Reviewed by: CAPT. MIKE SCHOONVELD
One of the most impressive products I reviewed from ICAST 2023 was Mackensie’s Fisherman’s Hand Scrub. I reviewed it in the June/July ’24 issue of GLA. So I stopped by the Mackensie’s booth at ICAST 2024 to see if they had other products with equal effectiveness. They did!
I picked out a pair of their “after sun” products – one, a bar soap and the other a lotion. Unlike their Fisherman’s Soap which is a product you’ll hope you’ll need, these after sun products are items you hope you won’t need, but like insurance, you’ll be glad you have it when it’s needed.
I’m pretty careful about getting over-exposed to the sun these days, wearing performance fabric shirts, pants, hats and neck gaiters, as well as prudent use of SPF 30 sunscreen. Luckily, my wife isn’t, so I had a perfect test subject a few times after she developed a but of sunburn.
These product aren’t sunscreens, nor do they have much “curative” ingredients, like aloe vera and agave or chemical pain-relief potions like lidocaine. Few products can actually speed up the healing sunburn. It just takes time.
After an over-exposure, the problem is mainly curbing the burning pain until it fades over time. For me, the worst sunburn pain comes an hour or two after the over-exposure occurs. Here’s where these after-sun products come in handy.
Applying regular sunscreen doesn’t help with the pain at all after the exposure occurs. Mackenzie’s After-Sun Cooling Lotion does. When my wife would look at her forearm, forehead or other area that is turning red from sunburn, she immediately applies the After Sun Cooling Lotion which contains a refreshing blend of peppermint, menthol and essential oils that cools, lubricates and hydrates the affected areas. She reports the burning sensation is instantly reduced or eliminated.
When she hits the shower, she uses the After-Sun Cooling Shower Bar. This is shea butter based bar soap infused with peppermint and menthol. Shea butter soaps are widely used to make soaps and cosmetics for its moisturizing properties and as with the lotion, the peppermint and menthol imparts a cooling affect to the skin, instantly. I did try the soap, myself on unsunburned skin and the cooling properties was still noticeable.
For “sunburn-insurance” pick up a tube of Mackenzie’s After Sun Lotion in some retail outlets or from many online suppliers including fishermanshandscrub.com. The After Sun Cooling Lotion is also widely available. All of Mackenzie’s products are made in the USA.
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