Is Clotrimazole 1% Antifungal Cream (OTC) halal?

Active ingredient(s)

• Clotrimazole 1%

Inactive ingredients

2 halal · 4 uncertain · 0 concern — flagged: Benzyl Alcohol, Polysorbate 20, Polysorbate 80, Stearic Acid

• Benzyl Alcohol

  Preservative / solvent
  Uncertain
• Cetyl Alcohol

  Excipient (emollient)
  Looks Halal
• Polysorbate 20

  Excipient (surfactant)
  Uncertain
• Polysorbate 80

  Emulsifier
  Uncertain
• Sorbitol

  Sweetener
  Looks Halal
• Stearic Acid

  Excipient (lubricant)
  Uncertain

Used to treat

• Skin & Dermatology

Why this status

What to do next

1. Do not stop your medicine without speaking to your clinician.
2. Ask your pharmacist about the source of any flagged excipients (e.g., stearate, gelatin, glycerin).
3. Ask whether a different manufacturer or formulation has a clearer ingredient profile.
4. If fiqh nuance applies (e.g., ethanol or animal-derived), consult a qualified scholar.
5. Save to My Meds to track and re-check later.

• DailyMed — Clotrimazole cream labelRegulatorHigh confidencedailymed.nlm.nih.gov
• Benzyl Alcohol — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Cetyl Alcohol — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Polysorbate 20 — FDA IIG — Polysorbate 20RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Polysorbate 20 — EFSA — Polysorbates (E432–E436)ScholarlyMedium confidencewww.efsa.europa.eu
• Polysorbate 80 — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Sorbitol — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Stearic Acid — FDA IIGRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov

Halal-friendlier alternatives

Ranked by status and flagged excipients in our database. Your clinician must approve any switch.

Top pick: Hydrocortisone 1% Cream (OTC) — Fewer flagged excipients (2 vs 5).

• Hydrocortisone 1% Cream (OTC)

  Perrigo Pharmaceuticals · Topical cream

  Fewer flagged excipients (2 vs 5).

  Same condition
  Uncertain
• Spironolactone 25 mg Tablet

  Mylan Pharmaceuticals · Tablet (film-coated)

  Fewer flagged excipients (4 vs 5).

  Same condition
  Uncertain