BANGOR DAILY NEWS • June 23, 2022
The painful, itchy rash caused by contact with the hairs from the browntail moth caterpillar can be agonizing, as many Mainers have discovered in recent years as the moths spread across the state. But a new cream from a Maine company with a surprising ingredient might help. Portland-based skincare company Marin Skincare realized that the rash — a form of contact dermatitis — wasn’t all that different from the eczema their flagship product, the Soothing Hydration Cream, was designed to provide relief from. That cream is infused with a glycoprotein found in lobster blood that helps the animal fight off disease and heal wounds, and which the company says is particularly effective in soothing eczema-prone skin.