Question

Why are calamine lotions applied on insect bites?​

Answer 1

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• Calamine lotion is a widely available OTC topical medication that can help relieve itching caused by minor skin irritations.

• It can also help dry out oozing and weeping from reactions to poisonous plants, such as poison oak, poison ivy, or poison sumac

Answer 2

Answer:

Because it reduces the effect of methanoic acid injected by insects. It has a base which reduces the effect of the acid