• Does calamine work for dry skin?

I have extremely dry and sensitive skin which itches particularly during the winters. Do you think it is a good idea to apply calamine on my skin?

3 Answers

  • Dermatologist
  • Los Angeles, California

No it dries it out further!

  • Dermatologist
  • San Antonio, Texas

It will dry it more

  • Dermatologist
  • Woodmere, New York

Calamine is a drying agent, so I would say no.

Suzanne Sirota Rozenberg, DO, FAOCD

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