I'm not sure which is better - I think you have to try both and see - but my doctor feels the ointment gives a bit more of an emolient effect than the cream. But once again, we're all different so what works well for one may not suit another. I watched the Goldstein webinar in which he said patients should rub the ointment or cream in for 90 seconds instead of just "blobbing" it there. I switched to doing this and it does seem to help.
Yes thats where i saw that. That was my earlier comment. Ive been doing that also now so maybe that will be better
I will never be able to proof this, but when I applied the steroid too richly one night the next morning all was fused up solid. (and that while all the fusing had just let go prior to this experience) Only a small pin hole left to pass urine. It was a big shock at the time.
Don't get afraid of using steriod, but using thin layers is the better thing to do.
My doctor has always said about a pea-size blob of the ointment spread thinly across the whole area. A little bit goes a long way, you don't want to overdo it.