Country: 66.6.33.149, North America, US

City: -73.9826 New York, United States

This costume was actually better made than I thought it would be given that most Halloween costumes are pretty poorly made and thin. The backpack was the only disappointment..it's small, flimsy and held on with velcro, which either sticks to the costume or comes undone and didn't stay together very well. The hat was fine and the ears were felt, I think..but I wasn't expecting much more than that. It held up through hours of trick or treating and has seen a wear a time or two since. The costume itself was nice weight..not super thin and not thick (which was great in the Texas heat). The tail was fun and made the costume even more fun for my son. He's a big 4 year old, wears a 5/6 in most clothes and it JUST fit him. If your child is on the small side, then plan on rolling up the arms and legs. Overall, my son was thrilled!

It works for me when NOTHING else does. For severe reactions yes you may need to go get a shot. But even for a severe reaction it STOPS any further spread AND gets a handle on the itching. That is my experience. First time using it I was so far gone that it mainly helped the itching and stopped any further spread but I did have to ride out the healing process and it was lengthy and bothersome. I imagine a steroid shot would have helped, but I don't like steroids, and the zanfel made it as bearable as the shot would have. I am terrible about spreading it and in the past I've ended up with breakouts all over my body. The last breakout we were about to go on vacation in New Orleans (hot and humid). I was so disappointed and dreaded the trip. I caught it early though and treated it. It work wonderfully. The N.O. trip was saved because i caught it early and I just had a couple of spots for two days!!! Worth it baby! Yesterday my eye started swelling up and I thought maybe there was something in it. This morning I woke up and it was red and swollen pretty bad, my face had two red rashes and unfortunately my lower area was itching bad lol. Wish I had been on top of it yesterday but shame on me because it's had a chance to spread and get settled in. I used the remaining zanfel of an old tube. It has stopped the rash in it's tracks. My lower area still itches a little, and my eye still bothers me a little, but jeesh it stopped the spread! It STOPPED it! It will now heal in the next couple of days and if another red spot comes up I will treat it and that's it... NOTHING else does that for me, nothing. I'll admit I do despise spending that kind of money on a small freakin tube. BUT, I will do it again and again because it STOPS the spread...immediately! I came on here to write a positive review and I am totally surprised at the negative ones. It works for me. At least tonight I know it's stopped spreading. Maybe it truly didn't work for some people, but jeesh I hope the bad reviews do not turn people away that otherwise might get some relief. This is the most effective treatment I've found to date. Good luck peeps there is nothing worse than poison ivy.

Let's be clear to start off: I have not read this book. I have bought the book, in Kindle format, but only to support the author, whose mailing list has been filling my inbox, daily, with the most interesting trivia collection I've ever seen.