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Calamine, also known as calamine lotion, is a medication made from powdered calamine mineral that is used to treat mild itchiness.[2][3] Conditions treated include sunburn, insect bites, poison ivy, poison oak, and other mild skin conditions.[4][5] It may also help dry out secretions resulting from skin irritation.[1] It is applied on the skin as a cream or lotion.[2]
Calamine is used to treat itchiness.[2] This includes sunburn, insect bite, or other mild skin conditions.[4][5]
Effectiveness
The FDA recommends applying some topical over-the-counter skin products, such as calamine, to absorb the weeping of the skin caused by poisonous plants such as poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac. For relieving the pain or itching caused by these plants, the FDA document recommends a cold water compress and topical corticosteroids.[10]
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^ abBraun-Falco O, Plewig G, Wolff HH, Burgdorf W (2012). "Topical Therapy". Dermatology (2nd ed.). Springer Science & Business Media. p. 1724. ISBN9783642979316. Archived from the original on 2016-12-29.
^World Health Organization (2019). World Health Organization model list of essential medicines: 21st list 2019. Geneva: World Health Organization. hdl:10665/325771. WHO/MVP/EMP/IAU/2019.06. License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.