Quick answers
- What is Dimethicone and petrolatum used for?
- The Drug Facts label of TheraCare Diabetic Foot Cream (Veridian Healthcare) lists these uses: helps relieve, prevent and, temporarily protects chafed, chapped or cracked skin; helps protect from the drying effects of wind and cold weather; temporarily protects minor cuts, scrapes, and burns.
- Do I need a prescription for Dimethicone and petrolatum?
- No. The products on this page are sold without a prescription (over the counter).
- Is a store brand the same as the name brand?
- Products listed together below have the same active ingredients, in the same amount and the same form, as registered with the FDA. Inactive ingredients (such as colors, flavors and fillers) and package sizes can differ. Compare the “Active ingredient” box on both packages, and ask a pharmacist if you are not sure.
- Has Dimethicone and petrolatum been recalled?
- No recall linked to these products appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
Drug Facts label
Every over-the-counter medicine must carry a “Drug Facts” box in the same order, set by FDA rules. Below is the label of one product for each common strength and form, quoted word for word. Your own package can differ (for example, children’s products have other directions): always follow the label on your package.
TheraCare Diabetic Foot Cream · Veridian Healthcare
Dimethicone 1% · Petrolatum 30%, cream (topical)
Active ingredient
Dimethicone 1%..............................Skin Protectant Petrolatum 30%..............................Skin Protectant
Purpose
Skin Protectant
Uses
- helps relieve, prevent and, temporarily protects chafed, chapped or cracked skin
- helps protect from the drying effects of wind and cold weather
- temporarily protects minor cuts, scrapes, and burns
Warnings
For external use only.
Do not use
on deep or puncture wounds animal bites serious burns
When using this product
avoid contact with eyes. Stop use and ask physician if condition worsens if symptoms last more than 7 days or clear up and occur again within a few days
Keep out of reach of children
If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) right away.
Directions
Apply generously to affected area as needed.
Inactive ingredients
allantoin, aloe vera leaf, alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E), carbopol 940, ceteth-20, cetostearyl alcohol, DMDM hydantoin, glycerine, isopropyl myristate, stearic acid, trolamine, water
Questions?
Call 1-866-326-1313
— FDA label of TheraCare Diabetic Foot Cream, Veridian Healthcare, effective January 29, 2026. See the official label on DailyMed →
HealthWise Diabetic Foot Cream · Veridian Healthcare
Dimethicone 3% · Petrolatum 30%, cream (topical)
Active ingredient
Dimethicone 3%..............................Skin Protectant Petrolatum 30%..............................Skin Protectant
Purpose
Skin Protectant
Uses
- helps prevent and temporarily protects and helps relieve chafed, chapped or cracked skin
- helps protect from the drying effects of wind and cold weather
- temporarily protects minor: cuts, scrapes and burns
Warnings
For external use only.
Do not use
on deep or puncture wounds animal bites serious burns
When using this product
avoid contact with eyes. Stop use and ask physician if condition worsens if symptoms last more than 7 days or clear up and occur again within a few days
Keep out of reach of children
and pets If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) right away.
Directions
Apply generously to affected area as needed.
Inactive ingredients
allantoin,aloe barbadensis leaf juice, behentrimonium methosulfate, butylene glycol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, C12-15 alkyl benzoate, ceramide AP,ceramide EOP, ceramide NP,cetearyl alcohol,cetyl alcohol, disodium EOTA, distearyldimonium chloride, ethylhexylglycerin,gentiana macrophylla extract, gentiana scabra extract,glycerin, glyceryl behenate,glyceryl stearate, lactic acid, methyl gluceth-20, phenoxyethanol, polysorbate 60, polyethylene, propylene glycol, retinyl palmitate, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine,steareth-21, stearyl alcohol, swertia bimaculata extract, tocopheryl acetate, water
Questions?
Call 1-866-326-1313
— FDA label of HealthWise Diabetic Foot Cream, Veridian Healthcare, effective December 15, 2025. See the official label on DailyMed →
Skin-lube · The Hygenic Company, LLC.
Dimethicone 1.5% · Petrolatum 85%, ointment (topical)
Active ingredient
Petrolatum 85% Dimethicone 1.5% Purpose Skin Protectant
Purpose
Skin Protectant
Uses
Temporarily protects minor
- cuts
- scrapes
- burns – Helps prevent, temporarily protects, and helps relieve chafed, chapped or cracked skin. Helps prevent and protect from the drying effects of wind and cold weather.
Warnings
For external use only.
Do not use
on
- deep or puncture wounds
- animal bites
- serious burns
When using this product
do not get into eyes.
Stop use and ask a doctor if
- condition worsens
- symptoms last more than 7 days or clear up and occur again within a few days.
Keep out of reach of children
If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.
Directions
Apply as needed.
Inactive ingredients
– Diazolidinyl Urea, Methylparaben, Propylene Glycol, Propylparaben, Zinc Stearate
Questions?
(800) 345-2231
— FDA label of Skin-lube, The Hygenic Company, LLC., effective November 5, 2023. See the official label on DailyMed →
This page is not medical advice. Read the label on your package, and ask a pharmacist or doctor if you are not sure a medicine is right for you, for your child, or with your other medicines.
Same medicine, other brands
Each group lists the products that have exactly the same active ingredients, in the same amount and form, as registered with the FDA (NDC Directory). A store brand in the same group has the same medicine as the name brand; inactive ingredients, flavors and package sizes can differ. Each product links to its own official label.
Dimethicone 1% · Petrolatum 30% · cream (topical) · 2 products
Dimethicone 3% · Petrolatum 30% · cream (topical) · 1 product
Drug Facts for this strength and form ↑
| Brand or product name | Company on the label | Label |
|---|---|---|
| HealthWise Diabetic Foot Cream | Veridian Healthcare | DailyMed |
Dimethicone 1.5% · Petrolatum 85% · ointment (topical) · 1 product
Drug Facts for this strength and form ↑
| Brand or product name | Company on the label | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Skin-lube | The Hygenic Company, LLC. | DailyMed |
Companies that sell this medicine
The company named on the package (maker or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of over-the-counter products of this medicine.
- Veridian Healthcare3 products
- The Hygenic Company, LLC.1 product
Recalls
No recall linked to these products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.
Sources
- Drug labeling (SPL, openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- FDA rule for the Drug Facts label (21 CFR 201.66)
Only medicines marketed under FDA rules for nonprescription drugs (an FDA monograph or an FDA approval) are listed. Homeopathic products are not listed: the FDA does not evaluate them for safety or effectiveness.