SAINSBURY'S CALALMINE LOTION 200ML: 4/10
I have always associated calamine lotion with childhood chickenpox. I remember being covered in the pale pink chalky stuff head to toe in order to relieve the intense itching that accompanies the rite-of-passage. Now that it's my psoriasis that needs relief from the intense itching i thought I would give this a go, I love how gentle and calming even the word calamine is!
This was a hit and miss affair. Sometimes it worked it a dream in soothing my late night itching woes and it really did calm my skin right down and help me drift off to sleep. Other nights it dried really very quickly on my skin, leaving my skin dry and still irritated. That's the main problem with calamine lotion, it completely dries the skin. Sometime it didn't matter too much if I jumped back in to bed quickly to get straight back to sleep, other times it led to a frantic scramble around the house searching for something to ease the itch.
Also, it's very messy! I usually ended up standing in the bath at midnight pouring it over me because of course when I'm in that irritated state I don't have time to look for cotton balls! It would also usually then transfer to my bed sheets or clothes.
All in all it's probably one of the best itch relievers I've tried so far so if all else fails I'll be using it again...still holding out for something more effective though.
(http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/shop/gb/groceries/skin-treatments/sainsburys-calamine-lotion-200ml-6005129-p-44, £1.00)
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