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| Brand | Full Bore |
|---|---|
| Item Form | Liquid |
| Skin Type | Combination, Dry |
| Product Benefits | Removes tough stains while moisturizing and healing the skin |
| Material Feature | Natural |
| package_dimensions | 13.66 x 13.46 x 13.3 inches |
|---|---|
| item_weight | 27.9 pounds |
| manufacturer | Southwest Commercial Products |
| date_first_available | June 3, 2020 |
| best_sellers_rank | #28,516 in Industrial & Scientific ( See Top 100 in Industrial & Scientific ) #57 in Bulk Quantity Hand Soaps |
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Customers find this hand scrub effective, particularly for treating poison ivy and oak, and appreciate its cleaning power, with one noting it's gentle enough not to make hands raw.
i was hesitant about trying this style of hand cleaner, we've tried a ton of them and never found one that works very well, but this stuff was amazing, its super gritty, and took EVERYTHING off my hands, plus acts as an exfoliant. bonus point for not leaving my hands dry! I'm now purchasing a bigger tub and dispenser from their site and this ones coming home Read more
Five stars for treating poison ivy. It was the most affordable of the three products that worked best for controlling symptoms of poison ivy. The other two were Zanfel and topical Triamcinolone 0.025% (prescription strength). I also tried hydrocortisone, both prescription and OTC - it was less effective. I did not try OTC Triamcinolone. Effectiveness compared to Zanfel: Both Mean Green and Zanfel provided immediate and lasting relief from itching. To compare them I applied Mean Green to one affected area and Zanfel to another. Mean Green provided somewhat better relief, but in hind side I realized that I may have used less Zanfel than Mean Green. Zanfel is 50 times more expensive, so I was stingy with its application Effectiveness compared to Triamcinolone: Both Mean Green and Triamcinolone provided 5-6 hours of relief. Mean Green acted immediately, Triamcinolone took 10-15 minutes to start working. Mean Green provided slightly better relief. Triamcinolone relieved itching, but the skin still felt sensitive to the touch. With Mean Green the skin felt just smoother than usual. Availability: Zanfel and Triamcinolone were readily available in the local pharmacy. I could not find Mean Green in a local store, so I had to wait for the Amazon delivery. Convenience: To apply Mean Green or Zanfel you pretty much have to be in a shower. You may be able to apply them over a sink if only your hands or forearms are affected. Triamcinolone is much easier and faster to apply. This matters if you wake up from itching in the middle of the night or if you need relief from itching at work. Other: Using Mean Green and Triamcinolone together provided the longest lasting relief - enough to sleep through the night. Does it actually cure poison ivy? Not from my experience. The itch would always return 5-6 hours later, and I still have some redness and itching 3 weeks after the first symptoms appeared. Mean Green is a cleaner so one would expect that it works by removing poison ivy from your skin, and should therefore speed up the recovery. However I did not observe this, I even suspect that the mechanism of action is different - for example Mean Green seemed to work for eczema itching. Read more
So if you're reading this, you may be like me, and have recently wandered into a patch of poison ivy (fun fact: did you know that poison ivy, even in the winter and without the leaves, is still super dangerous? I obviously didn't!). I had rashes breakout all up and down my arms, my stomach, and on my right leg. Anti itch creams from the pharmacy either worked a little or not at all. In an itch induced desperation, I purchased a one ounce tube of Zanfel for $45 at CVS. The Zanfel instructions are very clear that you need to use a lot of it, meaning you could easily burn through several tubes if you have a bad case of poison ivy and use it frequently. While Zanfel works great, Mean Green does just as good of a job. And at $20 for a 60 ounce tub, it costs 33 cents an ounce, or less than one percent of the price. Also, with Zanfel I was hesitant to use more than a little fingernail sized amount out of fear that I'd have to take out a second mortgage should I need to buy more. With Mean Green, you can just grab a handful and toss it on your skin without putting a dent in your supply. It works best if you wet the affected area with cool water first, then apply the Mean Green. I rub it into the affected area for about a minute or so. Sometimes the hardest part is to actually stop working it into your skin. It's full of these little micro beads that are like a million little elves that scratch your itch. I can't even explain how good it feels, but if you're in the middle of a poison ivy outbreak, you can imagine. After that, make sure you thoroughly rinse the area (you don't want it drying on your skin), then just gently dry and you're done. I find that this will relieve itching from the area for anywhere from about 2 to 4 hours. I'm sure this will vary from person to person. I have also read a some people claiming it helps shorten the overall duration of the rash. I have not found this to be the case with me, as the rash lasted about two weeks, which is pretty typical, but even if it didn't shorten the duration, the relief it provided from the itching worth its weight in gold. We're not into mosquito season where I live yet, but I'll be interested in seeing how this works on those bites as well. Read more
