An 8-month-old boy is brought to a general practice with six weeks of dry, pink, scaly patches on both cheeks and around the mouth. He rubs at them and wakes several times a night. There is no weeping, crusting or pustule formation and the skin is not thickened. His trunk and limbs are clear. His mother has been applying a paraffin-based emollient twice daily as advised, without improvement, and has not used any other preparation. Which one of the following should be prescribed?
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