Maxi/Guard Zn7 Derm - The industry's only patented neutralized zinc based skin care topical. This counter-irritant provides soothing relief from itching and drying of raw skin conditions. How Does it Work? - To answer this question, we must ask how calamine lotion, the medical industry's most popular anti-pruritic, reduces itching. Calamine lotion, used since antiquity (Egyptian development), is zinc-based. Centuries ago, natural mineral deposits containing zinc carbonate were used for the zinc source. Today, a variety of zinc salts (zinc acetate, etc.) are used to manufacture calamine lotion. The zinc in calamine lotion offers modest bioavailability. The zinc in Zn7 Derm, complexed with L-lysine and taurine, is not only stabilized at a neutral pH (the zone of intracellular 6.8 - 7.2pH), but is carried across cell membranes at much higher levels to deliver greater anti-pruritic benefits deep within the skin Usage - Zn7 Derm is applied during: A broad spectrum of dermatology cases where you need to reduce your steroid and/or antibiotic demand by using a natural anti-pruritic, skin care topical. Dermatology cases that are slow to respond with hair re-growth. Post-surgery cases where a topical is beneficial to reduce the surgery site irritation, itch, and infection.