Calamine Lotion

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4.3
279 Reviews

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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February 18, 2012

Pros:

clears up cystic acne and white heads without overly drying out skin

Cons:

Messy

This stuff is great! I have had acne for years and tried everything and this is the one thing I know will work. I finally tried it a couple years ago for a cyst on my face after reading reviews online. It worked so fast and took the swelling and redness down better then anything Ive ever tried. Ive spent so much money time and tears and this $3 bottle of pink cream did the trick. Use it whenever I get a cyst or stuborn white head. Also works great for bug bites and eczema.
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January 18, 2012

Pros:

Evened skin
Seems to clear up pimples
Easy

Cons:

A little bit messy

I really like using this as a mask. Make sure you get plain calamine lotion, and not caladryl. The caladryl has a long list of ingredients (and it burned when I put it on) while my new bottle (Life Brand from Shoppers Drug Mart) only has three ingredients. If the calamine is too runny, try leaving it upside down while you're storing it. Also, after having it for a little while, there will be a thicker part around the inside of the bottle. You can stick your finger in to the top and kind of scrape out the thicker stuff. It works really well!
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January 10, 2012

Pros:

Evened skin tone
Reduced pore size
Reduced blackheads
Reduced whiteheads
Faded scars

Cons:

None

I have oily, fair skin with large pores and breakouts, mainly on my jawline. I have tried EVERYTHING for the last 15 years to clear my skin, I have never been so pleased with my skin now that I am using Calamine lotion. I bought the CVS brand Calamine lotion for $5.99 a week ago, I wash with Cerave foaming cleanser, apply the Calamine, let it sit for 10 minutes and then apply my Cerave moisture cream. The first day I noticed a huge reduction in redness and an overall more even tone. Each day after that my skin has greatly improved, my blackheads started coming out on their own when I wash my face, I no longer have any whiteheads anywhere on my face or jawline, my skin is clear and even (my face tone actually matches my neck tone again). It's very gentle and I have had no negative issues at all, it is the cheapest most effective product I have ever used in my battle for clear skin. All of my friends and family have noticed and have asked me what I started using to make my skin look so good. It's nice to look in the mirror and see smooth skin again. I highly recommend giving this a try, it's effective, cheap, and very easy to find!
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December 10, 2011

Pros:

-soothing
-cheap
-acts fast
-takes out redness

my skin got so red, sensitive and irritated to using BP, it got so bad that I was desperate for something to calm the itching down. Thats when I saw the reviews here. IT WORKED AMAZINGLY FAST. The itchiness was gone right after application and after 30mins, I rinsed it off with warm water and no more redness. I AM LOVING THIS. It feels so nice on the skin, it works like a mask that you can leave on overnight as well.
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September 25, 2011

Pros:

smaller pores
more glow-y skin
much less redness
brings whiteheads to surface

Cons:

takes a few applications to work

I'd been using this without results and then realized something incredibly important: don't keep this on for much longer than ~45 minutes! Otherwise it seems to have the opposite effect, and instead clogs your pores. The best thing to do is apply it for like half an hour or until it dries, wash it completely off (I use a mild thing like cetaphil and an exfoliant like baking soda), and then repeat that process like 3 times. You will definitely see a difference. Exfoliating helps the process - you don't want to leave the calamine lotion in your pores. The first time or two you use it, it will bring everything to the surface, so don't get upset if it seems like it's making it worse - it isn't. You can immediately apply it again and it will draw the stuff out of your skin. This made my acne go from severe to light-moderate in less than a week - some days can even go outside without makeup!
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September 4, 2011

Pros:

Cheap

Cons:

Woke up in the morning everyday with worse acne, with hopes that the next morning would be better, but always to be let down by the sight of new acne.

Don't use it, soes NOT improve acne.
September 2, 2011

Pros:

Cheap and cheerful
Fast
Works better than anything I've ever tried
Difference noticed overnight

Cons:

Leaves white marks
Clogs pores
A good face wash/exfoliator needed to remove it all.

Out of all the spot treatments I've ever used, this has to be the best. It's cheap, widely available and you can notice a difference overnight. It reduced redness and turned spots into a faded light red - purple colour which is good enough for me. Even though I've only used this for a day at the moment, I'm going to keep using it as it's very effective, it's definitely worth a try. However it does leave a few white marks and dry patches, but a good face wash or exfoliator should clear that right up.
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August 15, 2011

Pros:

Cheap, big, and gentle.
It soothes skin like nothing else!

Cons:

Color is very pink so you can only use it at night
Did not really do anything to my skin.

I gave it a try when I became very sensitive to BP. Although it was very gentle and made my skintone a little bit whiter, it didn't really do much for acne. However, whenever you burn your skin due to some kinda allergies or skin care products, use this one and your skin condition will get better.
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August 13, 2011

Pros:

early improvment

Cons:

??

i started using it today and already seems lighter!!!!! plsssss work!!!!!
July 25, 2011

Pros:

Worked great -- when nothing else would -- in drying up and controlling the itching of poison ivy.

Cons:

None

Would recommend.