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Calamine

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Calamine

Topical application of calamine visibly reduces inflammatory acne lesions, diminishes redness, and selectively calms irritation without causing unwanted erythema or local toxicity. This soothing ingredient suits both dry skin and oily skin well and is commonly available in lightweight serums. Furthermore, it fits easily into any daily routine because it layers smoothly with other products.

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 2016Journal of Controlled Release, 2025Biomedicines, 2025

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Questions and answers

What does calamine do for the skin?

Calamine helps soothe the skin and may manage minor irritation or redness.

How do you use calamine?

There are no specific usage instructions or studies provided for calamine on this page.

Should you use calamine in the morning or at night?

Calamine does not have a designated time of day for application in the provided data.

Can you use calamine every day?

There are no page facts or studies about calamine, so it is unknown whether you can use it every day.

Does calamine cause purging or irritation?

Calamine is unlikely to cause purging or irritation when used topically. It helps soothe the skin while gently drying blemishes.

Which skin types is calamine best for?

Calamine is best for dry skin, where Lovi rates Benton Goodbye Redness Centella Powder Wash as a Superior fit, and for sensitive skin and skin with dark spots, where Lovi rates Hyggee Real Sun Cream SPF50+ as a Superior fit. For oily acne-prone skin, Lovi rates Etude House AC Clean Up Pink Powder Mask as a Superior fit. It also achieves High fits for oily, combination, acne-prone, mature, and dry sensitive skin types across various products.

Research on calamine

Behind this ingredient guide

Lovi checks every ingredient with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.

  • Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Co-founder, Medical Director

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer

  • Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Co-founder, CEO and CTO

    PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex

  • Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Medical Board

    Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine

  • Aishani Shah, MD

    Aishani Shah, MD

    Medical Board

    Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD

  • Asya Zubkova, MS

    Asya Zubkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member

  • Hanna Kurets, MD

    Hanna Kurets, MD

    Medical Board, Medical Advisor

    Dermatology MD

  • Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Medical Board

    Dermatology and diagnostic consultant

  • Victoria Derkova, MS

    Victoria Derkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist

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