What does Eurax do?

Eurax has been stocked in pharmacies for over 60 years and has built a strong brand heritage. Eurax is fast being acknowledged as an anti-itch expert for 10 common skin conditions.

Skin irritation and itchiness can be caused by a wide variety of factors. Most of the time we pass it off as a minor irritation, but it can become a real distraction. Over the summer in particular, customers should be able to holiday and enjoy themselves without having to worry about itchy skin. Fortunately, relief is at hand in the form of Eurax.

Common skin conditions that Eurax can help include:

Insect bites and stings

Insect bites and stings often cause one or more red bumps that are usually itchy and sometimes painful. They are not usually dangerous, except for people who are allergic to bee or wasp stings, for example. The bites usually clear up within a few days. However, scratching can make them worse and increase the risk of infection.

Nettle rash or hives (also known as urticaria)

Nettle rash affects 1 in 5 people at some point,1 causing raised red itchy swellings on the skin.The raised marks in the rash are called weals. Although the rash may fade after a few hours, other patches may appear, even on a different part of the body. Many things can cause acute urticaria (urticaria that lasts less than six weeks), including allergens (such as food or latex), irritants (such as nettles), medicines or physical factors,
such as exercise or heat. Although in about half of cases no cause can be found.

Heat rash

Heat rash appears as small reddish blisters or spots on areas of skin that have been exposed to sunlight. It is commonly seen in children and young women and tends to be recurrent.

Sunburn

Sunburn can make skin feel sore, especially when it’s touched or comes into contact with clothes. It may start to peel and become dry, flaky and very itchy after a few days.

Itchy dermatitis and dry eczema

Eczema affects 1 in 5 children and 1 in 12 adults, according to the National Eczema Society (NES). It varies from person to person and in its mild form the skin is dry, scaly, red and itchy. Itching can be a distressing symptom, especially in young children. Scratching can lead to open wounds, which increases the risk of infection. Because it is prone to drying out and is easily damaged, skin with eczema is more liable to become
red and inflamed on contact with substances that are known to irritate or cause an allergic reaction.

Allergic rash

Allergic rash often appears where skin has been in contact with an allergen, but can spread. Often there is no apparent cause. If a cause is identified, it is usually an allergic reaction to triggers such as foods, insect bites, stinging nettles or contact with animals.

Chickenpox

Chickenpox is common in children under the age of 10 years, but can occur at any age. And it can be contracted more than once, although that does not happen very often – about 1 in 8 people catch it more than once. It is caused by a virus called the varicella-zoster virus and is passed from person to person through coughs and sneezes of those who are infected. Chickenpox rash starts as crops of itchy flat red spots which may develop into fluid-filled blisters that can ooze and crust over. Some children have just a few spots but others can be completely covered all over their body. The spots are most likely to appear on the face, ears and scalp, under the arms, on the chest and stomach and on the arms and legs.The rash can be very itchy and it is particularly important not to scratch to prevent possible scarring.