ZANFEL 30 SEC POISON IVY WASH Size: 1 OZ
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Product Reviews of ZANFEL 30 SEC POISON IVY WASH Size: 1 OZ
Product Review: Any exfoliant would work the same, I suspect
Summary: 3 Stars
I highly doubt that any ingredient in Zanfel actually "bonds" with the Uroshiol to remove it from your skin. The exfoliating bits simply scrub off the top layer of skin where the Uroshiol has soaked in.
I bought the CVS brand for only $20 and it's true -- the itch was gone immediately. It's like you've given your rash a really good scratch without damaging your skin like you can with your fingernails. Ingredients are the same as for Zanfel.
Since the products were side by side on the shelf, I read the instructions for Zanfel. That bit about "it won't work if you don't squeeze out at least one and a half inches," I'm sure is their plan to get everyone to use up that itty bitty tube really quickly and come back to buy more. I used only enough as needed to scrub each area and it worked just fine.
I got my rash by removing a large vine from a tree that I didn't recognize as poison ivy! So I have little spots of PI all over me. Trust me: just use enough to cover each rashy spot and you'll be fine. Ignore the self-serving directions from the greed merchants at Zanfel.
For those in a pinch, flat broke or without access to a drugstore, I'd suggest making your own exfoliant with fine sand and Vaseline. Rub and rub and you will remove the top layer of skin and give yourself the same good scratch that the Zanfel/CVS products do.
Product Review: CVS brand is $12 cheaper
Summary: 5 Stars
CVS has a comparable tube of basically the same stuff for $12 cheaper plus you get 0.5 oz more. The ingredients aren't exactly one-to-one but the main ingredients seem to be the same. I would probably prefer the Zanfel but at $40 in stores or shipped PER OUNCE it is just ridiculously expensive, especially if you need more than one bottle... and are waiting to see your doctor to get the hard-core steroid treatment.Product Review: Does NOT work as claimed.
Summary: 1 Stars
This product absolutely does not work as claimed. It claims to bond with the urushiol that has already bonded to your skin and allows you to wash it away. Once the urushiol is gone, your skin is supposed to then heal. This absolutely is not the case, and I feel this is false advertising. It does, however, reduce the itching. What I found was that I have to use it twice per day - morning and night - continuously. I used it twice per day for three days after I knew that I was exposed and some slight itching started. Only a couple very tiny red spots had appeared the following day so that confirmed the exposure. I used Zanfel that evening and noticed the itching came back the next morning, so just to be safe I used it again. This repeated that evening, then the next morning, etc. On the third evening I decided to not use it in order to see what would happen. I woke up the following morning with 5 new red spots/bumps. This proved that there was still urushiol bonded to my skin! So I immediately used it again, and did so twice every day since. What this proves to me is that it does reduce itching and it does stop further breakouts, IF AND ONLY IF you continue to use it at least twice per day every day. It DOES NOT remove any of the oils that have bonded to your skin as claimed. I have now been using it for a week and will stop once the itching does not come back. Since it's been a week, hopefully soon - this product is too expensive for continued use. I may have wished I allowed my skin to go ahead and fully break out - it may have allowed it to heal quicker.Product Review: GREAT SELLER AND FRANTASTIC PRODUCT
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been using Zanfel for years and although the price tag it just that, pricey, I find it's worth it. I get poison oak often from my job. I have to take prednisone at times because it gets so bad. If I use Zanfel at the first time I notice the rash and continue to use it even a day or so after the rash is gone, it never blisters or itches rarely. If the oak is on my face forget it, Im using prednisone, otherwise I use the Zanfel.
As for this seller, I had poison oak at the time of ordering, the bottle got here SO quick I was still able to use it on my outbreak. Super FAST shipping and reasonable cost. Thank you!Zanfel Poison Ivy, Oak & Sumac Cream - 1 oz.
Product Review: It helps a lot but....
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm just recovering from a nasty case of poison oak, and I tried everything including hot hair dryers, benadryl, steroids, crushed manzanita leaves, manuka honey, caladryl lotion and Zanfel.
With the Zanfel, it's best to apply it in the shower. That way you can wet the skin, wet your hands, scrub the stuff onto your skin and then rinse it off without soaking your clothes and the bathroom.
It works in the sense that it gets rid of that electric feeling of your skin when you think you'll go mad if you don't scratch. So that's great. However, it does nothing to get rid of the ugly red splotches on your skin. Those still take 10 days to 2 weeks to go away.
Maybe it's different if you catch it the instant it starts but I had it a couple of days before I discovered Zanfel. If you are likely to get poison oak, ivy or sumac in the next year, I'd buy Zanfel online because it's $40 at the drug store.
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