Best Antifungal Cream for Private Areas

When a person’s crotch area starts itching, getting red, and developing white “cottage cheese”-style blobs, that’s a fungal infection.

While they’re not uncommon, treating these infections can be challenging. Treatments must kill the fungus without damaging the delicate pH balance of those body parts mucus membranes. That’s why it’s important to treat genital fungal infections with topical medicines designed specifically to target those areas.

For an infection of intact skin on or near the genitals—like jock itch, a vulvar yeast infection, or an infection on the skin of the butt or inner thighs—try Dynarex Antifungal Cream. It contains 1% Clotrimazole, a fungicide shown to work effectively against the most common infectious fungi.

For an infection on periwound skin (near a wound), the perineum, or near an ostomy site (peristomal skin), consider Critic-Aid Clear AF Clear Moisture Barrier with Antifungal. It infuses 2% miconazole nitrate, an effective antifungal, in a barrier ointment—killing a fungal infection while protecting skin vulnerable to moisture, bodily waste, or fluids seeping from a stoma.

For a fungal infection of weepy, macerated, burning, or itching skin on private areas, use Secura Antifungal Extra Thick Cream. It blends the antifungal miconazole nitrate with karaya (a moisture- and fluid-control agent), allantoin + vitamin E (itch-relieving skin conditioners), and zinc—a soothing, mild antiseptic.