OPTIDERM fat cream

Optiderm ^® fat cream

Areas of application:
For moisture regulation of the horny layer, greasing and relieving itching, as a supporting treatment for skin diseases with dry and/or itchy skin, such as atopic eczema (neurodermatitis), exsiccation eczema (dehydration damage caused by detergents, etc.), as well as for further and after-treatment of the mentioned skin diseases.

Warnings: Cetyl alcohol can cause local skin reactions (eg contact dermatitis).


For risks and side effects, read the leaflet and ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Status of information: October 2020
Almirall Hermal GmbH • D-21462 Reinbek

Optiderm^® Optiderm fat cream
is ideal for the daily basic care of dry, itchy skin. The products are free of dyes and fragrances.

Optiderm fat cream has a high lipid content for intensive skin greasing for particularly dry skin.

Optiderm fat cream has a high lipid content for intensive skin greasing for particularly dry skin.

Relieves itching quickly ¹
• Provides the skin with intensive moisture ²
• Stabilizes the skin's barrier function ³
• No fragrances or dyes, no cortisone

Vicious circle of itching for particularly dry skin
Dry skin can have many causes and is often accompanied by excruciating itching. This is caused by a lack of skin fats and natural moisturizing factors. The sensitive skin barrier gets out of balance and can no longer perform its protective function.
However, scratching, as the body's natural reflex, only provides temporary relief from the itch and worsens the symptoms. A vicious circle of itching, scratching and inflammation develops.
Special care series such as Optiderm break this vicious circle and offer reliable help. On the one hand, Optiderm quickly combats the tormenting itching and also provides the skin with intensive moisture.

Unique combination of active ingredients
Optiderm is the only drug that contains a combination of the active ingredients urea (urea) and polidocanol. It nourishes the skin and provides intensive moisture.
Urea is one of the best moisturizing factors and supports the skin in its ability to bind water. It is often used as a basic therapy for dry skin. As an endogenous substance, urea is also well tolerated. Especially in people with neurodermatitis, psoriasis or diabetes, the urea content in the skin is significantly reduced. Optiderm can compensate for this deficiency.
Polidocanol has a local (local) anesthetic effect on nerve fibers that cause itching and thus quickly counteracts the tormenting itching.1 The symptoms often disappear completely within a week. The skin barrier stabilizes and can resume its natural protective function.3

Optiderm - the cortisone-free alternative for itching with urea and polidocanol.

Dosage and instructions for use:
Unless otherwise prescribed by a doctor, Optiderm fat cream is applied thinly and evenly to the affected areas of skin twice a day. When using the cream, ensure that it does not come into contact with the eyes or mucous membranes and do not apply the preparation to acutely inflamed, weeping or infected skin.

The duration of the application depends on the clinical picture and is three weeks on average. If the skin is persistently dry, Optiderm fat cream can be used over a longer period of time.

Composition: (100 g cream contain)
The active ingredients are: 5.0 g urea and 3.0 g macrogollauryl ether 6.5 (Ph.Eur.) (Polidocanol).

The other ingredients are: Purified water; medium chain triglycerides; thick paraffin; isopropyl palmitate; cetyl alcohol (Ph.Eur.); macrogol stearyl ether 21 (Ph.Eur.); butane-1,3-diol; sodium lactate solution; lactic acid; 2-[2-(octadecyloxy)ethoxy]ethanol; Sodium edetate (Ph.Eur.).

¹Schommer A et al. Effectiveness of a polidocanol-urea combination on dry, itchy skin. Akt. Dermatol, 2007, 33: pp. 33-38
² Puschmann M, Melzer A, Welzel J. Large-scale treatment of itchy, sebostatic dermatoses with a polidocanol-urea combination. Akt. Dermatol, 2003, 29: pp. 77-81
³ Puschmann M. New treatment options for itchy, dry dermatoses with a lipid-containing polidocanol-urea combination. Der Dt Derm, 1999 47, 8: p.638-64