Inactive ingredients by manufacturer

Desonide inactive ingredients by manufacturer

Wondering whether your Desonide has lactose, gluten, soy, a dye or gelatin in it? The medicine is the same, but the fillers, coatings and colors differ from one company to the next. This page shows what each Desonide product's FDA label lists, so you can find a version that leaves out what you avoid and ask your pharmacist for it by its NDC.

We have read the FDA labels of 24 of the 25 current Desonide products on the market today, from 14 companies listing it with the FDA, and lined them up side by side. 1 label has no inactive-ingredient list we could read, so that product cannot be compared.

Ask about your bottle

Is there something in your Desonide? Ask in plain words.

Name the company, strength or the NDC on your bottle and the ingredient you avoid. The answer comes only from the FDA labels on this page.

Answers are drawn from the FDA label data on this page and checked against it. They are not medical advice: confirm with your pharmacist before relying on them.

The short answer

Which Desonide products list lactose, a gluten source, soy, dyes or gelatin?

  1. LactoseNo checked product

    No checked Desonide product lists lactose.

  2. Wheat or gluten sourceNo checked product

    No checked Desonide product lists a wheat or gluten source.

  3. SoyNo checked product

    No checked Desonide product lists soy.

  4. Synthetic dyesNo checked product

    No checked Desonide product lists synthetic dyes.

  5. GelatinNo checked product

    No checked Desonide product lists gelatin.

Also listed by some products: Propylene glycol 7 of 24 PEG or polysorbate 1 of 24

Find a version without it

Every current Desonide product and what its label lists

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ProductListsInactive ingredients on the label
Actavis Pharma, Inc. 1 product
0.5 mg/mL ointment or gel topical creamNDC 00472-0803-02 Propylene glycol
Show 13 ingredients

ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID, CETYL ALCOHOL, EDETATE SODIUM, GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE, LIGHT MINERAL OIL, METHYLPARABEN, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, PROPYLPARABEN, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, STEARYL ALCOHOL, WATER
Advanced Rx of Tennessee, LLC 2 products
0.5 mg/g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 80425-0418-01 None of these listed
Show 11 ingredients

ALUMINUM SULFATE, CALCIUM ACETATE, CETOSTEARYL ALCOHOL, GLYCERIN, ICODEXTRIN, LIGHT MINERAL OIL, METHYLPARABEN, PETROLATUM, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, SYNTHETIC WAX (1200 MW), WATER
0.5 mg/g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 80425-0371-01 None of these listed
Show 11 ingredients

ALUMINUM SULFATE, CALCIUM ACETATE, CETOSTEARYL ALCOHOL, GLYCERIN, ICODEXTRIN, LIGHT MINERAL OIL, METHYLPARABEN, PETROLATUM, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, WATER, YELLOW WAX
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc. 3 products
0.5 mg/g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 62332-0632-15 None of these listed
Show 11 ingredients

ALUMINUM SULFATE, CALCIUM ACETATE, CETOSTEARYL ALCOHOL, EDETATE DISODIUM, GLYCERIN, ICODEXTRIN, LIGHT MINERAL OIL, PETROLATUM, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, WATER, WHITE WAX
0.5 mg/g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 62332-0485-15 None of these listed
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PETROLATUM
0.5 mg/mL ointment or gel topical creamNDC 62332-0550-18 Propylene glycol
Show 13 ingredients

ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID, CETYL ALCOHOL, EDETATE DISODIUM, GLYCERYL STEARATE SE, LIGHT MINERAL OIL, METHYLPARABEN, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, PROPYLPARABEN, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, STEARYL ALCOHOL, WATER
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited 3 products
0.5 mg/g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 46708-0632-15 None of these listed
Show 11 ingredients

ALUMINUM SULFATE, CALCIUM ACETATE, CETOSTEARYL ALCOHOL, EDETATE DISODIUM, GLYCERIN, ICODEXTRIN, LIGHT MINERAL OIL, PETROLATUM, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, WATER, WHITE WAX
0.5 mg/g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 46708-0485-15 None of these listed
Show 1 ingredient

PETROLATUM
0.5 mg/mL ointment or gel topical creamNDC 46708-0550-18 Propylene glycol
Show 13 ingredients

ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID, CETYL ALCOHOL, EDETATE DISODIUM, GLYCERYL STEARATE SE, LIGHT MINERAL OIL, METHYLPARABEN, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, PROPYLPARABEN, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, STEARYL ALCOHOL, WATER
Bryant Ranch Prepack 4 products
0.5 mg/g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 72162-2005-02 None of these listed
Show 11 ingredients

