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  Calamine (Topical)
Calamine (KAL-a-meen) is used to relieve the itching, pain, and discomfort of minor skin irritations, such as those caused by poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac.
Although there is no specific information comparing use of calamine in children with use in other age groups, this medicine is not expected to cause different side effects or problems in children than it does in adults.
Although there is no specific information comparing use of calamine in the elderly with use in other age groups, this medicine is not expected to cause different side effects or problems in older people than it does in younger adults.
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  Calamine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the mining industry the term calamine is still used to refer to both minerals indiscriminately.
To an American mineralogist, calamine is zinc silicate and smithsonite is zinc carbonate.
Until the 18th century, "calamine" was the only source of zinc available to the brass manufacture industry, which as a result produced calamine brass.
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 CALAMINE - LoveToKnow Article on CALAMINE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Calamine is found in beds and veins in limestone rocks, and is often associated with galena and blende.
The latter mode of origin is suggested by the frequent occurrence of calamine pseudomorphous after calcite, that is, having the form of calcite crystals.
Beudant in 1832 restricted the name calamine to the hydrous silicate and proposed the name smithsonite for the carbonate, and these meanings of the terms are now adopted by Dana and many other mineralogists.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CA/CALAMINE.htm   (941 words)

  
 Calamine -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Calamine is the common name for an (A metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined) ore of (A bluish-white lustrous metallic element; brittle at ordinary temperatures but malleable when heated; used in a wide variety of alloys and in galvanizing iron; it occurs as zinc sulphide in zinc blende) zinc.
Calamine is also a pinkish powder made from a mixture of (Oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment) zinc oxide and (Click link for more info and facts about iron(III) oxide) iron(III) oxide.
La Calamine is also the French name of (Click link for more info and facts about Kelmis) Kelmis, a city located in the German-speaking area of (A monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Belgium in Wallony,.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ca/calamine.htm   (618 words)

  
 Calamine - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Calamine is also an NYC based indie-pop band.
Calamine is also a pinkish powder made from a mixture of zinc oxide and iron (III) oxide.
The powder is used in lotions and ointments (most famously, calamine lotion) to treat sunburn, eczema, rashes and insect bites and stings.
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 Discovering the 8th metal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Calamine ore, mixed with powdered charcoal, was placed in clay jars and heated to evolve zinc vapour.
He described how either calamine or furnace tutty could be mixed with broken up pieces of copper and sprinkled with a layer of powdered glass, then heated in a closed crucible for 24 hours.
A charge of calamine and carbon was sealed into a clay crucible having a hole in the bottom.
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 Read about Calamine at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Calamine and learn about Calamine here!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Calamine is the common name for an ore of
Calamine is also a pinkish powder made from a mixture of zinc oxide and iron(III) oxide.
The powder is used in lotions and ointments (most famously, calamine lotion) to treat sunburn,
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 A Chemical Analysis of some Calamines. By James Smithson.
of this calamine dissolved in dilute vitriolic acid with a brisk effervescence, and emitted 9.2 grs.
The smallness of these calamine crystals, and a want of sharpness, rendered it impossible to determine their form with certainty; they were evidently, however, rhomboids, whose faces were very nearly, if not quite, rectangular, and which were incomplete along their six intermediate edges, apparently like Fig.
The water is most probably not an essential element of this calamine, or in it in the state of, what is improperly called, water of crystallization, but rather exists in the crystals in fluid drops interposed between their plates, as it often is in the crystals of nitre, of quartz, andc.
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 Calamine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Calamine will also dry the oozing and weeping of skin eruptions caused by poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac.
Calamine may be used safely while nursing; no problems that affect the baby during breast feeding have been documented.
Do not use calamine on the eyes or mucous membranes, such as the inside of the mouth, nose, genitals, or anal area.
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 Calamine Powder from Well, Naturally
Calamine Powder USP is an odourless flesh pink powder produced by combining zinc oxide with approximately 5% ferric oxide.
Calamine Powder is used to make calamine lotion as well as being included in some creams, washes and ointments as a skin protectant and for the treatment of skin diseases.
Acute exposure to calamine powder may cause possible irritation to skin, eyes or mucous membranes so rubber gloves, a suitable dust mask and eye protection are recommended.
www.wellnaturally.com /ingredientsinfo/info_calamine.html   (147 words)

