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by Steve
Saturday, October 08, 2005
Pfizer Consumer Healthcare released a new product last month called "SudaCare Shower Soothers", described as "vaporizing shower tablets". It's a tablet you place on the floor of your shower, and it releases soothing eucalyptus, menthol & camphor vapors.
When I first saw these advertized I couldn't help but see those old black and white films showing just how the gas chambers work in Federal prisons...plop plop plop ssssssssss, nighty night!
By s'mee, at 10/10/2005 10:09:00 PM
Any bets on the first lausuit with these? Person puts one in the shower, hops in, steps on it, slips & breaks their neck. Instant lawsuit!
By , at 10/13/2005 09:21:00 AM
I actually used those!
I had some serious sinus congestion and it seemed like a good idea to me. The reality is that they are ok - I didn't notice any excessive heat from it - its kind of chalky so I don't think slipping on it is a big worry.
In the end it is marginally effective and somewhat expensive, so I doubt I would buy again. But if they cut the price by 60% I would get it for my next cold.
By Product User, at 10/15/2005 10:07:00 AM
Like Product User I found very little relief, particularly compared to the transported woman on the tv commercial. I was also distracted watching the thing to make sure it didn't float down the drain before its time.
And speaking of commercials, suggested copy for the next one:
"It's like showering with a friend, and the friend is a cough drop."
By , at 10/16/2005 12:50:00 PM
A wonderful product! Lasted through a long shower and totally cleared my stuffy head.
By , at 10/25/2005 07:32:00 AM
My allergies were horrible and I needed instant relief. While I was waiting for my prescription to be filled, I seen these and thought, what the heck? I tried them and LOVED them. They really cleared up my sinuses and I felt 100% better. I've been recommending them to everyone!
By , at 10/30/2005 05:26:00 AM
I normally love eucalyptus, menthol & camphor - shoot, I sleep with Vicks on every night, so I figured this was right up my alley. However, once I got my shower stream pointed right, the smell of sani-flush (or porta-pot cleaner, couldn't distinguish the difference) came wafting up. Well, wafting wouldn't be the right word, maybe creeping is a better word. I was disappointed. I'm a sucker for stuff like this, and once again, was very disappointed.
By , at 11/01/2005 05:13:00 PM
I just tried it. Pfffft. Uneventful, unimpressed.
I was expecting a Vicks' VapoRub type of thing...strong aromatics without the goopy mess. I could barely smell it, and it's not because I'm so congested either, I can smell everything else ;)
By , at 11/07/2005 02:46:00 PM
I wish I would have read these comments before I spent $5 at Walmart for these. When I saw the commercials I thought "how cool!". But of course, the boyfriend was right! It's a waste of $$. I could bearly smell it. I was down on the bottom of the shower trying to breathe it in.
By , at 11/28/2005 03:29:00 PM
These are horrible. I tried them and was very disappointed. They smell like toilet bowl cleaner. They need to go back to the drawing board.
By , at 2/17/2006 10:04:00 AM
I used these and 6 hours later woke up covered in burning, itching red welts. It was horrible. To make a long story short, I missed a WEEK of work, had to drop a college class, and couldn't wear my wrists splint for 10 days (for Carpel Tunnel syndrome).
By , at 3/18/2006 01:48:00 PM
Beware. This is not to be ingested. It's tricky because they give you a free sample with Sudafed PE. If you have a cold you tend to think soother mean mouth. beware. the developers shuol dno thave placed samples in pill boxes. I have been sick for days.
By , at 4/19/2006 08:03:00 PM
This is to the one with the bet on the lawsuits, I agree. People look for anything. I used them also. I had pneumonia. I wasn't very congested in my sinuses though. It helped me clear the infection out of my lungs. I would buy those before paying for a hospital bill.
By , at 6/05/2006 08:54:00 PM
where can i get a free sample of this product
i grew up in a time when the postman used to deliver samples of these new products
w/b harsonchop@yahoo.com
By HARSONCHOP, at 9/25/2006 12:33:00 PM
I have tried these. They generate a miasma similar to that which radiates from a swamp.
By , at 12/30/2006 10:18:00 AM
I've had a bad chest congestion/cough for 4 weeks now and I've tried everything. My doctor had me on 2 different meds and nothing worked. Last night I tried one of these and it really helped start to break everything up in my chest. For the first time in 4 whole weeks I really feel like I'm starting to get it all out and finally am feeling better!
By , at 11/07/2007 04:53:00 AM
okay was it just me or does this product suck, maybe it is i was expecting a sweet lovely shower when dun dun dun it turned into a cough drop inferno in my damn shower..some say they couldn't smell it i smelled it so much it filled my whole room with a icky cough drop smell maybe im allergic to these eye burners. because i soon couldn't breathe well and my top eye lids were burning you might as well stick a curling iron too my eyes..and i stepped on the tablet and it burned like hell..i know it warns you but i didn't know it was ganna nearly burn a whole through my foot..maybe its just me but that was the most unpleasant shower i have EVER experienced i rather been attacked by a monkey then have to go through that again
lol...idk maybe its me
By , at 11/26/2007 08:42:00 PM
I tried these things, and they taste terrible! Stay away from them!
By , at 12/19/2007 12:29:00 PM
I tried these once and slept very well that night and I have used them ever since. I am coming down with another chest cold and I am on my way to the store to get more. They are soothing, but I use one just before going to bed.
By , at 1/06/2008 05:21:00 AM
These comments are sooooo funny. First of all, you don't eat them, you inhale the vapors they release in your warm/hot shower. I too thought these would be a great new product to try, but after reading these comments and laughing at some of them, I'm glad I didn't spend any money.
By , at 2/09/2008 10:42:00 PM
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