorocresol, NF; cyclomethicone, NF; glyceryl oleate; propylene glycol, USP; purified water, USP; sodium hydroxide, NF; sorbitol solution, USP; white petrolatum, USP; and white wax, NF.