What does calamine lotion do?!
Question: Calamine is a mixture of zinc oxide (ZnO) with about 0.5% iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3). It is the main ingredient in calamine lotion and is used as an antipruritic (anti-itching agent) to treat mild pruritic conditions such as sunburn, eczema, rashes, poison ivy, chickenpox, insect bites and stings. It is also used as a mild antiseptic to prevent infections that can be caused by scratching the affected area, and an astringent for dry weeping or oozing blisters and acne abscesses
Answers: Calamine is a mixture of zinc oxide (ZnO) with about 0.5% iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3). It is the main ingredient in calamine lotion and is used as an antipruritic (anti-itching agent) to treat mild pruritic conditions such as sunburn, eczema, rashes, poison ivy, chickenpox, insect bites and stings. It is also used as a mild antiseptic to prevent infections that can be caused by scratching the affected area, and an astringent for dry weeping or oozing blisters and acne abscesses
It makes you stop being itchy , : )
takes away the itch
It drys up rashes that may have drainage. Such as poisn ivy. Sometimes it has benadryl in it to help decrease itch and try also.
It helps to dry up a rash like heat rash, poison Ivory, poison oak.ext.
it stops the itch