Do I need to wash off calamine lotion?

Calamine is a very common topical medicine that has protective, anti-inflammatory and astringent effects. This medicine is generally mild and has very little irritation. If you apply calamine, you don’t need to wash it off. However, not all skin diseases are suitable for the use of calamine. Some skin diseases are not suitable for the use of calamine. During the application of calamine, it is best not to eat spicy and irritating foods.

Calamine is mainly used externally: grind it into powder and apply it to the eyes, grind it into powder and sprinkle it on the eyes, or mix it into powder and apply it on the eyes. The effects of calamine: 1. "Compendium of Materia Medica": Calamine is a medicine for the Yangming meridian and is an important medicine for treating eye diseases. Shizhen often used 50 grams each of calamine (calcined, quenched), cuttlebone, and borax, ground into fine powder, and used it to treat various eye diseases. Add 25 grams of cinnabar and it will not be sticky. 2. "Yuzhuo Yaojie": Calamine produces gold and silver minerals, and has the energy of cold, dryness and astringency. It is most effective in absorbing dampness, healing sores, and removing cataracts and ulcers. However, the disease is serious and deep-rooted, and it cannot be cured by washing with water. It is necessary to take medicine and use the method of eradicating the root cause. 3. "Pin Hui Jing Yao": It is used to treat wind-heat red eyes, or itching or pain, gradual formation of cataracts, and wet sores in the lower body, and should be applied with a moderate compress. 4. "Compendium of Materia Medica": Stops bleeding, reduces swelling and toxins, promotes tissue regeneration, improves eyesight, removes cataracts and reduces redness, absorbs dampness and eliminates rot. It can be used together with camphor to treat all eye diseases.

Effects of calamine:

1. For the treatment of traumatic infection, 500g each of Atractylodes lancea, calamine and rhubarb powder were made into a paste for external application. This was used to treat 320 cases of traumatic infection and 407 wounds. Among them, 56 cases were treated with skin grafting and 59 cases were treated with antibiotics. A total of 401 wounds were cured, 5 were significantly effective, and 1 was ineffective. The effective rate was 99.7%, which was significantly better than that of the western medicine group.

2. For the treatment of nipple fissures, take 9g each of calamine, calamine and calamine, grind them into powder, add a little borneol and sesame oil, and apply them to the affected area. 20 cases were treated with medication for 2 to 4 days, and the cure rate was 100%.

3. For the treatment of anal pruritus, mix 30g of calamine powder and 3g of indigo powder, wrap it with double-layer gauze, and apply it to the affected area 3 to 5 times a day. 20 cases were treated with a cure rate of 100%, of which 13 cases were cured within 15 days, 6 cases were cured within 1 month, and 1 case was cured within 2 months.

Calamine is a smithsonite of the calcite family of carbonate minerals, mainly containing zinc carbonate, in irregular blocks, round or oblate, of varying sizes. The surface is white, light red or yellowish brown, uneven, and porous like a honeycomb. It is light, loose, powdery, and fragile. The cross section is white or light red. It is granular with small pores and is hygroscopic. Odorless, slightly astringent taste. The best ones are light, loose, large in size, and white or light red in color. . The crystal structure of smithsonite belongs to the trigonal system. Individual crystals are rhombohedral or trigonal scalenohedral, but they are extremely rare. It often appears as stalactite-like, blocky, earthy, or crusty aggregates. The pure one is white, but is often dyed gray, light yellow, light green or light brown. Transparent to translucent, with glassy luster or dull earthy luster, and sometimes pearly luster on the crystal surface. Hardness 4.5-5, brittle, with jagged fracture. Relative density 4-4.5.

It is a water-insoluble natural zinc carbonate, widely used in dermatology as a moderate antiseptic, astringent and protective agent to treat skin inflammation or surface trauma. Generally, a 5-10% aqueous suspension (lotion) is used, and some people use ointments. External use can inhibit the growth of local staphylococci. It can partially absorb wound secretions, and has astringent and protective effects; it can also inhibit the growth of local staphylococci. In the treatment of traumatic infection, 500g each of Atractylodes lancea, calamine and rhubarb powder were made into a paste for external application. This was used to treat 320 cases of traumatic infection and 407 wounds. Among them, 56 cases were treated with skin grafting and 59 cases were treated with antibiotics. A total of 401 wounds were cured, 5 were significantly effective, and 1 was ineffective. The effective rate was 99.7%, which was significantly better than that of the Western medicine group.

Pregnant women can use calamine lotion because calamine lotion is only a skin medication for external use. It is only used topically and acts on the local skin, and rarely enters the blood circulation system. At the same time, the main components of calamine lotion are calamine, zinc oxide, glycerin, and the auxiliary material is purified water. Among them, calamine is a carbonate mineral calcite family smithsonite, mainly containing zinc carbonate (ZnCO3), which is a natural zinc carbonate insoluble in water. It can partially absorb wound secretions, has astringent and protective effects, and can also inhibit the growth of local staphylococci. Zinc oxide has astringent and protective effects. Glycerin has a moisturizing effect. These ingredients are safe for pregnant women and fetuses.