Isdin Nutratopic Pro-Amp Moisturizing Emollient Body Cream for Atopic Skin, 200ml

Isdin Nutratopic Pro-AMP is the emollient body cream in Isdin's range for atopic and eczema-prone skin. Skin of this kind loses water quickly and reacts to things that would not trouble anyone else, and the mainstay of managing it is simple and unglamorous: applying a proper emollient generously, every day, whether or not the skin looks settled at the time.

Most emollient routines fail on quantity rather than on choice of product. Using too little is far more common than using the wrong cream.

Specs

• Form: Emollient body cream
• Volume: 200ml
• Skin type: Atopic and eczema-prone
• Fragrance: Free
• Range: Isdin Nutratopic
• Brand: Isdin (Spain)

Benefits

• Daily use between flares matters as much as during them. Keeping the skin in good condition reduces how often things flare at all
• Fragrance-free, which is essential in a leave-on product covering the whole body on reactive skin
• Applying to damp skin straight after a bath traps the water already there, which is the point at which an emollient works hardest
• A 200ml tube is a realistic size. Small pots encourage the sparing use that makes emollient therapy fail
• Works alongside anything your doctor has prescribed rather than replacing it

How to Use

• Apply generously to the body after washing, while the skin is still slightly damp
• Smooth on in the direction of hair growth rather than rubbing in hard
• Use at least once daily, and more often on very dry areas
• Keep using it during settled periods, not only during flares
• Keep baths and showers short and lukewarm rather than hot
• See a doctor if skin is cracked, weeping or infected rather than relying on an emollient alone