This really is a must have for anyone's medical box (or drawer in my case!!) A lot of people associate it with nappy rash but it has a wide variety of uses which I will list below. Not a sufferer of nappy rash myself, toilet-trained many years ago, I use this for oven burns (which I get quite often due to my clumsiness) and have on the rare occasion used it for sunburn.

Sudocrem comes in different size tubs and a tube. I have listed the prices of a couple of these, Asda being a tad cheaper than Boots. I bought mine from the latter as this is the most convenient shop for me to pop in to for 5 minutes.

I prefer tubs to tubes as you are assured of getting every last bit of the cream as you scoop your finger around the tub whereas cream does allow for some element of waste.

Developed more than 70 years ago, Sudocrem is the market leader in treatment of certain skin conditions.

The emollient effect can help sore, inflamed skin whilst leaving the skin soft.

That's the medical advantages of this wonder cream over with!

• Probably most commonly used for nappy rash as it soothes and heals
• Treats pressure sores / bed sores
• Unpleasant........but incontinence dermatitis.
• General skin or sweat rashes, i.e those at the backs of the knees and groin area.
• Sunburn (which I have used it for). I don't burn easily at all, being from an Italian background. I always apply sun protection but have on the odd ocassion forgotten my Dr Spock ears and have burnt them a couple of times, very painful but Sudocrem has worked. The anaesthetic properties of Sudocrem help to soothe the soreness, whilst maintaining the moisture of the skin leaving it soft and supple.
• Minor burns ~ as stated earlier, I'm always getting either iron or oven burns............not a careful person. These superficial burns can be very painful and this cream alleviates the pain.
• Cuts and grazes. Once the area has been cleaned, Sudocrem's ingredients help reduce the risk of infection
• Skin conditions such as eczema.

It has an extremely pleasant smell to it, apparantly a lavender perfume according to the ingredients.
As I generally state when describing the smell of things, I wish that ciao had a scratch and sniff option as smells are so subjective. Some may assume that due to it's local anaesthetic attributes this may smell too clinical and almost like hospital wards (hope you know what I mean by that!) but it really doesn't. It has a very clean, fresh smell to it.

The trick is that you use a very, very small amount............a little really does go a long way with this stuff. A thin layer should be applied in circular movements until it has disappeared, leaving a translucent film over the skin. If the affected area stays white after application that is a sign that too much has been applied and it makes any clothing feel sticky and could mark it with a grease-like stain.