Calamine Skin Protectant Lotion - 6oz - up&up™

Good lord, people. Yes, it is watery! It's supposed to be. Yes, it's called a lotion but it is not thick. It's not supposed to be rubbed in. It has been the tried and true, gold standard, for probably hundreds of years, for mosquito bites and especially for poison ivy. Here's how you use it: With the lid tightly closed, shake the bottle. Open the cap (they have improved this with the smaller hole cap!). Take a cotton ball and tip the bottle to put a small amount on the cotton. CAUTION The substance is watery. Dab the calamine unto the bite/rash and let dry completely. If you have a chalky pink spot/patch covering the bite/rash you have used the product correctly. It is the best otc remedy for poison ivy because it helps to dry up the oil that causes poison ivy to spread. If you use it in the way I have described, it will be far less messy and far more effective. Additionally, for kids in particular, seeing the pink on thier itchy bumps can keep them from scratching so much and gives them a visual that there is something on their skin that is helping. Give it a try and get some relief!

Watery and messy and ineffective.

This is great - same quality as the name brand stuff

I definitely should have read the reviews first. Someone on Reddit mentioned this brand for it's basic ingredients and lack of camphor. It was SO liquid, I didn't feel like I could get good coverage with a cotton ball application.

I do not remember it being this watery back in the day.. it was actually thick like lotion.. im not sure if this was a bad batch or if this is how target think it should be but no.. its suppose to stick to you.. not roll off...im returning this ASAP!

This is straight pink water. I thought maybe it expired until I read all other reviews

I love this stuff, I use it in the summer when I get mosquito bites and it really helps with the itch. It’s extremely effective to help with an itch I even use this on eczema flares when the itch is unbearable and it instantly helps me find relief

It’s very watery compared to to other company calamine

you’d think water was the first ingredient. i bought this a while ago (like 2021 or 2022) because i remembered how well it worked on mosquito bites as a kid and how viscous it was. the bottle’s still full because of how useless target’s version is, and i just pulled it out of the cabinet out of desperation for my first encounter with poison ivy but came to these reviews to check if anyone else had this same experience with wateriness. turns out yup, my situation wasn’t isolated and target is just doing us dirty. dude, stop

Way too watery! Doesn’t really do the job like way back when it was thicker consistency.

This didn’t feel like a lotion at all. I used it after getting poison ivy. I used this a couple times and I think it worked/helped but I hated the feel of it

Extremely runny and watery. I would not recommend this.

Incredibly watery, messy, hard to apply properly to the affected area (drips off or is too thin) and no itch relief like expected compared to other brands I've used in the past. Would not recommend at all. Waste of money.

This is super watery and I just didn’t work for me or my 2 year only son. I kept reapplying it for days and it didn’t do a thing to relief mosquitos bites, not even for a little moment. My poor son just kept itching like if I didn’t apply anything on his mosquito bites. Not buy thing, for for a different brand or alternative. This does not work.

Dislike, it's a watery consistency and does not work. I tried to get it on the irritated spot but the cotton soaked it all up. It would not stick to my skin, just rolled off the spot. Absolutely a waste of money and now I have to research an alternative. Not happy

This is not regular Calamine. It is like water. I made a HUGE mess all over except where it needs to be... my skin. I'm not wondering how many Up and Up products are a hack.

Not sure how well it works but it's a water consistency and drips all over and doesn't "stay" where it needs to.

Exactly the same as the name brand. Why pay more for a name?

This is not the same stuff I had when I was a kid. It is very watery. I caked it on as best as I could, but my mosquito bites are still soooooo itchy. It will wipe right off of you touch it.

Just drips off can barely even apply it properly