It works! - but you look kinda pasty! (Calamine Lotion)

Member Name: woodlice

Product:	Calamine Lotion
Date:	18/04/01 (2456 review reads)
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Advantages: Very soothing and good for any kind of bite or itchy spot

Disadvantages: You get very pasty looking!

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 for some squeals! Dries to a chalky residue on the skin which is best removed by a soak in the bath or shower.
Can be reapplied when itching returns.
A good psychological magic cream for children especially when the dock leaves haven't worked!!

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