Additionally, an older 2016 study from Thailand found that applying zinc oxide to the skin of infants ages 6 to 12 months prevented irritant contact diaper dermatitis better than talcum powder.

Beveridge and Denbigh 1 have directed attention to the development of a concentric shell of zinc oxide when a compressed sphere of zinc sulphide powder was oxidized in air at 1,250° C. This shell ...