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Itching powder was created from Mucuna pruriens in the early-19th century as a cure for lost feeling in the epidermis. When a person would lose feeling on their skin in conditions such as paralysis, the powder (mixed with lard to form an ointment) was used as a local stimulant believed to treat the condition.
Calamine, also known as calamine lotion, is a medication made from powdered calamine mineral that is used to treat mild itchiness. [2] [3] Conditions treated include sunburn, insect bites, poison ivy, poison oak, and other mild skin conditions.
Mexsana is an antiseptic medicated powder. It is used to relieve itching and chafing, to protect against perspiration odor and discomfort, while also keeping the skin's pH balanced. The product is also used to treat severely chapped skin, minor burns, and other minor skin irritations.
They can also be used to treat the pruritus, or itching, that often occurs during liver failure and other types of cholestasis where the ability to eliminate bile acids is reduced. [citation needed] Colestyramine is commonly used to treat diarrhea resulting from bile acid malabsorption. [2]
Terbinafine is an antifungal medication used to treat pityriasis versicolor, fungal nail infections, and ringworm including jock itch and athlete's foot. [1] [2] [3] It is either taken by mouth or applied to the skin as a cream or ointment. [1] [4] The cream and ointment should not be used for fungal nail infections. [5]
Tolnaftate [1] sold under the brand name TAGRID among, others is a synthetic thiocarbamate used as an anti-fungal agent that may be sold without medical prescription in most jurisdictions. It is supplied as a cream, powder, spray, liquid, and liquid aerosol. [2]