Aquasentials Easy Lotion Applicator

I purchased this to help put a muscle pain medication on my back that my doctor prescribed for me. Most of the time, I have someone who can help me in the evenings, but if I need pain relief from this prescription during the day, I had no way to apply it myself. It's hard to reach all the parts of your back alone, no matter how flexible you are, but when you're having back problems, it's even harder! I was skeptical that it would help or i"d be able to use it well enough to get any real relief from the back pain medication, but it does work! In fact, not only does it work well on the back, but it's not a bad applicator for using on other parts of the body that I can reach, but where I don't want to get the ointment or cream or rub or prescription drug on my hands while applying it. I put the medication on the pad, reach it over my shoulder to get my upper back and then apply more and put it behind my waist for the middle to lower back. While I can't get the pressure that I could if someone were rubbing it on with their hands, most medications and topical creams or lotions don't really require it to be rubbed in deeply--you just have to get it enough on the surface so it absorbs. So when I'm done, instead of washing it out--since I'm the only one who uses this--I just pop the applicator head back into the plastic baggy and close it up. That way, I'm not wasting any medication, the head stays saturated, and it's easier to apply the next time. If there is any excess that got on the handle, it's a nice, slick wooden handle, so I just wipe it off with a cloth and it's good to go. The head is soft but pliable, slightly absorbent, but not enough to suck up all your lotion or medication. It's soft, but also firm and it doesn't have any rough edges or seams that you can feel, so no scratches or pricks while trying to use it. The handle is wooden, and solid. It feels strong and of good quality. I'd definitely recommend this applicator if you're in a position like me to need it for medication application--or even if you just can't quite twist or turn to apply lotion or sun cream or anything else you need to get on your backside of your body. It's also good for elderly folks or people with mobility and chronic pain issues to help apply lotions and other topical things to the extremities without as much physical effort. I highly recommend this product and for the price, you can't beat the difference it's made in my pain levels and self-sufficiency.

Seems simple enough, apply product to pad, rub across skin... yeah, have you ever tried rubbing backwards, behind yourself, with a mirror in your other hand?! I'm sure it was comical to watch the first time I used this as I was repeatedly outwitted by a sponge on a stick! I purchased the Aquasentials Easy Lotion Applicator to apply sun block to my back. When it arrived this nifty product looked like something you'd see hanging on a rack at Bed Bath & Beyond. Its display packaging, a heavy zip style bag, was unexpected and a nice touch, allowing you to cover the pad when needed (or for anything else you may need a small, heavy zip bag for). The pad itself is soft to the touch (like suede) and textured, but is a very firm closed cell foam. Pushing as hard as I could I was only able to compress it a slight amount. I was happy to see it has more than enough strength to maintain its shape during use. Thankfully as well, the pad doesn't have any offensive odor (as manufactured foams sometimes do). I could barely smell anything even with it held up to my nose. The handle of the applicator is a pretty light pine color and is curved to make placing the pad flat on your back easier. Being a wooden handle it also feels better in your hand than plastic handles and is less likely to twist and break as well. It also features a bit of rope tied through a hole in the handle should you desire to hang it, but the hole isn't very smooth so the rope hangs up a bit rather than sliding cleanly, admittedly a minor detail though. While the applicator was surprisingly more of a challenge to use than I expected it definitely reaches every part of your back with ease. Just keeping the pad at the proper angle to spread the lotion will take some practice. The pad itself feels soft on your skin though and while it may take a bit longer than applying lotion with your hands, it does great job of working the lotion in and evening everything out! Cleaning the pad after use was the easiest part. A bit of liquid hand soap and water, some rubbing and a rinse... a few minutes and you're done! Attempting to clean it with water alone did not work. Even though the closed cell foam doesn't allow the lotion to absorb into the sponge very far, it still needed soap to break down the lotion and allow it to be rinsed off. Once dry (couple hours) no residue from the lotion could be felt. The product tag says to replace every three months, but I suspect it should last considerably longer. Overall I really liked this lotion applicator. It's a great product at a reasonable price... I'd say the Aquasentials Easy Lotion Applicator deserves its five start rating!

Single and can't lotion my back by myself, this gets it done! Have used it everyday since I pulled it out of the package. Does a great job for what it was made to do. I think it could be about an inch or two longer and maybe just a bit more of an angle for the back. I'm tall and skinny so I can reach everywhere on my back fairly easy but it gets a little akward at times. The product works great as far as delivering lotion the the areas of the back that you can't reach. It does not seem to be very absorbant, which is great because you want the lotion on your back and not left on the applicator. It delivers all of the lotion to your back, so there really is no cleaning up. But if you do need to wipe it off, it's very easy and done in one swipe.

Though quite costly, I didn’t regret buying it. A real quality product with excellent design. It serves the real purpose for which it has been made. The quality of the materials used is really great and durable. A must-have in a well equipped bathroom!!

Es genial, cumple su función

I've used plastic ones before but they always broke - this wooden one is not only lighter than you'd expect, to pack in a suitcase if you need to, but also angled perfectly for getting lotion onto my back. So pleased with it.

A diferencia de varias opiniones negativas que leí, me parece que es muy cómodo de usar, no lastima ni daña la piel, permite aplicar la cantidad de crema que se requiera: poca o más. Puedo alcanzar toda el área de mi espalda sin esfuerzo, aunque sí es necesario acostumbrarse a manejarlo, por el tamaño del mango y el volumen de la esponja. Los materiales parecen de buena calidad y creo que no es necesario sustituirlo cada tres meses, como dice el instructivo. La esponja es suave pero con la firmeza adecuada para su uso; y también me sirve como rascador de espalda!! Lo recomiendo mucho.

This is perfect. It doesn’t absorb much of the lotion and the angle of the handle is excellent. It cleans easily and feels very sturdy. I’m really happy with this.