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BENADRYL® Itch Stopping Gel Extra Strength Topical Analgesic Gel for Itchy Skin

The product is not meant to be ingested.

Get extra strength cooling itch relief with BENADRYL® Itch Stopping Gel Extra Strength gel with 2% diphenhydramine hydrochloride. Apply this soothing topical analgesic gel to help temporarily relieve pain and itching associated with insect bites, skin rash from poison ivy, poison oak, or poison sumac, mosquito bites, sunburn, minor cuts and scrapes.

Diphenhydramine HCl active ingredient in Benadryl

Active Ingredients

Diphenhydramine HCl 2%

Topical analgesic

Product Details

Temporarily relieves pain and itching associated with:

  • Insect bites

  • Minor burns

  • Sunburn

  • Minor cuts

  • Scrapes

  • Minor skin irritations

  • Rashes due to poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac

Do not use more than directed.

Age

Dosage

Adults and children 2 years of age and older

Apply to affected area not more than 3 to 4 times daily

Children under 2 years of age

Ask a doctor

For external use only.

Do not use

  • On large areas of the body

  • With any other product containing diphenhydramine, even one taken by mouth

Ask a doctor before use

  • On chicken pox

  • On measles

When using this product

  • Avoid contact with eyes

Stop use and ask a doctor if

  • Condition worsens

  • Symptoms persist for 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. (1-800-222-1222) 

This website contains current product information and may differ from the information on the product packaging you may have. If you have any questions, please contact the Consumer Care Center (CCC) at 1-877-717-2824.

Use only as directed. Do not use more than one BENADRYL® diphenhydramine product during the same time.

Store at Room Temperature

Frequently Asked Questions

You can obtain more information about BENADRYL® by talking to your doctor or pharmacist. You can also visit our Frequently Asked Questions page or contact us at Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., by clicking Contact Us or calling toll-free 1-877-717-2824.

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