E45 Cream is perfectly safe to use all over your body, including your face.
However, if you do use this cream to treat dry skin on your face, make sure that you avoid contact with your eyes.
If you do accidentally get this product into your eyes, rinse well with cool, clean water and seek medical assistance if necessary.
E45 Lotion is also completely safe to use on your face and is a lighter formula, which some people may prefer when they’re treating flare-ups on their face.
E45 Cream is safe to use on babies over the age of 1 month.
However, if you’re ever unsure whether a product is safe for your baby, you should speak to your doctor or pharmacist for advice first.
You should always store E45 Cream out of sight and reach of babies and children.
The ingredients in E45 Cream are White Soft Paraffin 14.5% w/w, Light Liquid Paraffin 12.6% w/w and Anhydrous Lanolin (Medilan™) 1% w/w as active ingredients and also Empilan Glyceryl Monostearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Sodium Cetostearyl Sulphate, Carbomer, Methyl Hydroxybenzoate, Propyl Hydroxybenzoate, Sodium Hydroxide, Citric Acid Monohydrate, Purified Water.
If you need more information about the ingredients in other E45 products, please check the product’s page or the patient information leaflet that comes with it.
Eczema can break out anywhere on the body but it's most common in the following areas:
- Knees
- Elbows
- Neck
- Hands
- Cheeks
- Scalp