Ingrown toenails are a painful condition that effects many people. Finding the right kind of cream to place on an ingrown toenail can increase your comfort level. The best treatment for ingrown toenails is to see a Podiatrist and have the offending edge removed. But there are other treatments that can be effective. One of the treatments is to put a cream on the ingrown toenail. One type of cream is to put on triple antibiotic ointment: The advantages are it’s cheap and easy. The fact is I tell my patients to put on antibiotic ointment after the procedure, but it can have some sucess before the procedure as well. Triple antibiotic ointment will not decrease the drainage or the pain, however. If you have an ingrown toenail that is draining heavily, you may want to consider a product called Amerigel. It is the number one used cream by Podiatrists in treating ingrown toenails. It has antibiotic activity, as well as a gel component which will help it asborb excess drainage. It can be purchased directly from most Podiatrists or ordered on Amazon.
Now if you are looking for a cream simply to decrease the pain what you want is a topical anesthetic and there are many of those available. While they will not do anything to treat the ingrown toenail, they will decrease the pain and discomfort you are feeling. There are many examples, the drug store down the street probably stocks one, but here is one from Amazon:
I hope this article helped. As I have said the best treatment is to see a Podiatrist and have it removed but if you are looking for a cream the ones listed above are great options