Singapore govt warns against using skin cream with potent steroid after woman suffers severe skin reactions

A woman suffered severe skin reactions after using Touch Skin by DermaCare Skin Relief Treatment Cream. - PHOTOS: HEALTH SCIENCES AUTHORITY via The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Members of the public are advised not to purchase or use a skin cream that caused a woman in her 50s to suffer severe skin reactions after using it, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said on Monday (Aug 26).

Called Touch Skin by DermaCare Skin Relief Treatment Cream, the product is touted to soothe eczema, chickenpox and insect bites.