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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April 22, 2009

Pros:

Use calamine lotion with B.P. 10% (mix it in palm of hand) & dab on let dry sleep with it on. It helps peel off open (picked at) pimples.
Dries up & decreases swelling

Cons:

Very drying / not a soft peel of skin

If you're a picker this can calm things down
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January 2, 2008

Pros:

its cheap and effective.
it works fast

Cons:

it goes on coloured so you can only use it at night.

I put it on and the next day when i woke up my skin was flawless.
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December 2, 2007

Pros:

works pretty quickly
extremely cheap

Cons:

runny, sometimes hard to apply
dries to a white, so it should basically be applyed at night

I haven't been using this all over my skin, but I have applyed it to individual pimples..and I have to say, it really does dry it up, and make it much smaller. I only apply it at night, and as a spot treatment. Dan's bp has really gotten my skin under control, but when I see a pimple about to come..i dab this on..and its just about gone by the morning. Plus its extremely cheap..and a little goes a long way.
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September 29, 2007

Pros:

Cheap & effective

Cons:

None so far

I have wasted sooooo much cash on stuff that did nothing for my acne(it came about a year after I had a baby and has not stopped). So I was reading about home remedies for acne, came across this, tried it (what have you got to lose, a buck?). You can feel it working. I'm never using anything else.
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February 26, 2009

Pros:

my boy used it for about a week and it cleared his skin up so much im now using it, makes ur face soft and doesnt smell. hopeing it works on me like it did for my boif and its CHEAP

Cons:

none that i can see so far

its cheap, smells alright, doesnt flake your skin. GIVE IT A GO!
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February 16, 2009

Pros:

It feels nice and cool when you put it on your face, it helps get rid of chicken pox to when i was young my mum used to use it. You notice the pain and redness of the spot has reduced after a while and your face feels softer and smoother. It's great!

Cons:

It dries white and powdery on your face. I would say not to put it on when you are going out because you will look funny so put it on at nightime. The smell is ok but my mine is from Tesco and it is it's own make so other ones could smell different!

I would recommend it to people it's great it makes your face softer, smoother, spot reduced and doesn't dry it out!
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August 27, 2008

Pros:

dries up pimples, reduces reddness and smooths skin

Cons:

sometimes over-dry the skin, heard that not suitable during pregnancy

I am using this product on a friend's advice, since 1 week and have noticable effect on my face. i m having acne problem since last 10 years. My pimples are still there but its drying, may be after continous use it will vanish away. But i m confused whether to continue this product or not, as i m planning to have baby nowadays.
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November 20, 2007

Pros:

Its Cheap And Works Great!

Cons:

Use Calldryl Its The Same Thing Only a Few dollars More And You Can Wear It All Day!!

I reccommend Calladryl More Cuz You Can Wear It all Day
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October 5, 2006
This page seemed harder to find the second time around; and I came back to report my progress after about two months or so. The result has been pleasant, but it does not deserve as much hype as I previously gave it. Don't get it wrong; this is a great product that has greatly enhanced my backne problem, going from pretty bad to much better (as if that serves as any indication...) Bottom line holds that with some OXY Maximum Daily Wash 10% used in the shower followed by a moderate layer of calamin lotion, it works.
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October 14, 2009

Pros:

Seems to pull the fluid out of acne

Cons:

Doesn't really get rid of acne

Consider this as one item in your anti-acne arsenal. I believe what it really does is pull out the fluid part of the acne cysts, thereby reducing the inflammation. It doesn't actually fight acne, but I continue to use it. I use it on my chest and one benefit is that it keeps me from picking since it's kind of like chalk on my skin.
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