ALUMINUM SULFATE, CALCIUM ACETATE, CETOSTEARYL ALCOHOL, GLYCERIN, ICODEXTRIN, LIGHT MINERAL OIL, METHYLPARABEN, PETROLATUM, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, WATER, YELLOW WAX
0.5 mg/g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 63629-2506-01 None of these listed
Show 11 ingredients

ALUMINUM SULFATE, CALCIUM ACETATE, CETOSTEARYL ALCOHOL, GLYCERIN, ICODEXTRIN, LIGHT MINERAL OIL, METHYLPARABEN, PETROLATUM, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, WATER, YELLOW WAX
0.5 mg/g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 63629-2507-01 None of these listed
Show 11 ingredients

ALUMINUM SULFATE, CALCIUM ACETATE, CETOSTEARYL ALCOHOL, GLYCERIN, ICODEXTRIN, LIGHT MINERAL OIL, METHYLPARABEN, PETROLATUM, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, WATER, YELLOW WAX
0.5 mg/mL ointment or gel topical creamNDC 63629-8739-01 Propylene glycol
Show 13 ingredients

ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID, CETYL ALCOHOL, EDETATE SODIUM, GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE, LIGHT MINERAL OIL, METHYLPARABEN, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, PROPYLPARABEN, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, STEARYL ALCOHOL, WATER
Cintex Services, LLC 1 product
0.5 mg/g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 24470-0920-60 Propylene glycol
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CARBOMER HOMOPOLYMER TYPE B (ALLYL PENTAERYTHRITOL CROSSLINKED), EDETATE DISODIUM, GLYCERIN, METHYLPARABEN, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, PROPYLPARABEN, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, WATER
Cosette Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1 product
0.5 mg/g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 00713-0661-15 None of these listed
Show 11 ingredients

ALUMINUM SULFATE, CALCIUM ACETATE, CETOSTEARYL ALCOHOL, GLYCERIN, ICODEXTRIN, LIGHT MINERAL OIL, METHYLPARABEN, PETROLATUM, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, SYNTHETIC WAX (1200 MW), WATER
Encore Dermatology Inc 1 product
0.03 g/60 g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 69482-0600-60 No inactive-ingredient list on the label No list we could read
Northstar Rx Llc 2 products
0.5 mg/g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 16714-0729-01 None of these listed
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ALUMINUM SUBACETATE, CETOSTEARYL ALCOHOL, glycerin, methylparaben, mineral oil, PETROLATUM, SODIUM CETOSTEARYL SULFATE, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, water, white wax
0.5 mg/g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 72603-0164-01 None of these listed
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mineral oil, petrolatum
Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd 1 product
0.5 mg/g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 45802-0423-35 None of these listed
Show 1 ingredient

PETROLATUM
Proficient Rx LP 1 product
0.5 mg/g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 63187-0747-15 Propylene glycol Polyethylene glycol or polysorbate
Show 11 ingredients

CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE, ISOPROPYL PALMITATE, POLYSORBATE 60, POTASSIUM SORBATE, PROPYL GALLATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SORBIC ACID, STEARIC ACID, WATER, YELLOW WAX
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. 3 products
0.5 mg/g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 51672-1280-01 None of these listed
Show 10 ingredients

ALUMINUM SUBACETATE, CETOSTEARYL ALCOHOL, GLYCERIN, METHYLPARABEN, MINERAL OIL, PETROLATUM, SODIUM CETOSTEARYL SULFATE, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, WATER, WHITE WAX
0.5 mg/g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 51672-1281-01 None of these listed
Show 2 ingredients

MINERAL OIL, PETROLATUM
0.5 mg/mL ointment or gel topical creamNDC 51672-4079-04 Propylene glycol
Show 13 ingredients

CETYL ALCOHOL, CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE, DIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOETHYL ETHER, EDETATE DISODIUM, LIGHT MINERAL OIL, METHYLPARABEN, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, PROPYLPARABEN, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, STEARYL ALCOHOL, WATER
Viona Pharmaceuticals Inc 1 product
0.5 mg/g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 72578-0086-01 None of these listed
Show 11 ingredients

ALUMINUM SULFATE, CALCIUM ACETATE, CETOSTEARYL ALCOHOL, GLYCERIN, ICODEXTRIN, LIGHT MINERAL OIL, METHYLPARABEN, PETROLATUM, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, WATER, YELLOW WAX
Zydus Lifesciences Limited 1 product
0.5 mg/g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 70771-1381-01 None of these listed
Show 11 ingredients

ALUMINUM SULFATE, CALCIUM ACETATE, CETOSTEARYL ALCOHOL, GLYCERIN, ICODEXTRIN, LIGHT MINERAL OIL, METHYLPARABEN, PETROLATUM, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, WATER, YELLOW WAX

A product with none of these listed is not certified to be without them: the label says what the manufacturer declared, and the source of a starch or a flavor is often not stated. The companies are the FDA's labelers, which include repackagers and distributors selling another company's product under their own label. The NDC opens the product's own page, with the full label and its inactive-ingredient notes.

