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PR · Rakuten Ichiba, ジェットドラッグ楽天市場店

Mentholatum Caresemo Cream

メンソレータムケアセモクリーム

Class 3Skin and topicalcream

Made by Rohto Pharmaceutical

Active ingredients

Diphenhydramine (hydrochloride / salicylate), 10 mg per 1g ジフェンヒドラミン
Crotamiton, 20 mg per 1g クロタミトン
Dipotassium glycyrrhizate, 10 mg per 1g グリチルリチン酸二カリウム
Isopropylmethylphenol (thymol analogue, IPMP), 1 mg per 1g イソプロピルメチルフェノール
l-Menthol, 10 mg per 1g l-メントール
Tocopherol acetate, 5 mg per 1g トコフェロール酢酸エステル

Label says it is for: Itching, eczema, hives, heat rash, chilblains, insect bites

Where to buy: Drugstores and pharmacies, and other shops, such as some convenience stores, while a pharmacist or registered seller (登録販売者) is on duty.

Barcode (JAN): 4987241147410