I picked up the Benadryl Anti Itch Gel, Relief of Outdoor Itches Associated with Poison Ivy, Topical Analgesic, Cooling Relief, Diphenhydramine, 3.5 oz topical analgesic after a nasty run-in with poison ivy while clearing brush on my property outside Houston. For $5.38, I figured it was worth testing whether this Benadryl product would actually deliver the cooling relief it promised, or if it was just another mediocre itch treatment gathering dust in my medicine cabinet.

Growing up in the Marine Corps and running my own business now, I have learned to cut through marketing noise and evaluate products o