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Topical ivermectin is safe and is commonly prescribed for people to treat parasites and skin conditions like rosacea. Before Covid, topical ivermectin was probably prescribed for U.S. people more than the oral form.

PubMed has hundreds of medical studies supporting topical ivermectin.

Rumors against the topical form are probably a misunderstanding from people giving instructions on how to buy the paste form, which is typically displayed alongside the topical liquid. ("Be sure to get the paste, not the liquid.")

Please see the following assorted quotes from a doctor in this article:

Topical preparations of medications are common. For example, the NSAID Voltaren, also known as Diclofenac, can be taken orally, and it also can be applied as a gel. Both are highly effective against arthritis of the hands and knees. In addition, many patients who do not tolerate the oral preparation can easily tolerate the topical.
Ivermectin, on the other hand, is equally well-tolerated in both topical and oral forms. It can be applied to the body to treat lice or scabies, and it is highly effective. Although Ivermectin effectively kills parasites, it has other actions, including being a great anti-viral and anti-inflammatory. Even the FDA admits that it is highly effective at eradicating SARS-CoV-2 in the test tube.
Ivermectin topical, Soolantra, works so well against Rosacea because it kills the Demodex mites found in 15 to 18 times greater numbers in Rosacea patients. In addition, Ivermectin is a potent anti-inflammatory, which is another reason it is so effective, not just against Rosacea, but against COVID-19, especially during the Cytokine Storm when inflammation is extreme.
The famous nursing home cases in France revealed quite by accident the powerful anti-COVID effect of Ivermectin when 69 patients with a median age of 90 were treated for scabies. They suffered ZERO deaths and ZERO serious COVID cases, while a control group of 3,062 residents in 45 nearby care homes did not fare so well. These controls were matched by age and socioeconomic level, and they saw 22.6% COVID-19 cases and 5% deaths.
When a local nursing home developed a deadly COVID-19 outbreak, Dr. Stone knew she had to get them Ivermectin. However, the nursing home administrator would not allow anyone to bring in Ivermectin, much less administer it, much like in our US hospitals.
But Dr. Stone knew about a type of topical Ivermectin that was clear. Suddenly "Baby Oil" bottles filled with Ivermectin liquid found their way over the nursing home yard's fence. Residents of the old-folks home retrieved them, and soon all the senior citizens were seen moisturizing their skin.
Their COVID-19 care-home outbreak vanished almost overnight, and Dr. Jackie Stone deserves the credit for saving their lives.

The article also references “500,000 doses of liquid Ivermectin" used by people in Zimbabwe for COVID, but it is not clear if these were topical.

I thought you were talking about taking it orally!

I posted the wrong article about the safe use of topical ivermectin. Here is the right article:
https://www.thedesertreview.com/opinion/columnists/topical-ivermectin-anyone/article_43889d84-efe4-11eb-96ca-57832f997ba1.html

And to clarify, I meant for the pour-on version to be used topically — not orally!

Thanks for this information.