  
 Drug Information: Calamine (Topical) (Print Version)
Calamine (KAL-a-meen) is used to relieve the itching, pain, and discomfort of minor skin irritations, such as those caused by poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac.
Children—Although there is no specific information comparing use of calamine in children with use in other age groups, this medicine is not expected to cause different side effects or problems in children than it does in adults.
Although there is no specific information comparing use of calamine in the elderly with use in other age groups, this medicine is not expected to cause different side effects or problems in older people than it does in younger adults.
www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/print/druginfo/uspdi/202748.html   (552 words)

  
 Auralgasms Artist - Calamine - Bio
Calamine is a fresh-faced indie pop quartet - three boys and a girl - living and playing in New York City.
As I was saying, Calamine is an interesting mix of three very talented guys sweetly bullied by a five-foot redhead, Julie Stepanek.
Calamine is her brainchild, formed in 1997 with Crane, who responded to an ad she placed in the Village Voice looking for a female bass player.
www.auralgasms.com /frameArtistBio.aspx?BandID=calamine   (515 words)

  
 Search Neopets.Com
Calamine is made of scraps of material and odds and ends.
Calamine, along with the rest of his things, was thrown onto a rubbish dump.
Now Calamine is quite famous thanks to his lucky pearl and neopets come from all over to rub his belly in the hope that it will bring them good luck.
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 Marketing Calamine lotion.
For example to Calamine lotion small packs can be targeted to resorts as well as the people who goes to picnic and to teenagers or young adults as cosmetic that is easy to carry in any occasion.
Calamine after-shave can be targeted to a huge market such as men who are very cautious with the skin and for ladies, those who want to give gifts their partners.
Calamine refreshing tissue can also be made to distribute passenger flights and need can be created during Northwest Monsoon and for athletes or sportsman.
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 calamine (topical) - Drug Finder - MSN Health & Fitness   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Calamine is an anti-itch medication that works by causing a cooling sensation as it evaporates on your skin.
Calamine is used to treat itching and skin irritation caused by chicken pox, insect bites or stings, measles, eczema, sunburn, poison ivy, and other minor skin conditions.
Calamine is available over-the-counter (without a prescription) under many difference brand and generic names, including Calamine, Caladryl, and Nucare.
health.msn.com /drugfinder/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100145538   (1184 words)

  
 Calamine - Patient UK
Calamine is available in a water-based cream, water-based lotion and an oil-based lotion.
Calamine is suitable for adults, the elderly and children.
Calamine is unlikely to cause side effects unless you are allergic to one of the ingredients.
www.patient.co.uk /showdoc/30003466   (497 words)

  
 CD Baby: CALAMINE: Calamine
Calamine's CD is a realization that the music listeners need a breather from all this hyped up pop explosion.
I looked all over the place to find out who it was, then I checked out their other songs and was somewhat amazed by Trampoline, I have to say this is probably one of the best groups I've heard in a long while, so tired of the garbage on the radio these days.
While Calamine is billed primarily as the brainchild of founders Julie Stepanek and Dan Crane--and no doubt the drummer, Dave Jargowsky, brings his own influences to the group--let it not go without notice that none other than Jack Campbell fills in the bass for this effort.
www.cdbaby.com /cd/calamine   (1908 words)

