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Calamine
Calamine
is a
zinc
oxide mined as a zinc ore with the
chemical formula
(
Zn
O
H
)
2
Si
O
3
. It is also used in calamine lotion, a pinkish-white solution used to soothe irritated skin such as in the case of
sunburn
,
mosquito
bites, and
poison ivy
.