Balneol Hygienic Cleansing Lotion - 3 fl oz

It’s a high quality cleansing product with light, clean scent that provides relief and good hygiene and reduces discomfort. Have been using the product for years. Buying it through Amazon is more economical and convenient.

A gastroenterologist suggested I use Balneol decades ago. It works both as a an aid in controlling hemorrhoids and as an effective peri-anal cleansing product.

The best

I recently had my first colonoscopy, and I had been warned that the prep was the worst part. Yeah, that was a total understatement. I am SO grateful to my mom, who told me to lay in a supply of this Balneol lotion to use when ... um ... tidying up after eliminating. I will admit, I was skeptical. Lotion? For my BUM?! Turns out, that's a very definite YES. If you've had a colonoscopy, you know that after you drink that concoction of vileness that they call the "prep drink," you're going to poop in much the same way that Vesuvius erupts. Trip after trip to the loo, right? Right. Oh, you thought you were done and could have a little lie-down to recover? Haha. NOPE! Why don't you just bring in War and Peace and sit here the rest of the day? So after a few trips to the throne room, your bum feels a bit sore. Even the softest toilet tissue feels like 80-grit sandpaper rasping all the skin off your most delicate bits. And you can't stop going to the loo, because that death-potion you had to drink is ripping through you like a wildfire through a summer-dry grassland. In fact, your bum feels like it might BE on fire. That's where this lotion stuff comes in. After gently patting the worst of the debris off your bum, you take a fresh piece of toilet roll and put a bit of this stuff on it. Use that to clean up the rest of you. The relief is instant, like a cup of ice-water after a mid-day hike through Death Valley in mid-August. And it does seem to make the cleanup more effective. I imagine people with chronic digestive issues would also find this useful, and I know that on days when my "girl thing" is happening, it's a relief to clean up using this product. But if you're slated for a colonoscopy, you should most definitely lay in a supply of this stuff. You're gonna need it!

comforting

Works well. Not cheap

I am 47 and I have suffered from anal itching since at least my 20's, if not my teens. Sometimes it would go away for a while, always to return. I didn't know what caused it. And if you look up pruritis ani (the medical term for it), there are dozens of causes. Over the years I thought I had worms, fungal infections, you name it. I tried everything. I got the best relief from prescription steroid cream, but shortly after stopping the cream, the itching would come back. And steroid creams aren't safe for long term use. They can thin the skin. And lest you think this is a minor annoyance, I wanted to shove a wire brush up my backside. That's how bad it is. It is a serious quality of life issue. Well, sometime in my mid-40's I figured out what my problem was. I am apparently sensitive to even a molecule of stool being left on my skin. Because I got news for you. You wipe with toilet paper. And after a few wipes, there's no more smudges on the toilet paper. It looks clean. But there's still A LOT of stool still on your skin. Now, a lot of people are not sensitive to that. But based on these reviews there are lots of people who are, and I'm one of them. And this lotion is a lifesaver. I'm always amazed every time I use it. I wipe until the toilet paper is clean. Then I put a dab of this on some toilet paper and wipe. There'll be A LOT of stool come off onto the paper. WTF? Where was this stool hiding out? In the nooks and crannies of the anus? I'm always amazed. Here's a tip for the ladies: We're supposed to wipe from front to back to avoid getting fecal bacteria into the vaginal area. But I find that most of my itching happened at the part of the anus closest to the vagina, and if I use the Balneol from back to front, I can get more of the stool off. I think all the folds and whatnot at that part of my anus trap more stool. Be careful to stop before you go to far, but I do find that if I do a couple wipes from back to front (while doing most of them from front to back like I'm supposed to), I get all the stool off and the itching is a distant memory.

I went to my Gastroenterologyst for some ailment in the neither part... I clear, I have had an itch there since about 30 years that is associated with hemorrhoids. I told her that I have tried lots of products, some efficient but having the tendency to thin out the skin and make things potentially worst in a long term, some completely useless. I then proceeded to explain her that had made my own ointment with honey and some baby cream that was apparently working but a bit messy to apply. She then told me: I have the answer for you and you are going to love me for suggesting it: Balneol. So I went and bought one bottle in Walgreen and thought immediately that the bottle was small and expensive at about $20 the bottle. Which brought me to my usual answer when searching for cheaper prices: Amazon... It is indeed cheaper with Amazon... And I was suprised to see almost only glowing reviews about it. Anyway, after this long introduction, onto the product review: What I like: - It smells good, like Nivea cream - It is not greasy - It is not sticky - It is not messy - You only need a little at a time so the bottle last much longer than I would have thought. - It is easy to apply - IT WORKS! Meaning, it relieves itches and help the skin to heal. What I like less: - It is not cheap In conclusion: If you have like me been searching for an answer to itches: Do not search anymore, try Balneol...

Good and fit for purpose

Following surgery its important to feel clean and comfortable everywhere!! This is a vey gentle cleanser so ideal if you're feeling a little sore in delicate places!

Good, but so pricey, ingredients not that rare. To lessen the blow - try alternating with a dermatologist approved moisturising cream, often 5x cheaper.

Don’t waste your money, the product does absolutely nothing! My bottles arrived and looked used, cream spread on outside and someone had tried to wipe it. I don’t know if these bottles are meant to be sealed but they were not.