Family CareClotrimazole Anti Fungal Cream, 1% USP Compare to Lotrimin 1oz mhtCXm, Pack of 5

This works better than other products, much more effective relief.

My theory is that this is the real thing. It's the same as the much more expensive single ones you can buy in a store, with one slight difference: they've been batched into sets of five when they have less than 3 years of shelf life left.I think the individual ones in the store are the most recently produced and have a longer shelf-life (five years to expiration or so). When unsold (rather, undelivered to stores) and there is less than three years to the expiration date, they batch them into these sets of five.I have bought these sets of five twice now, and both times they had about 2.5 years left to the expiration date. This works for me because at the beginning of every summer I apply this to my feet twice daily for a stretch of four weeks. I do this prophylactically to prevent extreme dry skin on my feet, which I used to have and a clever doctor happened to notice who then pointed out to me it was the result of a fungus. At the end of the four weeks, my feet have baby skin. It's fantastic. It prevents all types of cracking and peeling for the rest of the year. I have been doing this for six years now. It works every time, and I have never had a negative side-effect such as rashes. To save money, I started buying these packs of five.People who experience rashes may have been applying it too thickly. You only need to apply a thin layer twice daily. Wash your feet first, dry them thoroughly, and then apply a thin layer.So, if you don't need much of this, buy a single one. You're paying more, but it will have an expiration date farther away. If you go through them before the expiration date is an issue, like I do, buy these sets and save yourself a lot of money.

The answer is constant heat and humidity. When I finally went to see my podiatrist for treatment of my toenail fungus he asked me if I ever went to Vietnam. Fortunately I had a 4F (physical) deferment and never made that trip. My hat is off to anyone who did. I was destined to go because the very first draft lottery matching my birth date came up as number 30 -- guaranteed to go!Since our family has always served in the military, I read a lot of books about Vietnam and the various hazards encountered there. One of the biggest constant problems was proper care and protection of everyone's feet. The jungle was hot, wet, and humid, and combat boots were the choice for protective wear. Unfortunately your feet didn't breathe well in combat boots and clean socks were almost nonexistent. The result was persistent athlete's foot which was commonly called "jungle rot".Southwest Florida has the same climate as Vietnam and I also choose to wear combat boots when working outside. I have structurally weak ankles (hence the 4F deferment) and have already suffered through two osteotomies. In addition we have several varieties of biting insects, poisonous snakes, and plants that seem to exist just to hurt you. Wearing good boots is very important.So my podiatrist informed me that not only did I have toenail fungus, but the fungus had also progressed up the bottom and sides of both feet. Rather than buy his $82.00 package of nonprescription fungus treatment, I elected to order this Clotrimazole, virtually the same medicine we used as kids when we played basketball in high top tennis shoes. Yes you have to follow the directions and yes, it takes quite a while for the medicine to work, but work it does (slowly) as long as you follow the treatment directions. And it's a lot cheaper than $82.00.

I have a neighbor that feeds ferril cats. Needless to say when cleaning up a back patio, where the cats seem to like spending the night, I must have stirred up a bit of ringworm spores and infected an abrasion wound on one one ankle. When I became aware of the abrasion I treated it like a wound... and continued to use my spa/hot tub each morning. By the time I figured out the major issue was a fungal ringworm infection I had infected the spa and began to have what I thought was a spa chemical rash in spots around the water line - chest and back. The rash never looked like a fungal infection/ringworm until a month after the initial “wound” I tried an antifungal in desperation. I have been using this product on what wound up ringworm infections mostly on my lower legs, shoulders and back, for about a month now and the secondary infections (ringworm) on my upper body have cleared up. I still struggle with a few of the initial wounds, which really became wounds, with a secondary fungal infection on my shins and one lower leg.Two lessons.., maybe three... 1st the five 1 oz tubes at a time saved $$$. Same product is between 2 to 5 times the price locally... 2nd if you or any of yours wind up with ringworm or any fungal infection and you are sharing a spa/hot tub drain it disinfect it refill and don’t get back in until you have the fungal infection completely cured, the fungus or its spores seem to love the hot water (most of my problem was due to secondary infection from the spa). You might get away with really shocking the water, but starting over is a better bet... And lastly don’t wait to start treating a fungal infection, getting a fungal infection added to even a simple abrasion wound on my leg has made treating the problem far more difficult...BTW I did consult my doctor at my last visit and was told just keep up with the Clotrimazole cream until it is all fully healed. So its just what the doctor ordered... after the fact...

Works well and quickly.