Calamine
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Calamine
A natural blend of zinc oxide and a small amount of ferric oxide, used in skin lotions, ointments and liniments for the treatment of itchy skin and rashes.
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Use a calamine lotion for severe pain. It will help to sooth the area and give you some relief.
If the rash is itchy, calamine lotion may help. However, if the rash persists for more than three or four days, contact your physician. In addition, if the rash looks to be infected or if you are getting a fever, call your doctor right away.
Avoid scratching
Anti-itch creams
Calamine lotion
Keep area warm
The best treatment is to avoid having the chilblain problem in the first place by - wearing proper protection against the cold.
When it comes to mineral makeup's supposed skin-soothing properties, Hammer says, it is anti-inflammatory, noting that the calamine lotion you use to calm an angry rash is basically zinc oxide colored with iron oxide, ...
Lotion: A dermatological vehicle like Calamine Lotion (a suspension of insoluble powder in a liquid) or a pourable emulsion of oil in water, often called creamy lotions.
3. For marks and blemishes left behind by pimples use calamine lotion.Just dab some lotion on the blemishes at bedtime and they will gradually fade away.
Take a bath in cool water, without soap, every couple of hours.
Don't use ointments and creams that can block the sweat gland pores.
Let your skin air-dry.
Apply calamine (not Caladryl) lotion to the very itchy spots.
Stay in a cool, dry area.
Another overnight home remedy for zapping a zit is to put a dab of toothpaste on it to help dry it out. You may need to test this on a short-term basis to make sure it doesn't irritate your pimple. Calamine lotion will have the same drying effect.
 See also: Lotion, Cream, Body, Natural, Skin Care
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