My baby is 1 month old and has a pretty bad heat rash on her face can i use calamine lotion to treat it.
Calamine lotion for baby hives.
Shake the bottle well before using.
How does it work.
This lotion has a base of zinc oxide and iron oxide that gives it a reddish pink tint these minerals particularly zinc provide great relief from itching pruritus.
Follow all directions on the product package or use as directed by your doctor.
Calamine is an anti itch medicine that works by causing a cooling sensation as it evaporates on your skin.
It helps reduce insect bites and plant e g poison ivy oak allergies.
While there are other remedies to bring the fever down you may want to use calamine lotion on the hives to soothe the skin and even cure the allergic reaction.
Calamine also dries oozing or weeping from minor skin irritation.
How to use calamine lotion.
Calamine lotion is a great remedy for hives too.
What is calamine lotion.
Put some calamine lotion on a cotton pad or cloth.
Apply the pad or cloth directly to the hives and let dry.
James ferguson answered 45 years experience pediatrics.
Calamine lotion is a topical drug formulation that treats itching and irritation.
Calamine topical for the skin is used to treat itching and skin irritation caused by chickenpox insect bites or stings measles eczema sunburn poison ivy and other minor skin conditions.