Standard Amount of ointment you should apply on your skin

·         Whole body – 20-30g

·         Adult face or neck – 1g

·         Trunk – 3g each side

·         Arm – 1.5g

·         Hangd– 0.5g

·         Leg – 3g

·         Foot- 1g

 So, you know the amounts, but how are you going to measure them. Measuring 0.5 g is not easy, is it?

How to measure

Don’t worry, it is easy. The amount can be measured by the unit called finger tip unit(FTU). In this measurement, we take the amount of cream or ointment that can be taken to the terminal phalanx of the index finger as one unit. So, 1 FTU equals 0.5g. So if you want to apply 1g, all you have to do is take to FTUs.