DIY Calamine Powder

August 02, 2021

Save money and make your own!

Ingredients

Zinc Oxide (non nano) 99.5%

Red Lake 0.5%

Method: Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and whisk until smooth. Store in the refrigerator, airtight container.

Calamine is a mixture of zinc oxide (ZnO) with about 0.5% iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3). It is the main ingredient in calamine lotion and is used as an antipruritic (anti-itching agent) to treat mild pruritic conditions such as sunburn, eczema, rashes, poison ivy, chickenpox, and insect bites and stings.