Is Hydrocortisone 1% Cream (OTC) halal?

Active ingredient(s)

• Hydrocortisone 1%

Inactive ingredients

7 halal · 1 uncertain · 0 concern — flagged: Stearic Acid

• Petrolatum (Petroleum Jelly)

  Excipient (ointment base)
  Looks Halal
• Mineral Oil (Liquid Paraffin)

  Excipient (oil/laxative)
  Looks Halal
• Cetyl Alcohol

  Excipient (emollient)
  Looks Halal
• Stearic Acid

  Excipient (lubricant)
  Uncertain
• Propylene Glycol

  Solvent
  Looks Halal
• Methylparaben

  Excipient (preservative)
  Looks Halal
• Propylparaben

  Excipient (preservative)
  Looks Halal
• Sodium Lauryl Sulfate

  Excipient (surfactant)
  Looks Halal

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 — Hydrocortisone cream labelRegulatorHigh confidencedailymed.nlm.nih.gov
• Petrolatum (Petroleum Jelly) — FDA IIG — PetrolatumRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Mineral Oil (Liquid Paraffin) — FDA IIG — Mineral oilRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Cetyl Alcohol — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Stearic Acid — FDA IIGRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Propylene Glycol — FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (IIG)RegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov
• Methylparaben — FDA — Parabens in cosmeticsRegulatorHigh confidencewww.fda.gov
• Propylparaben — FDA — ParabensRegulatorHigh confidencewww.fda.gov
• Sodium Lauryl Sulfate — FDA IIGRegulatorHigh confidencewww.accessdata.fda.gov