What is the function of zinc oxide in calamine lotion?
Question posted by Bena blu on 16 July 2023
Last updated on 17 July 2023 by masso
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masso
17 July 2023
"Calamine has a mild astringent action of the skin and is used as a dusting powder, cream, lotion or ointment in a variety of skin conditions. Zinc oxide has a mildly antiseptic action and is a mild astringent, it has soothing and protective properties."
Source; emc (Electronic Medicines Compendium-U.K.)
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