  
 Avocadia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
But is calamine lotion a known substance outside of Australia?' Now I know.
I had to use a cortisone cream and an antihistamine because all the calamine lotion did was to dry my skin and make the rash even itchier.
I guess all the calamine lotion is good for is to give you a pinkish complexion for a minute until it dries to a white smeared mess.
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 Calamine Lotion - Review - Calming Calamine
Calamine BP 15%, Zinc Oxide BP 5%, Other ingredients: Bentonite BP, Liquefied Phenol BP, E331, E422, Purified Water.
The Calamine lotion is not that easy to apply as once the bottle is opened it is necessary to get a knife or other long implement to stir it up so it will come out of the bottle again.
Once it is on the skin it can be washed off but tends to go flaky and make quite a bit of mess that way.
www.dooyoo.co.uk /health-problems/calamine-lotion/1004854   (641 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Band-Aid Calamine Spray at Epinions.com
I made a mess with calamine dripping everywhere and the calamine went on thin.
With the calamine spray, I was able to mist my skin in just a few seconds and was done with the whole hassle.
Of course, calamine washes right out of clothes, fabrics, etc., but if there is something you don’t want to get the calamine on, you might want to avoid those surfaces (like a car or couch).
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 CALAMINE - Online Information article about CALAMINE
Calamine is found in beds and See also:
Beudant in 1832 restricted the name calamine to the hydrous silicate and proposed the name " smithsonite " for the carbonate, and these meanings of the terms are now adopted by See also:
Miller, 1852) these designations have been reversed, calamine being used for the carbonate and smithsonite for the silicate.
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 Obtaining Zinc Oxide from Calamine.
Heating 0.25g of calamine produced 0.16g of zinc oxide; this is exactly the amount that the theoretical conversion chart predicted.
This means that it should be possible to get exactly the amount the theoretical conversion chart predicted, this would be very difficult with fairly basic apparatus for precise experimentation.
Using a mass of 1g of calamine, 0.72g of zinc oxide was produced this is 110.8%.
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 Calamine lotion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Calamine lotion is a zinc-based antipruritic typically used to treat sunburn, eczema, rashes and insect bites and stings.
It has a cooling and soothing effect offering symptomatic relief and is a mild antiseptic - helping to prevent infections that can be caused by scratching the affected area.
I got my calamine lotion baby, do it again
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 Calamine lotion calms crying baby   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
His mother carried him into the one-room schoolhouse in Pinal, high in the hills above Peralta in the Dominican Republic, where a group of American missionaries was conducting a one-day medical clinic -- aided by a local Army doctor loaned for the day.
The place was so remote, only four-wheel-drive vehicles could reach it, and the missionaries had been driven by local drivers up the rocky mountain road to a spot just below the school.
This problem was so much simpler than the others he was to face that day -- the parasites, the dehydration, the problem pregnancies.
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 calamine - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Hemimorphite, formerly known as calamine, mineral and zinc ore, of formula ZnCO
Itching may be relieved by ointments or lotions such as calamine.
Because the antigen-antibody reaction characteristic of acute urticaria is believed...
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 The South African Medicines Formulary: ANTIPRURITICS AND TOPICAL ANAESTHETICS
Calamine is used in various skin conditions for its mild soothing, anti-inflammatory and antipruritic activities.
The lotion has a cooling effect, but may cause excessive dryness of the skin with prolonged use - an oily lotion or aqueous cream may then be more appropriate.
Calamine Lotion (B.P. calamine 15 g, zinc oxide 5 g, bentonite 3 g, sodium citrate 0.5 g, liquified phenol 0.5 mL, glycerol 5 mL, purified water to 100 mL
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 Review on Lacto Calamine Skin Cream by selena - MouthShut.com
Secondly, to avoid ingrowth of hair, ie hair growing under the skin after waxing, it is a good idea to use lacto calamine after a shower.
Shower after 24 hrs of waxing and then apply this lotion, believe me you will be able to stop hair ingrowth that make your legs, back etc look dotted and ugly....
A lacto calamine is a must for eevry girl...
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 Calamine Topical Drug Information
Children—Although there is no specific information comparing use of calamine in children with use in other age groups, this medicine is not expected to cause different side effects or problems in children than it does in adults.
Other medicines—Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur.
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 Calamine
Calamine, zinc oxide, liquid paraffin, glyceryl monostearate, cetomacrogol, phenoxy ethanol.
Calamine is a preparation belonging to a class of medicines called the anti-pruritics, which are used to relieve itching.
Calamine can be used in the form of a cream or a lotion.
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