CAPSAICIN IS USUALLY APPLIED SPARINGLY 3 OR 4 TIMES DAILY AS A 0.025% OR 0.075% CREAM; IN THE UK THIS IS ONLY LICENSED FOR USE IN THOSE OVER 12 YEARS OF AGE, BUT IN THE USA IT MAY BE USED IN CHILDREN OVER 2 YEARS OF AGE. A MORE CONCENTRATED CREAM CONTAINING 0.25% CAPSAICIN IS AVAILABLE IN SOME COUNTRIES. CAPSAICIN CREAM SHOULD BE RUBBED WELL INTO THE SKIN UNTIL LITTLE OR NO RESIDUE IS LEFT ON THE SURFACE. THERAPEUTIC RESPONSE MAY NOT BE EVIDENT FOR 1 TO 2 WEEKS FOR ARTHRITIC DISORDERS, OR 2 TO 4 WEEKS FOR NEURALGIAS (OR EVEN LONGER IF THE HEAD OR NECK ARE INVOLVED).