Recently, TikTokers have launched a new trend. This one involves using calamine lotion as their makeup primer. Calamine lotion is NOT intended to be used this way, and professionals say that this could cause severe, long-term damage to the skin barrier.
Calamine lotion is commonly used to treat pimples, bug bites, chicken pox and monkey pox. Also, the lotion is only intended to be used on certain spots, not all over the face. The lotion hardens and dries the skin to the sore can heal.
One TikToker said, “I cannot see my pores anywhere,” also claiming that her skin was “super matte.” Other makeup-lovers also approve of using this lotion as primer, saying that it helps their makeup stay put in the sun and during their work hours.
Even though TikTokers think this discovery is “ingenious,” beauty experts and dermatologists say that this could worsen skin conditions and possibly even cause permanent, long-term damage.
Azadeh Shirazi, who is a professional dermatologist argues that “It just doesn’t make sense to use calamine lotion as primer and risk drying out the skin and damaging the skin barrier.
She tells her viewers straight on, “It’s a no from me.”
This isn’t only harmful to these people’s skin; it’s also affecting those who need this lotion. Places are selling out of calamine lotion faster than ever.
One parent said that she was really struggling to buy calamine lotion for her sick child with chickenpox.
Despite the warnings from dermatologists and the stories of children suffering from chicken pox with nothing to relieve the itching, TikTokers are still sharing the trend and making the hashtags
#calaminelotion
,
#calamineprimer
, and
#calaminelotionprimer
unnecessarily popular.
A makeup enthusiast told her fans that she spent a lot of money on primers, the prices ranging from $20 to $64. Then, she holds up a tube of calamine, claiming it to be only $4.50 from Walgreens.
That tube of calamine lotion could be used to treat a suffering child with chickenpox, monkeypox, or sores, but these TikTokers choose to haul it all for themselves just to squeeze all over their faces.
Calamine lotion is commonly used to treat pimples, bug bites, chicken pox and monkey pox. Also, the lotion is only intended to be used on certain spots, not all over the face. The lotion hardens and dries the skin to the sore can heal.
One TikToker said, “I cannot see my pores anywhere,” also claiming that her skin was “super matte.” Other makeup-lovers also approve of using this lotion as primer, saying that it helps their makeup stay put in the sun and during their work hours.
Even though TikTokers think this discovery is “ingenious,” beauty experts and dermatologists say that this could worsen skin conditions and possibly even cause permanent, long-term damage.
Azadeh Shirazi, who is a professional dermatologist argues that “It just doesn’t make sense to use calamine lotion as primer and risk drying out the skin and damaging the skin barrier.
She tells her viewers straight on, “It’s a no from me.”
This isn’t only harmful to these people’s skin; it’s also affecting those who need this lotion. Places are selling out of calamine lotion faster than ever.
One parent said that she was really struggling to buy calamine lotion for her sick child with chickenpox.
Despite the warnings from dermatologists and the stories of children suffering from chicken pox with nothing to relieve the itching, TikTokers are still sharing the trend and making the hashtags
#calaminelotion
,
#calamineprimer
, and
#calaminelotionprimer
unnecessarily popular.
A makeup enthusiast told her fans that she spent a lot of money on primers, the prices ranging from $20 to $64. Then, she holds up a tube of calamine, claiming it to be only $4.50 from Walgreens.
That tube of calamine lotion could be used to treat a suffering child with chickenpox, monkeypox, or sores, but these TikTokers choose to haul it all for themselves just to squeeze all over their faces.
