Click the upgrade button to the right or learn more. Bronner's family of scents -- best thing for surf rash. The pain can be so bad, you think you're going to ralph all over the lineup. You're just off the plane in the tropics and can't wait for a session in trunks. While you're tripping on the warmth and clear blue, you don't even realize that your skin is getting the 80-grit treatment. Or perhaps it's a four-hour winter session in an ill fitting 4-mil. It's not until after you surf, or the next day when you paddle out that it comes back with a stinging vengeance. But relief may come from the most unlikely of places. Bronner's is a bio soap made of natural oils -- extra virgin coconut, olive, jojoba, and hemp oils. Named after Emanuel Bronner, a third generation soap maker, they have been around for 60 years and are headquartered in Escondido, CA. And not only does it get you clean, but it's the Swiss army knife of hygiene products. The liquid soap can be used as body cleanser, shampoo, shaving foam, deodorant, Massage Oil, and even toothpaste (use the Peppermint scent on your toothbrush. Hint: when your nipples start bleeding, stop surfing. Bronner's for all those uses, think how much less product you have to lug in your gear, especially for the backpacking surfer. Let's say you're camping on the Nicoya Peninsula and you hitchhike to the waterfalls at Montezuma. You can wash away the rainy season mud right there, among the German tourists and Colorado granolas, because Dr. Bronner's isn't even mentioned on their label (and there is plenty to read on that label. Now, nothing good comes without sacrifice and be forewarned that it bites back. When you rinse the sting will subside, and so too will your rash, just like. For the record, you can also apply gels before you surf to reduce chafing, but sometimes it's inevitable. Your local health food store probably has a whole display. For the full selection of organic soaps, hair creams, lip balms, shave gels, household cleaner, and lotion, check out to Dr. Massage Oil