Ammens Body Powder Original – Talc-Free Clean Formula, All-Day 4X Strong Protection, 11 oz (Pack of 2)

Bought as baby gift as it gets rid of rash like magic. Had to use on a grown persons areas because they were getting bed sores in the hospital. This cleared up the rash and sores in a flash. Great stuff.

My sister and I use it to prevent foot odor and itching.

I am so glad a friend recommended Ammens powder to me because it had eliminated uncomfortable and unhealthy wetness due to perspiration in various areas of the body. It’s especially helpful when exercising and/or when the weather is hot. I highly recommend this product.

I’ve been using this powder since I was a child. The scent is nostalgic and pleasant. Not medicinal. The texture is light and very anti friction, if that makes sense. It’s perfect for hot weather but also anytime of year. The powder is not menthol which makes my skin have a burning feeling. This powder is more soothing and relieving. I hate to be without it. It can also remove sand from your skin once you leave the beach. Helps with any shoes that rub. I’ve even used it to untangle necklaces. Makes things super slippy!

This excellent product is getting harder to find in stores. Happy to find it on Amazon

There is a lot of confusion about Ammen's medicated powder over the years. The word "ORIGINAL" only refers to the scent. The formula of the powder has changed drastically over the last few years. For decades it had 9.1% zinc oxide (which kills bacteria and is good for your butt, like in bicycle shorts, and your arm pits as deodorant), then mostly corn starch (which forms long molecular chains when it gets damp - like sweat) and lubricates and just feels good. It also had some talc, but never told the percent, plus some other chemicals which I suspect help keep it from clumping up in the container. This is the product people loved and swore by for decades. As did I.Then Johnson and Johnson got sued for not telling, on their container, that their talcum powder CAN/MIGHT have trace amounts of asbestos in it. That is natural as it is mined, and J&J had been testing their incoming talc for asbestos percentage for years; probably decades. There is probably no way to have talcum powder with 0% asbestos, but they put work into making it be as low as possible. The lawsuit did not prove the talc caused the woman's cancer, that was not even part of the lawsuit. The lawsuit was only about not explaining, on the container, what I just wrote.So, now no manufacturer is brave enough to put talc in a product. Ammen's changes the formula to eliminate the talc, but also drops the zinc oxide to 5%. No idea why on the zinc oxide change, unless cost. Well at 5%, it is no longer strong enough to effectively kill bacteria or work as deodorant. It is basically just corn starch powder now, and probably did not deserve to be called medicated powder. The word deodorant is no longer on bottle. I had almost no use for this product.This new "4X strong" version does not list the zinc oxide percentage, but the container does mention absorbing "odor". I looked up the only other chemical and it is only an anti-caking agent to keep it from clumping. Clearly it has more zinc oxide in it. I am back to using it as I did the original version. It works.Only negative: if you are used to the old version with talc in it, this no talc stuff is very fine and you often get more out on your hand than you want. Use caution. Other than that...all good.But I read that the mother company is going through bankruptcy. I don't know the current status. Usually the company reforms under different management, or some other company buys the product lines, etc. I suspect this will still be available. I just hope they don't change the formula again! I bought 2 more bottles just to be sure I have a supply for awhile. As of fall 2022, buy it.

I have been using this since I was a child, then used it on my child, and still use it every day. Fresh smell, no clumps, very fine powder. Getting harder to find in stores, which is why I order it online.

Value for money