Balmosa cream

What is Balmosa cream?

During the winter months, many people suffer from chilblains, a condition where small, itchy red patches appear on your skin after you’ve been in the cold. They mostly appear on your fingers and toes, but it’s not unusual for your face and legs to be affected too.

Balmosa cream is often one of the first treatments to be recommended for chilblains. This is because its active ingredients work to both relieve your pain and create a warming effect to counter the cold.

How does Balmosa cream work?

Balmosa cream contains four active ingredients that work together to help your symptoms: menthol, camphor, methyl salicylate and capsicum oleoresin.

These active ingredients work in tandem to dilate the capillaries in your body, which, in turn, improves your circulation. This then creates a sensation of warmth around the affected area, helping to reduce inflammation, ease discomfort and alleviate pain.

The ‘warmth’ that Balmosa creates can also work to distract you from the itchiness and discomfort of chilblains symptoms.

What doses of Balmosa cream are there?

Balmosa cream typically comes in a 40g tube containing 4% camphor, 4% methyl salicylate, 2% menthol and 0.035% capsicum oleoresin. Our clinician might advise you to use more or less of the cream per day depending on your symptoms, which will affect your ‘dosage’.

How to use Balmosa cream

You should always use Balmosa cream exactly as prescribed by our clinician. Don’t use it on broken or inflamed skin, and make sure that you stop using it and contact our clinician immediately if you have an adverse or allergic reaction to it.

To use Balmosa cream:

• break the seal by turning the cap upside down and pushing the pointed end into the tube nozzle
• squeeze some cream onto the affected area and gently massage it onto your skin
• wash your hands once you’ve finished
• make sure that the cap has been securely put back onto the tube, and avoid letting too much sunlight get onto the affected areas of your skin

How long does it take for Balmosa cream to work?

The amount of time Balmosa cream takes to work can vary. In the case of chilblains, the ‘warmth’ that Balmosa generates should start to provide some relief almost immediately after application.

For other uses, Balmosa cream still gets to work quickly to increase circulation, reduce inflammation and ease your pain and discomfort.

What should I do if I make a mistake when using Balmosa cream?

Never use more than the prescribed dose of Balmosa cream. Doing so won’t relieve your symptoms any faster, and might make you more likely to experience adverse effects.

Don’t wash the affected areas of your skin straight after you’ve applied the cream, and avoid using other products on the area (unless you’ve been told you can by our clinician).

Don’t use Balmosa cream on broken or sore skin, and try to avoid getting it near your eyes or nostrils. If you accidentally get any onto these areas, rinse immediately.

Balmosa cream is to be applied externally only. Do not swallow. But if you accidentally consume any, seek medical attention immediately and take the product packaging with you.

Medically reviewed by

Dr Daniel Atkinson

GP Clinical Lead

on May 04, 2022.

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