Apply a cold compress or some
calamine lotion to cool it down - don't use antihistamine creams as they can sometimes cause skin reactions.
Apply a cold compress or
calamine lotion to cool it down, but don't use antihistamine creams as they can sometimes cause skin reactions.
Wear loose cotton clothing and get
calamine lotion, antihistamine tablets and hydrocortisone cream from the pharmacist.
If you are bitten, avoid scratching on bites and apply Hydrocortisone cream or
Calamine lotion to reduce itching.'
by Mike Bartram, from his book Road Peace Poety, all proceeds from which go to the Bobby Colleran Trust and Road Peace charity Spots of Bother Our Father which art in Heaven, I'm covered in spots and I'm only seven, And my mum reckons, It's either the measles, Or the chicken pox, While my little brother, Zak, Is trying to join up all the dots, And I just can't help it if I scratch, Well the doctor says, "
Calamine lotion will help, Keep the itches cool," But the best bit is ...
Urea creams or
calamine lotion may also be helpful in small areas where the itching is occurring.
Unfortunately, he picked up the wrong bottle and gave her
calamine lotion by mistake.
Calamine lotion and colloidal oatmeal baths might help relieve some itching.
Mam sat us on the kitchen table and dabbed our flame-red skin with
calamine lotion as we whimpered and twitched in pain.
* After bathing, apply a topical ointment, such as
calamine lotion, petroleum jelly, or another fragrance-free, anti-itch lotion that contains pramoxine or menthol and camphor.
"I don't have any memory of using sun tan lotion as a child but I do recall lots of
calamine lotion to soothe our sunburns.
Pramocaine, also known as pramoxine, is an ingredient in Gold Bond cream, some forms of
calamine lotion, hemorrhoid relief products, and other OTC antipruritic agents.