Desonide without propylene glycol

Propylene glycol: A solvent in liquids and capsules; a concern in kidney disease, for infants, and at high doses. 7 of 24 checked products list propylene glycol; 17 do not.

Does not list propylene glycol

Lists propylene glycol

Desonide without polyethylene glycol or polysorbate

Polyethylene glycol or polysorbate: PEG, macrogol or polysorbate; a rare cause of allergic reactions. 1 of 24 checked products list polyethylene glycol or polysorbate; 23 do not.

Does not list polyethylene glycol or polysorbate

Lists polyethylene glycol or polysorbate

At the pharmacy counter

How to use this at the pharmacy counter

  1. Pick the company whose list suits you and copy the NDC from the table. Many pharmacies order from wholesalers that carry several companies' versions and can request a particular one if you ask before the prescription is filled; some buy from one contracted source only, and a few insurance plans cover only certain NDCs, so ask the pharmacist to check.
  2. Treat "does not list" as exactly that. The label is what the manufacturer declared; a flavor or a starch may have an unstated source, and lines change. For celiac disease or a serious allergy, ask the manufacturer's medical information line for a written statement about the lot you have.
  3. Check the bottle each refill. A different company usually means a different shape, color and inactive-ingredient list; the pharmacist can tell you who made it, and the two-NDC comparison shows the difference line by line.
  4. If you need one company's version kept constant, ask your prescriber to write that company or the NDC on the prescription and tell the pharmacy you need it held. Rules vary by state and plan, so confirm with the pharmacist.
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Common questions about Desonide inactive ingredients

Is Desonide gluten-free?
This page cannot certify any Desonide product gluten-free; it reports what each label declares. Of the 24 products checked, none lists a wheat, barley, rye or gluten ingredient, and none lists a starch without a stated source. If you have celiac disease, ask the manufacturer's medical information line for a written gluten statement for the lot you have.
Does Desonide contain lactose?
No checked Desonide product lists lactose on its label. People with a milk allergy or a strong intolerance often prefer a version that does not list it.
Does Desonide contain soy?
No checked Desonide product lists a soy ingredient (soybean oil or soy lecithin) on its label. Soy lecithin is the usual form and the amount is small, but people with a soy allergy often prefer a version that does not list it.
Is there a dye-free Desonide?
No checked Desonide product lists a synthetic dye (an FD&C or D&C colorant) on its label. Colorants often differ by strength within one company's line, so compare the lists above strength by strength.
Does Desonide contain gelatin?
No checked Desonide product lists gelatin on its label. Gelatin is usually bovine or porcine and the label rarely says which; for kosher, halal or vegetarian needs, ask the manufacturer.
Why do the inactive ingredients differ between manufacturers?
A generic must match the brand's active ingredient, strength, dose form and how it is absorbed; its fillers, binders, coatings and colorants are the manufacturer's own choice. That is why one Desonide product can list lactose and a dye while another from a different company lists neither.
Can my pharmacy give me a specific manufacturer's version?
Often, if you ask before the prescription is filled: many pharmacies order from wholesalers that carry several companies' versions and can request a particular one. Some pharmacies buy a generic from one contracted source only, and a few insurance plans cover only certain NDCs, so ask the pharmacist to check. Give them the NDC from this page; the company name alone is often enough.
How current is this list?
The products are the ones in the FDA's current NDC directory as of October 6, 2026, and each inactive-ingredient list is the manufacturer's FDA label as our label sync last read it. Formulations change, so check the label on your own bottle and ask your pharmacist if a refill looks different.

Sources: the products are the finished Desonide products in the FDA's current NDC directory (openFDA), as of October 6, 2026; each inactive-ingredient list is the manufacturer's FDA Structured Product Label via DailyMed, as our label sync last read it. The concern groups are HelloPharmacist's classification of the names the label declares. Educational information only, not medical advice; confirm with your pharmacist before relying on a list. ← Back to the Desonide guide