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Maximum Strength.

Desitin
Maximum Strength

Guru Score

82%

Yay

3 experts · Moderate agreement
3Gurus
3Yay
0Mixed
0Nay

What the gurus are saying

Unanimous yay from 3 reviewers. Dr. Daniel Sugai, Doctorly, and Dr. Sam Ellis all rate it highly. Top take: "I use Desitin, the purple, the max strength that has a higher percentage of zinc oxide, which is very soothing, anti-inflammatory.", Dr. Daniel Sugai.
Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take June 2026

What the gurus are saying.

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Yay
"I use Desitin, the purple, the max strength that has a higher percentage of zinc oxide, which is very soothing, anti-inflammatory. I'll just put a small amount on the behind when I did any kind of diaper change, to protect that skin as much as possible, especially if the baby is having loose stools or frequent diarrhea. [...] My top two would have to be Desitin the purple, not the blue, and Boudreaux's Butt Paste."
Yay
"Any zinc-based diaper rash cream, fragrance-free is going to be very effective here. Desitin has great options for this. You can use this on the face to help repair a damaged skin barrier during this 7-day healing period."
All 2 takes from Doctorly
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"I think probably the best option for this would be to actually use the Desitin in the blue and I think it's like 12 or 133% zinc oxide it's their daily one that one has a good amount of zinc oxide in it but it also doesn't have a lot of the irritating ingredients that you can find in some other barrier creams"
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"Any zinc-based diaper rash cream, fragrance-free is going to be very effective here. Desitin has great options for this. You can use this on the face to help repair a damaged skin barrier during this 7-day healing period."
Yay
"There are so many good ones out there. I typically just recommend looking for one that has zinc oxide in it, so Desitin is a really common one."

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Is Desitin Maximum Strength worth it?

Yes. All 3 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 82%.

What is Desitin Maximum Strength's Guru Score?

Desitin Maximum Strength holds a Guru Score of 82%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.

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