Calamine
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Calamine has been the go-to itch stopper since your great-grandmother's day, and for good reason. This pale pink powder doesn't mess around when skin is angry, weeping, or driving you mad with itching. It's not fancy, it's not trendy, but it works.
The magic happens when zinc oxide meets ferric oxide. The zinc oxide brings serious anti-inflammatory firepower, while the iron oxide creates that distinctive pink color and adds gentle astringent properties. Together, they form a mineral tag team that dries up weeping skin, cools inflammation, and creates a protective barrier that lets skin breathe while it heals.
We pack our Poison Oak/Ivy Relief Soap with a heavy dose of calamine because when you're dealing with urushiol poisoning, you need ingredients with a proven track record. No experimental botanicals, no wishful thinking. Just time-tested mineral medicine that's been stopping itch for over a century.
What sets calamine apart from other anti-itch ingredients is its dual action. It doesn't just numb the itch temporarily; it actively dries out weeping lesions while creating an environment where skin can repair itself. That's why dermatologists still recommend it, and why we trust it to anchor our most heavy-duty soothing formulations.
