Cortaid was introduced by The Upjohn Company in 1980. It contained 0.5% hydrocortisone and was designed to provide relief for itchy skin irritations, inflammation and rashes. It was available as an ointment and a cream, and was immediately very popular. In 1982 a Cortaid 0.5% spray was added and in 1985 a Cortaid feminine itch cream was available.

A big addition to the Cortaid product line occurred in 1991 when 1% hydrocortisone cream, ointment and spray were available.  The original 0.5% Cortaid ointment was discontinued in 1987 but all the other formulations were still being sold at the end of The Upjohn Company in 1995.

Here are a couple of Cortaid TV ads on YouTube, one from 1981 and an undated one.

The brand name Cortaid is no longer being sold.