Calamine Lotion

Well, it's that time of year again isn't it? No, I'm not talking about christmas. I mean it's the time of year when all the bugs and infections are doing the rounds and it's hard to find anyone who hasn't had this, that and the next thing in the last few weeks. We're no exception, having just got over the norovirus getting round five of us in the last 2 weeks, we're now onto chicken pox. I spotted the odd rogue spot on my son's face last night and new straight away what it was. Even though I knew what was coming, the sight that greeted this morning came as a complete shock. My poor wee man is covered head to toe (and hair and armpit and eyes and belly button) ...  Read the complete review

A good old fashioned remedy, calamine lotion is excellent for stopping irritation caused by anything from chicken pox to insect bites, as well as giving cooling relief to sunburn. So if you have any kind of itchy skin you should try this, it is a well tried remedy. It is available from most chemists as either a water based solution or an oil based solution. The oil based one contains lanolin and peanut oil, so if you are allergic to these you should use the water based solution instead. Calamine also contains zinc oxide which is an antiseptic and prevents infection developing. This is particularly important when calamine is being used on open ...  Read the complete review

Calamine Lotion I always now seem to have a bottle of this on my dressing table. I have suffered from eczema since birth but it improved radically as I matured. Sometimes however I do suffer from allergies. I am allergic I have been told to all the different forms of dust!. I am have some food intolerances including yeast and peanuts. As I also get hayfever which begins around this time of year for some people including myself, all these factors can combine to irritate my skin on my neck and arms particularly. I find that Calamine has been very helpful when I get skin rashes on my arms and neck. As I want to go out sometimes when I have ...  Read the complete review

Calamine Lotion - the Age old remedy for the soothing of Chicken Pox - or so I thought! I was quite pleased when my five year old daughter recently caught Chicken Pox - she didn't have it that badly or for that long and apparently her's is the best age to catch it. I was far less pleased that my 40yr old husband and ten year old son have both had such sever cases that for the last 3 weeks all I have looked at are spots and fed up people. All that aside - the chemist and my mother, and the doctor and all my work colleagues and everyone who is anyone recommended calamine. So off I headed to Sainsburys Pharmacy. 98p for 200ml - yep ...  Read the complete review

Calamine lotion - a mixture of kaolin in a cooling suspension. Handy to have a bottle around as it helps with all kind of itching/rashes including chickenpox, flea bites, insect bites, stings and sun burn. I would not recommend it to anyone who suffers from eczema or other skin disorders as it is quite drying and may worsen the condition being treated. Available from all good chemists over the counter. The bottle needs to be shaken well as the mixture separates. It lasts for a long time (- my bottle is now about 10 years old and still going strong!!!) It is best applied with cotton wool to affected area. It is quite cold on application so be ready ...  Read the complete review