What products are best for a severe rash?

My personal experience was “No sugar=no rashes”.

When I weighed 265 my skin was rarely dry, even when I was cold.

I now weigh 138, and haven’t had a rash under my stomach flap or breasts in over 10 years.

If she’s a sweet eater, or even a heavy eater of starches (potatoes, breads, cookies…), the solution will be more elusive.

I’d get input from her physician.

Give this a try:
Medline Remedy Phytoplex Antifungal Powder with 2% Miconazole Nitrate

It worked great for my mom.

If it's irritation from chaffing and moisture, aka diaper rash/dermatitis, I've always found A&D ointment helpful for that kind of rash and irritation. You could buy men's fitted long-leg briefs (or something similar) to keep a layer of cotton between the legs and keep the ointment on.

But since an OTC anti-fungal cream hasn't helped, I think you need to know what's causing the rash first to know how to treat it. Cellulitis has different treatments than eczema, different from pressure rashes, and different from yeast infections, etc. You could treat it inappropriately if you don't know what it is. It'd help to know for sure what you're dealing with.

If the OTC products don’t work, ask her doc for Nystatin powder or crème. Watch out for sugar in her diet. Yeast feeds off sugar.

Gold Bond powder will help keep her dry and may be all that’s needed.

Weight does make it worse but clothing that doesn’t breath will increase moisture. Hygiene is also important.

Please have her evaluated by a doctor. She may have a yeast infection, but she may have other issues as well.

In the meantime, wash skin with mild soap. Make sure to rinse skin thoroughly and dry gently. Help her to get more air to circulate in the areas by placing washcloths or small towels between skin folds so those areas can air out. Creams that have a lot of oils in them will generally not help the problem - unless it is a diaper rash from being wet and exposed to urine OR a yeast infection. That's why I suggest a doctor appointment.

Keeping the area as clean and dry as possible.
Any cream or lotion you put on should be with a light touch. The more you put on the more difficult it is to remove. I use to pat barrier cream on my Husband. I would mix an A and D type ointment with a zinc base ointment.
Hospice did order Nystatin for a rash he had.
Seeing a doctor to determine the cause of the rash might help.
If it is a yeast something like Monistat might help.

Calmoseptine has been good for my husband, ckeck for the cream that has Zinc on it, good luck

Soldier4Christ: Pose your question to your mother's dermatologist.

My mom put folded wash cloths under her breasts and any other folds to try and keep the area dry and she also had nystatin powder

Grrrrr…this post reminds me that I have to make a dermatology appointment soon. My primary doctor told me to go get a few moles checked.

I had a mole removed several years back, they zapped it in a couple of seconds and off to the lab it went.

My old dermatologist cracked me up. He is near retirement age now and I am going to see his associate for my upcoming appointment.

Anyway, for my appointment he came into the examining room singing, “If I only had a brain.” from the Wizard of oz soundtrack. So funny! 🤣 I loved his quirky sense of humor.

Happy Hemp Buddha has a Healing salve made with coconut called mending cream write for a sample , their products are excellent . Bathing in Epsom salts would help dry Out the rash as well as Aloe vera from a Plant the gel . Look Into getting some samples from happy hemp Buddha . A and D ointment from CVS would work .

It might be best to have her see a dermatologist and get a prescription medication for it. She's entitled to one preventative full-body check each year with Medicare.

If it's intertrigo, I developed it in the summer of 2022 when I was in south FL during Aug and Sept (an incredibly hot summer on record) and was playing tennis outside 3 mornings a week. The only way I got rid of it was with a prescription of Fluocinonide, a steroid cream. I do not recommend anti-fungal or anti-yeast OTC creams -- they did nothing for mine but make it worse.

The areas must be dried with a cool blow dryer first. Moisture is the enemy. But an accurate diagnosis is essential so if she can see a dermatologist, this is where to start. Don't assume you know what it is. Mine was incredibly itchy... beyond anything I've ever experienced.

Your mother needs to be examined by a dermatologist and a gynecologist for her rashes as her problem might be something more serious and over-the-counter cream might not cure her rashes.

Make sure when she is bathed that she is completely dry in that area. Even if you have to use a hairdryer on low. No powder.

Monistat is my favorite. A white cream. MOST of these rashes are fungal due to moisture, etc. and they are common as anything if antibiotics are involved. The rash may become a bit more red, a bit more inflamed for a day, but after that it should quickly go away. If it does not then you could be dealing with something else and it's time to check in with the doc.

Don't put on anything with an oily barrier. This holds it all in and encourages it.
Good luck.
Do update us please.
Monistat is over the counter in the feminine supplies.

This type of rash is normally known as intertrigo. Here's a link with lots of info:

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21693-intertrigo

Call moms PCP to see what recommendations s/he has.

Good luck.

You could check with a dermatologist like Barb suggested and you can also check with your pharmacist to see if they can recommend any over the counter products.

Pharmacists are up to date on products that they sell.

Does she have a dermatologist? A combination of antifungal ointment (prescription strength) and an OTC cortisone cream mixed together is often the solution.

Men's boxers or boxer briefs in cotton would keep her skin from chafing.