The invention relates to a composition for dressing cutaneous lesions, in particular cutaneous leishmanial lesions or cutaneous lesions due to actinic keratosis, comprising, based on the total weight of the composition:—;10.0 weight percent to 35 weight percent of a one or more diols, selected from the group comprising 1,2-propylene glycol, 1,2-pentanediol, 1,3-butanediol and 2,2′;-[Ethane-1,2-diylbis(oxy)]di(ethan-1-ol),—;2.0 weight percent to 20 weight percent of at least one first film-forming agent, selected from one or more of a cellulose derivative, hemicellulose, a hemicellulose derivative, chitosan, a chitosan derivative, or oligoglucosamines,—;0.2 to 25.0 weight percent of at least one elastic second film-forming agent, selected from one or more thickening agents,—;0.2 to 25.0 weight percent of one or more polymeric surfactants,—;0.005 to 0.5 weight percent chlorate-free chlorite,—;water adding up to 100.0 weight percent.