#$%^&*AU2019100836A420190912.pdf#####Abstract The present invention relates to a topical aqueous gel composition comprising (i) menthol and/or thymol, and (ii) a viscosity enhancing agent. The composition is used in a method of cleansing or treating or preventing itching and/or inflammation in the gluteal cleft of a subject, the method comprising (i) applying the topical gel composition on toilet paper to the gluteal cleft of the subject, whereby the topical gel composition contacts a contaminant on the gluteal cleft, and (ii) removing at least some of the topical gel composition comprising at least a portion of the contaminant from the gluteal cleft.
