I use Vaseline quite often for different purposes, and none of them is to care for my lips, which is what most people associate this with. I find Vaseline really great to minimise or treat skin chafing and itchiness due to irritation or skin medical conditions that dry off my skin. My elderly mom used to use it on her legs in winter, as her skin would be super-dry due to heating and a medical condition and really soothed her itchiness. I use it more like a treatment not like a day-to-day cream. I don't use it as hand cream because I've found that it's too 'greasy', but I use it on the top of my hands or around my finger nails if there is any sort of irritation.
Petroleum jelly is the main ingredient of Vaseline. Similar creams by other brands are labelled in fancier ways, focus on the 'dermatologically tested', charge me double. I prefer Vaseline because they're honest about what's in the jar, they're dermatologically tested (tested by my skin too) and the price is always affordable.
Good value for money, as a tiny bit of product goes a long way.
I love the new packaging, which looks nicer and more modern than the old jar.
I
have sensitive very dry skin and this ointment works beautifully for
me. No fancy packaging or scent, but the cream really soothes my skin
contact rashes as well as my very dry hands. I use acrylic paint and
mediums for my artwork, working sometimes with my bare hands, so this
cream has helped me to counteract the dryness I get as a result. Once
the ointment penetrates the skin there is no residue. However, until it
does, it is a bit 'oily' if that can be said, and it takes a few minutes
for the product to be fully absorbed; something that, on the other
side, I expect from any ointment.
The only think I dislike is
that the package does not have a list of ingredients on the jar.
Coloidal oat is mentioned but, is this the only ingredient? The main
ingredient? One of the ingredients? Why not having this fully
displayed? I own other Dermaveen skin products and they have the list
of ingredients on the back of the package, so I don't know why this
cream does not.
It is not tested on animals, something that really matters to me.
Good value for money.
I will buy again.
I have used every possible dermatological ointment and cream out there as I have a dermatitis-prone sensitive skin and I easily get burns and rashes.
Calamine lotion is the only product that has been able to calm my itch when I got severe rashes or burns. Overall,
I got amazing results from Calamine when the rest of my dermatological
creams and lotions failed, at a fraction of the price and without the need
of any prescription. It did not cure the cause of the itch, but it
helped me to recover quicker. It cooled down my skin (so good if when my skin was burning!) and improved the state of my skin (which deteriorates easily from scratching). Three-in-one sort of remedy.
Calamine lotion, being liquid, is easily spread and absorbed and a little bit of product goes a long way. I quite like the smell of the product, too! It smells of vintage :)
Calamine lotion is not a magic potion, though. Calamine dries the skin quite a bit, which can be an issue if you have a naturally dry skin or are using it on a part of your body that is a bit dry, as Calamine will leave your skin with a "tight" feeling. Application can be messy, as well, as the brands I have used don't have a pump dispenser, something that is so easy to fix and so very behind in design. Finally, when you apply the lotion, even though it absorbs quickly, it leaves a dry white coat on your skin (as if you had bathed in flour), quite noticeable if you are leaving home. The white 'dust' can also transfer onto your black clothes, so beware of which clothing you are using to apply. This is nothing really, when your skin is burning and you get a bit of relief.
The pros weigh always more than the cons, and Calamine is still a great product.
I don't have children, but I came to know this product when preparing an emergency kit for a long trip last year, just because the mini-tube size was perfect, and it was just 2 bucks. It turned out that I got a rash while travelling and I used it, and I was very pleased with the results. At my return, I bought a big jar, which I still have at home. I have used Sudocream for minor burns in the kitchen, sunburn areas when I forgot to apply sun-block in summer, heat rashes of various nature or skin irritation of different sorts.
The cream is actually an ointment, very thick and emollient, so it soothes and heals fast, and it is one of my top products for dermatitis.
However, this is not a glamourous cream. The smell is OK. Zinc being the main ingredient, you have to be careful when you apply it, as it can stain your clothes. Great to apply at home, before going to sleep or when wearing your fav daggy clothing.
A great product overall that does the job and is good priced.
