Calamine Lotion

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Calamine is either a mixture of zinc oxide (ZnO) with about 0.5% ferric oxide (Fe2O3) or a zinc carbonate compound.

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July 17, 2016
not for acne
This is a necessity in everyone's house because it's great for calming rashes and irritations. It's a must-use for chicken pox. I've also seen it advertised as a face care product but I would never use if for that. I'm pretty sure it blocked my pores and caused me to break out.
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September 8, 2009

Pros:

I found this site, slathered calamine on my nose, and washed it 30 minutes later. I now have, literally, HALF as many blackheads.
Cooling, soothing.

Cons:

Ugly as sin. Not too drying. Not suitable for continuous use because of color.

Why didn't anyone tell me about this in high school?! I have extraordinarily sensitive skin, and calamine lotion is meant to soothe and relieve irritation, unlike every other acne product on the market. It instantly sucks out blackheads, and already my cystic blemish feels calmed and is shrinking. After half an hour. A new staple in my daily skincare routine. The worst it can do is dry your skin a bit, and at best... I can't wait to find out.
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June 9, 2009

Pros:

Cost effective, works well, no scent,

Cons:

Dries a little, can only use if you are in the house for the day, or use overnight.

I have cystic acne at age of 49, so... this works better than some of the ACNE meds in the drug stores. I did some research on the internet on this web site as well as a few others, and from what I have read, mostly all the reviews say it works. So I tried it. I had to go to two stores to find it. I don't know if it is because summer is a buzz, and everybody thinks it good for insect bites, or the word is out about this product. I like the results so far, not a lot of progress, but it still is helping me. I got a little bold and wet a make up sponge with water, and add a few drops of calamine lotion to it apply gently over the affected areas, I PUT IT ON THINLY, please make a note, of that, because too much you will look like a ghost, and people will stare. I then apply my makeup. I might also suggest you do this my natural sunlight, putting this on in the bathroom can fool you. It conceals my scars a little. makes my skin look smoother.
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June 8, 2009

Pros:

Great for "older' skin. Great for underarms, elbows, and face and neck. Really heals skin and keeps pores small. Walgreens brand worked the best for me.People are always telling me how "young" I look.

Cons:

Try to share with friends but they laugh. Dumb a$$e$. They say I must look like a ghost when going to bed and husband will find unattractive...........it can be rubbed in with a dry, soft cloth to eliminate pinkish cast.

Excellent, I highly recommend this to all
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April 26, 2009

Pros:

Although it doesn't mention anything about acne on it's labelling it does help dramatically with reducing pimples, scars and redness.

Cons:

Have been using it for a year or 2 already so it is good but don't expect all your pimples to disappear as it's consistently helpful but not great or anything. Dryness also occurs so moisturise!

It will help reduce redness and pimples in general. If you're not using it you're missing out!
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February 18, 2009

Pros:

It reduces some of the redness and seems to work a little.

Cons:

it's pink, runny, and dries up and flakes. It looks really dumb when you have it on. It dried up my skin a lot and made it flake.

it's a cheap, quick, marginally effective acne product.
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August 12, 2008

Pros:

improves skin condition over night.
dries pimples over night.
reduces appearance of blemishes

Cons:

leaves skin pink.can therefore only use at night

I've been suffering from acne for 4years .tried everything but nothing worked.mum told me to try calamine lotion. seen a difference overnight.skin tone more even,appearance of blemishes reduced,inflammation reduced.
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July 25, 2008

Pros:

- calms acne
- reduces pimples
- washes off easy

Cons:

- leaves white/pink colour on skin, can only use at night
- dries your skin out

my acne is kinda bad but every face wash I've used from Cetaphil to Clean & Clear, but everything irritates my face & makes my skin and acne bright red. Calamine lotion drys the pimples up so in the morning they sort of blend with my skin, instead of looking inflamed and red. it doesn't clear all the acne, but it's the best thing i've tried =]
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January 6, 2008

Pros:

Keeps my skin from being oily, minimizes the redness to a point, not sure if it stops the formation of pimples, but it definitely helped my skin stop producing as much oil as it has in the past.

Cons:

Can't wear it while out of the house, and sometimes its hard to wash off of the blemish.

Its good to use to keep the acne at bay and helps reduce redness. All I do is put it on at night before I go to bed and usually when I wake up most of it has flaked off but my skin isn't as red as it was the night before. Good spot treatment if you want to get rid of redness quickly. Just dab a little on, wait until it starts to dry and flake off, wash it off, and the redness should have gone down a lot. Definitely worth trying, because it doesn't irritate the skin and only takes around 15 mins to dry :)
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February 24, 2007

Pros:

dries up pimples

Cons:

overdries non-pimpled skin

use sparingly on active pimples and it works well to try them out. Don't get the caladryl - use ganuine calamine lotion.
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