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Overview of Lotion Types and Uses

Lotion is a low-viscosity topical preparation used for skin application, primarily to moisturize, soften, and sometimes perfume the skin. It can also serve as a delivery system for medications like antibiotics and antifungals, and is often recommended for healthcare workers to prevent skin dermatitis. Cosmetic lotions, which may include anti-aging properties, are also prevalent, but concerns exist regarding their marketing and classification.

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Overview of Lotion Types and Uses

Lotion is a low-viscosity topical preparation used for skin application, primarily to moisturize, soften, and sometimes perfume the skin. It can also serve as a delivery system for medications like antibiotics and antifungals, and is often recommended for healthcare workers to prevent skin dermatitis. Cosmetic lotions, which may include anti-aging properties, are also prevalent, but concerns exist regarding their marketing and classification.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the skin treatment. For the band "Bodylotion", see Neophyte
(band). For other uses, see Lotion (disambiguation).

Lotion and shampoo at the Banff Centre


Lotion is a low-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to the skin. By
contrast, creams and gels have higher viscosity, typically due to lower water content.
[1][2]
Lotions are applied to external skin with bare hands, a brush, a clean cloth,
or cotton wool.

While a lotion may be used as a medicine delivery system, many lotions,


especially hand lotions and body lotions and lotion for allergies are meant instead
to simply smooth, moisturize, soften and, sometimes, perfume the skin.[3]

Medicine delivery

Calamine lotion is used to treat itching.


Dermatologists can prescribe lotions to treat or prevent skin diseases.[1] It is not
unusual for the same drug ingredient to be formulated into a
lotion, cream and ointment. Creams are the most convenient of the three but
inappropriate for application to regions of hairy skin such as the scalp, while a lotion
is less viscous and may be readily applied to these areas (many
medicated shampoos are in fact lotions). Historically, lotions also had an advantage
in that they may be spread thinly compared to a cream or ointment and may
economically cover a large area of skin, but product research has steadily eroded
this distinction. Non-comedogenic lotions are recommended to put on acne prone
skin.[4]

Lotions can be used for the delivery to the skin of medications such as:

 Antibiotics
 Antiseptics
 Antifungals
 Corticosteroids
 Anti-acne agents
 Soothing, smoothing, moisturizing or protective agents (such as calamine)
 Anti Allergens
Occupational use
Since health care workers must wash their hands frequently to prevent disease
transmission, hospital-grade lotion is recommended to prevent
skin dermatitis caused by frequent exposure to cleaning agents in the soap.[5] A 2006
study found that application of hospital-grade lotion after hand washing significantly
reduced skin roughness and dryness.[6][failed verification]

Care must be taken not to use consumer lotions in a hospital environment, as


the perfumes and allergens may be a danger to those who are immunodeficient or
with allergies.[7][8]

Cosmetic uses
Most cosmetic lotions are moisturizing lotions, although other forms, such as tanning
lotion, also exist.

Cosmetic lotions may be marketed as anti-aging lotions, which can also be classified
as a cosmetic in many cases, and may contain fragrances. The Food and Drug
Administration voiced concern about lotions not classified as drugs that advertise
anti-aging or anti-wrinkle properties.[7][9]

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