How long does it take for Lotrimin® products to work? For athlete's foot: Lotrimin Ultra® Athlete's Foot Cream – prescription strength, cures most athlete's foot between the toes when used 2x per day for 1 week, or 1x per day for 4 weeks.

Overview. Cures most athlete's foot between the toes with 1 week treatment using a soft no touch applicator. Lotrimin Ultra® provides effective relief from the itching and burning of athlete's foot.

This medication is used to treat a variety of fungal skin infections such as ringworm, athlete's foot, and jock itch. This medication is also used to treat a skin condition known as pityriasis (tinea versicolor), a fungal infection that causes a lightening or darkening of the skin of the neck, chest, arms, or legs.

Do not apply this more often than prescribed. Your condition will not clear faster, but side effects may be increased. Apply enough medication to cover the affected area and some of the surrounding skin. After applying this medication, wash your hands.

Apply Lotrimin AF to the Infected Area Three Times a Day If you can, let it air dry for 15 minutes before putting on your socks and shoes, Dr. Scanlon says. And don't stop using a cream or powder until two to three weeks after you notice the infection is gone.

Apply this medication to the affected skin, usually twice a day or as directed by your doctor. Dosage and length of treatment depends on the type of infection being treated. Do not apply this more often than prescribed. Your condition will not clear faster, but side effects may be increased.

The antifungal terbinafine (Lamisil AT) has been shown to be very effective. Another option is clotrimazole (Lotrimin AF). You may need to experiment to find the product and formulation - ointment, gel, cream, lotion, powder or spray - that work for you.

You should not use Lotrimin AF if you are allergic to miconazole. Ask a doctor or pharmacist if it is safe for you to use this medicine if you have other medical conditions, especially: if you are using a blood thinner such as warfarin, Coumadin, Jantoven.

For external use only - Do not use - on nails or scalp - in or near the mouth or the eyes - for vaginal yeast infections - When using this product do not get into the eyes.

This will depend on the type of fungal skin infection you have. A yeast infection will generally get better in about a week. Other infections, like ringworm, will improve after a couple of weeks. A nail fungus infection may take several months or longer to heal.

Fungus can't survive extremely high temperatures. Boiling your socks for 10 minutes at 55-60 degrees will kill off any fungus that might be lurking in your socks. But remember, simply washing your socks on a regular (40-60 degree) wash cycle will do nada to nuke fungal spores.

After applying this medicine, do not wash the affected area for at least 3 hours. Cosmetics (makeup or sunscreens) may be used on the treated skin areas no sooner than 20 minutes after this medicine is applied.