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. 2019 Aug 8;9(3):469–477. doi: 10.1007/s13555-019-00319-0

Table 2.

Summary of useful ingredients for topical non-pharmacological FSD

Ingredient Property
Piroctone olamine Antifungal
Stearyl glycyrrhetinate Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and skin-soothing
Dihydroavenanthramide Anti-itch, soothing, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory
Zinc pidolate Sebum-regulating, astringent
Acetamide MEA Conditioning agent, humectant
Biosaccharide gum-2 Anti-inflammatory, soothing
Pentylene glycol + butylene glycol + hydroxyphenyl propamidobenzoic acid Anti-irritant, anti-itch, antihistaminic
Polymethyl methacrylate Hydrator and moisturization enhancer