Whitewash
（重定向自Calsomine）
![Three different brands of Kalsomine; the directions for use are visible when viewing image at full size](/Images/godic/202501/02/Yarloop_wkshop_gnangarra_133309.jpg")
![Whitewashers, photographed by Nicolae Ionescu (photographer), 1928](/Images/godic/202501/02/Nicolae_Ionescu_-_The_Whitewashers,_19283309.jpg")
![White-painted trees in Turkey](/Images/godic/202501/02/Campsite-Oludeniz3309.JPG")
![A whitewashed 'langhuis' (long cottage) in rural Verloren Vlei, Western Cape region of South Africa.](/Images/godic/202501/02/Verloren_Vlei_Heritage_Village,_Elands_Bay_33309.jpg")
Whitewash, or calcimine, kalsomine, calsomine, or lime paint is a low-cost type of paint made from slaked lime (calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)2) and chalk (calcium carbonate, (CaCO3), sometimes known as "whiting". Various other additives are also used.