An antihistamine cream is a product that has been manufactured for use on the skin, in the nose, or in the eye. It contains antihistamines, which are medicines that block histamine release from histamine-1 receptors and are used to treat the symptoms of an allergic reaction such as edema (swelling), itch, inflammation (redness), sneezing, or a runny nose or watery eyes. Here are some details about antihistamine creams from the search results:
Positive:
- Antihistamine creams may be used to relieve pain and itching due to insect bites, minor cuts and burns, and to resolve rashes due to an allergy or plants such as poison ivy, poison oak, or poison sumac.
- BENADRYL® Itch Cream contains an antihistamine to provide fast, effective relief from itchy skin due to allergic itches, poison ivy, insect bites.
Negative:
- There were no negative aspects of antihistamine creams found in the search results.
Ingredients or materials:
- The ingredients of antihistamine creams vary depending on the brand and type of cream. For example, BENADRYL® Itch Cream contains an antihistamine, while Up & Up Itch Relief Extra Strength Cream contains diphenhydramine hydrochloride 2% (topical analgesic) and zinc acetate 0.1% (skin protectant) .
- Histafen Antihistamine Itch Calming Cream contains an assorted combination of herbs that seem to mostly have anti-inflammatory and other skin-soothing properties.
- A pre-clinical study of anti-allergic cream containing dexamethasone and chlorpheniramine was conducted.
