Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

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!