Be advised, hemorrhoid cream not for the face

MSNBC ^ | Oct. 6, 2006

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OSLO - German drugmaker Schering warned consumers on Thursday not to use hemorrhoid cream on their faces.

The warning came after a male stylist said on Norwegian television that many photo models used the cream in the morning to get rid of puffy eyes, which the drug company said seemed to have boosted demand for such products at pharmacies. Beauty magazines in the U.S. have been advising the same for years.

“This is a pharmaceutical and not a cosmetic,” the group’s Norwegian subsidiary Schering Norge AS said in a statement, warning especially to keep hemorrhoid cream out of the eyes.

It said the warning applied to its product, Scheringproct, which it said was “a pharmaceutical that is used on hemorrhoids

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This explains everything.

[meanie monster]

lol, a real butt face...

[IamConservative]

There's a joke in here somewhere about switching fingers..

[Hegemony Cricket]

It's not so good as a toothpaste either. Note to self - open eyes before beginning morning bathroom routine...

[Allegra]

But what about people who have their heads up their a$$es?

[MadIvan]

This trick is a fairly old one. Sarah Ferguson's photographer had her use haemorrhoid cream on her face before doing a photo shoot; a Telegraph journalist tried it too, complete with before and after results - it works for the camera.

It's pretty disgusting, but yes, it works.

Regards, Ivan

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

[CT-Freeper]

It's not so good as a toothpaste either. Note to self - open eyes before beginning morning bathroom routine...

LOL....Yuck

[Cvengr]

Nancy Pelosi stopped using it 2 weeks before I did.

[Gordongekko909]

Cologne does NOT make good mouthwash.

I blame decaf.

[GottaLuvAkitas1]

It doesn't say it is bad for the face or eye area so I'll keep using it. It works wonders on puffy eyes.

[domenad]

To quote the immortal Roddy Piper in John Carpenter's "They Live", "You look like you fell in the cheese dip back in 1957."

[diamond6]

I've used it for two years and never had a problem. The stuff really works.

[sarasota]

LOL!

[Gay State Conservative]

[Global2010]

It is used as a lipstick by those who are real kiss asses.

[Thrownatbirth]

<> But for alkies, it's good in a pinch. :-)

[HarleyLady27]

Is that what Kerry was using on the campaign trail in 04, the Missus's butt cream?????

[Condor51]

... drugmaker Schering warned consumers on Thursday not to use hemorrhoid cream on their faces.

Great. Now they tell me.

Sheesh, what's next - pencils aren't for removing ear wax?

[pandoraou812]

Preparation-H that is made in the USA doesn't have Bio-Dyne , the FDA made them remove it. You have to send to Canada to get the stuff that works. www.only-in-canada.com has it. Without the bio-dyne it just doesn't work the same.