Oilatum equivalent in France?

[mogs]

I've asked my local pharmacy and they don't seem to do anything, or didn't understand what I was asking for.

Is this or a similar product available here either Diprobase or Oilatum, particularly the bath lotion that you can wash and shower with?

I'm just wondering what people in France use to treat very dry skin or eczema? The doctor gives us Dexeryl cream which is ok for the skin but I'd like something to use with water.

[Bernice]

Diprobase is available in France - http://www.eurekasante.fr/parapharmacie/vidal/produits-vidd3342-DIPROBASE.html

and Oilatum - http://www.meilleurvendeur.com/search.php?q=Oilatum&catsearch=&brandsearch=&&pricelevel=

Try some of the larger pharmacies and parapharmacies or ask your doctor if he can prescribe Oilatum or Diprobase.

Bernice

[idun]

Certainly diprobase is available. I've asked for it for washing in the UK and was given aqueos cream or something like that, but it doesn't 'feel' right to me.

 

Would you need a prescription to get it in the pharmacie? Have you tried writing it down and asking at the pharmacie. I'm not trying to be cheeky about your accent, but this is something I have ended up doing as some people never got 'mine'.