Eucerin AtopiControl Acute Care Cream

Atopic skin is dry, irritable and itchy. This itchiness induces scratching which triggers the itch-scratch cycle. Symptoms worsen and can get in the way of a good night’s sleep and have a negative impact on quality of life.

Eucerin AtopiControl Acute Care Cream has been specially formulated to offer relief and intensive care for skin undergoing a flare-up of Atopic Dermatitis and Atopic Eczema. The formula has a unique active ingredient complex of soothing Licochalcone A, anti-bacterial Decanediol and anti-itching and cooling Methoxypropandiol (MPD). This complex, combined with a high concentration of Ceramides, strengthens skin’s barrier, alleviates dryness and relieves itchiness at a sensory level, thereby reducing the need to scratch.

Fragrance-free, the cream for Atopic Dermatitis and Atopic Eczema flare-ups can be applied as often as needed on affected areas and has been shown to support sleep and improve quality of life for those with Atopic Dermatitis. Suitable for adults, children and babies from four weeks.

If you want to learn even more about Atopic Dermatitis and Atopic Eczema for babies and newborns, have a look at our latest article. 

Very good care efficacy and skin tolerability proven on atopic skin

In a Product in Use (PiU) test, Eucerin AtopiControl Acute Care Cream was used alongside Eucerin AtopiControl Lotion by a sample of 144 men and women, all aged 30+, with mild and moderate Atopic Dermatitis. After four weeks of daily use they reported the following results:

Improves skin condition

97% agreed with the statement that the products “Improve skin condition”

Supports better sleep

• 96% agreed that, with the products, “I don’t need to scratch a lot during the night”
• 94% agreed that, with the products, they weren’t “waking up early due to skin problems”
• 93% agreed that, during the trial period, they woke up “less often during the night”
• 89% agreed that the products help them to “wake up well-rested”
• 88% agreed that the products helped them to have a “good energy level during the day”

Improves quality of life

• Before the trial, 92% of the sample agreed that Atopic Dermatitis affected their quality of life. After four weeks of using the AtopiControl products, only 38% of the sample agreed that the disease affected their quality of life. From this we can infer that, as a result of using the products, 54% of the sample felt there was an improvement in their quality of life.

• suitable for babies
• fragrance-free

• Apply as often as needed on flare-up areas.

You may experience a cool sensation or tingling shortly after application. This is nothing to be concerned about and just shows that the product is working.

• You have Atopic Dermatitis and are looking for a product to improve your skin condition and reduce itching during a flare-up.

•  Your child has Atopic Dermatitis and is over the age of four weeks and you‘re looking for a product to improve his or her skin condition during flare-ups.
  

• You have Atopic Dermatitis on your body but are not experiencing a flare-up: Try Eucerin AtopiControl Body Lotion or Eucerin AtopiControl Face Care Cream depending on your textural preference and the area of your body you are applying it to.

• You have Atopic Dermatitis on your face but are not experiencing a flare-up: Try Eucerin AtopiControl Face Cream .

• You have dry skin on your body and or/face but do not have Atopic Dermatitis: Try the Eucerin UreaRepair PLUS range

Eucerin AtopiControl Acute Care Cream and Eucerin AtopiControl Anti-Itch-Spray have been specially formulated with active ingredients that soothe itchy skin.

Eucerin AtopiControl Acute Care Cream contains Menthoxypropandiol and Decanediol to calm and soothe skin during flare-ups of Atopic Dermatitis:

• An extract of menthol, Menthoxypropandiol activates natural cooling receptors (known as TRPM8) found in the nerve endings in skin. The resulting cooling sensation reduces feelings of itchiness.
• Anti-bacterial Decanediol combats the Stapphylococcus Aureus bacteria associated with Atopic Dermatitis.

The formula also contains the unique active ingredient complex used in the daily-use basic care products in the range:

• Licochalcone A: an extract of liquorice which soothes skin and reduces redness
• Ceramides: to strengthen skin’s barrier function

The key actives in Eucerin AtopiControl Anti-Itch-Spray are Menthoxypropandiol, SymSitive* and Polidocanol:

• As in the Acute Care Cream, the Menthoxypropandiol cools skin and works at a sensory level to reduce feelings of itchiness
• SymSitive* calms skin, stops any stinging and reduces redness. It does this by blocking an itch-related receptor known as TRPV1 (transient receptor potential vanilloid 1) and calming the skin’s nervous system.
• Polidocanol soothes skin by reducing the signals of itchiness in the cells of the epidermis (the outer layers of skin. It does this by inhibiting the release of TSLP (Thymic Storal Lymphoietin) an itch mediator created by the keratinocytes (a type of epidermal cell).

As well as being used to calm skin during a flare-up, the spray can also be used in the periods between flare-ups when skin is a bit itchy. The product should not be used on open wounds.

Hyperactive skin cells lead to an itching sensation and therefore the urge to scratch

Active calming of skin cells stops the itching sensation