Lotion "Calamine" for chickenpox

Chickenpox is the most common childhood infection, which is most often affected by children 2-7 years old. Its main symptom is a rash all over the body, which is very itchy and itchy. If you do not stop the itching and do not treat the rash with chickenpox, the child will comb them. Because of this, the crusts will peel off, and a bacterial infection can get inside the wounds, as a result of which scars will remain on the skin of the child who has had chickenpox for the rest of his life.

"Calamine" is a hypoallergenic cosmetic product, which has a natural composition. Its main components are represented by the natural pink mineral calamine (15%) and zinc oxide (5%). Additional substances in this tool are water, glycerin, sodium citrate, medical clay and liquid phenol.

"Calamine" is represented by two forms of release:

• Lotion. It comes in a 100 ml glass bottle. Inside contains a pinkish suspension, the color of which is due to the presence of iron oxide in the composition of calamine.

• Cream. Sometimes it is called "ointment" or "gel", but this form of "Calamine" is a cream with a thick consistency. It is used much less lotion.

"Calamine" has such an effect on the skin of a child suffering from chickenpox:

• Helps relieve itching and relieve burning skin.
• Eliminates skin flushing and irritation.
• Dries skin a little and cools it.
• Causes local anesthetic effect.
• Creates a protective barrier on the skin.
• It has a moderate antiseptic effect.
• Prevents infection of the rash.
• Reduces swelling and swelling of the skin.
• Promotes the recovery of epidermal cells.
• Prevents the formation of scars and scars.

In addition to chicken pox, “Calamine” is also used for other skin diseases that are pruritic, such as eczema, dermatitis, acne, and psoriasis. Also, treatment with this drug is used for herpes, rubella, insect bites, burns or shingles.

There are practically no contraindications to the use of "Calamine", because in this medicine there are no hormonal components and alcohol, and its natural ingredients cause allergy extremely rarely. However, there are cases of intolerance to "Calamine", in which the use of the product is not recommended, for example, in case of allergy to excipients in the lotion.

The Calamine Lotion is shaken before use so that the suspension is evenly mixed. Next, the liquid is applied to a cotton swab, which lubricates the affected skin. All bubbles are treated pointwise, spreading the drug evenly over them. The stick is thrown away, and the hands are thoroughly washed.

With a significant number of lesions, their processing is performed using a cotton pad. Re-lubrication is carried out with the resumption of itching. The number of skin treatments with “Calamin” is not limited, but more often with “Calamin” they lubricate the body of a child 3-7 times a day. The drug is used until the symptoms disappear.

• Lotion "Calamine" should be used only for skin treatment. Keep the tool should be out of the reach of the child's place so that the baby does not accidentally swallow the drug and not poisoned.
• Mucous membranes do not lubricate with such a means and cannot be taken orally. It is important to exclude contact of "Calamine" with the eyes, as well as with the nasal and oral cavity. If the drug accidentally gets into the child’s mouth, nose, or eyes, the mucous membrane is washed with a large volume of pure water.
• Shelf life is 36 months. The use of "Calamine" after its completion is not recommended.

Most parents who have had experience with Calamine in children with chicken pox or other skin problems respond positively to this remedy. Most often, mothers prefer lotion, and the cream is used very rarely. They emphasize that "Calamine" quickly and effectively cope with itching and redness, the skin after its application calms down, becomes less edematous, and vesicles are dried.

Means that can be used to treat chicken pox rash and have a similar effect with Calamin are:

• Poxcline.

• Calmosan.

• Tsindol.

• Brilliant green.

• Desitin.

• Fukortsin.

• Diaderm.

• Panthenol.

• Zinc ointment.

Confronted with itching with chickenpox in a child, parents choose between several means to help eliminate it and speed skin healing. Consider the most commonly used in more detail and compare them with the "Calamin".

Unlike "Calamine", the release form of PoxCline is represented by hydrogel. This gel also contains natural ingredients, one of which is aloe vera. Like "Calamine", this tool cools and soothes the skin when chickenpox, relieves itching, protects the bubbles from scratching and bacterial infection. At the same time, healthy cells PoxCline does not damage, and its composition also does not contain hormonal and toxic substances.

The main difference from "Kalamina" is the structure of the drug. This is a gentle, lightweight gel that is easily distributed over the skin, can be applied with your fingers and is absorbed quickly enough. Other differences from PoxCline "Calamine":

• The drug has not passed certification in our country.
• It can only be used from the age of two.
• The gel has a pleasant chamomile-lavender flavor.
• Extracts of plants in its composition can cause an allergic reaction.

Tsindol It is the most similar to "Calamine" means in its composition, since such a talker contains zinc oxide. This medicine is approved for babies and quite effectively soothes the skin, removing swelling, itching and inflammation. Treatment with Zindol, as well as the use of “Calamine”, creates a protective film on the skin surface that prevents bacteria from penetrating into the vesicles.

The use of this drug, called in everyday life "green paint", the most familiar to our country. It is this dye or fukortsin used in the chickenpox earlier, lubricating all the pimples on the body of the child. As a result of this treatment, the child's body was covered with green or red dots, which does not look attractive at all. And although “Calamine” is also not a colorless agent, after lubricating with such a lotion the skin looks more acceptable, and if you wet it with water, the drug is immediately washed off, which is not the case with “green stuff”.

In the following video you can see a brief video review of the drug Kalmin in the form of a lotion.