Question

Why calamine lotion applied on skin when ant bites

Answer 1

Ant sting contains formic acid. When an ant bites, it injects this formic acid into the skin. This causes pain. Calamine solution contains zinc carbonate which is a base. Calamine solution neutralize the effect of acid of ant bite when applied on the skin.

Answer 2

Ant bite containing formic acid when enter's in our body we feel some burning sensation to work on it as a base we use calamine lotion to fight with the burning sensation and cool it !