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Hydrocortisone (Topical) Hydrocortisone 1% ointment is the mildest topical corticosteroid, used on eczema, contact dermatitis, insect bites and other itchy inflamed skin.
- The mildest topical corticosteroid there is
- First reach for eczema, contact dermatitis and insect bites
- Calms itchy inflamed skin fast
- Cortisol itself at low strength, so effects stay local
- Cheap, everywhere, and a household staple for decades
Mechanism
Hydrocortisone is itself, so it binds the glucocorticoid receptor and drives transcription of anti-inflammatory proteins while repressing NF-kB driven genes. Applied to skin at 1% the effect stays largely local, which is what separates it from systemic steroid use.
Safetyrisks and cautions, not medical advice
Hydrocortisone (Topical) is a single molecule in the corticosteroid class. A full adverse effect profile has not been compiled for this entry yet, so nothing here should be read as evidence that it is well tolerated; the absence is missing work rather than a finding. What is documented is what the compound is and what it is used for.
Subjective profileweighing the evidence above
Mildest topical steroid there is, and for a patch of eczema or an insect bite it is the sensible first thing to reach for; being cortisol itself at low strength on intact skin, the effect stays largely local. The usual failure is futility rather than toxicity: it goes on a rash that needed an antifungal or a stronger steroid, does nothing, and the conclusion drawn is that steroids do not work. A week with no change means the diagnosis is wrong, not the potency.
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Hydrocortisone (Topical)