Lol... Yeah well, spit, whiskey whatever works for you.
Yep, calamine lotionis a pink liquid you can get cheap from most pharmasicsts. Been using this since my days in the eagle scouts, part of our traditional FA kit. Mat burns is probably something that'll happen to the new guys.
Of course REAL MEN (Tm) don't mind mat burns, or chaffed skins... Break my right and i'll use my left.