Calamine the zinc-impregnated gauze wrap used to treat ulcers of the leg in Unna boots. In a 1992 press release, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that no proof had been submitted showing calamine to be safe for use or effective in treating bug bites, stings, and rashes from poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac. In a September 2, 2008 document, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended applying topical over-the-counter skin protectants, such as calamine, to relieve the itch caused by poisonous plants such as poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac. Calamine Calamine, also known as calamine
Metallic fiber also produces metallic yarns; the city Dongyang contains more than 100 factories, though some of these are home based production sites rather than conventional factories. Two of the more popular factories are Salu Metallic Yarn and Aoqi Textile. The most popular company in Europe is the company Wagner-Tech-Textile GmbH with the brand name Rexess, this company is probably the last company which is able to produce metallic yarn in EU. They have still machinery for production of supported and unsupported metallic yarn. The Lurex Company has manufactured metallic fibers in Europe for over fifty years. They produce a wide variety