Product
Review:Nature's Tears Eye Mist by Dan
Sedenquist
OK, I admit it. I'm uniquely qualified to road-test
this product. I think of myself as "Mr. Dry Eye."
My tear ducts are inadequate and my eyes are dry - real
dry - most of the time. And riding motorcycles while wearing
contact lenses just doesn't work for me, no matter how furiously
I blink. So when I was asked to review "Nature's Tears
Eye Mist" I quickly agreed.
The first warning light went off when the product
arrived. I was expecting one of those tiny plastic eyedrop
bottles that would fit in one of the tiny pockets in my
stylish, but increasingly too tight, motorcycle jackets.
Instead, the product comes in two sizes: fist-sized and
megajumbotron for medical (first aid/firefighter) applications.
Then I noticed that the label says, "Water
Tissue-Culture Grade" on it. Second warning light goes
off. Yuck! Sounds like petri dishes full of blue-green mystery
fluff. And putting that stuff in my eyes? Oh, please!
But I was still game to try the product. I
happened to be sitting at my computer when I opened the
package. Hmmm … computer work is mighty drying on the
eyes and I was currently sporting a pair of ocular cornflakes.
Hmmm … the directions say, "With applicator nozzle
pointed towards you, from 8-12 inches away, depress top
button, leaving eyes opened, and mist in a sweep across
the eyes for 1-2 seconds". How hard could that be?
I popped the top, girded my loins and pssssssst.
Dang. That was strange. And cold. But more remarkable, my
eyes instantly felt better. So I sprayed them again. And
again. At this point I had to get up and get a towel. This
isn't a single-drop-in-each-eye kind of product. This is
a facial flood. But my eyes were happy - real happy.
So now I'm thinking I need to spray my wife
and teenage son's faces, in the name of science, naturally.
They don't have dry eyes; I just wanted to hose them. Sure
enough, both reported that their eyes enjoyed the misting.
The TV screen never looked so moist.
Now it was time to go for the big test with
a ride on the motorcycle to see how Nature's Tears performs,
so I headed down past Carmel, Calif., along the Big Sur
coast. (No, Big Sur doesn't provide especially dry air.
I just look for any excuse to head down Highway 1 on my
bike.) After a few high-speed miles on my "mobile eye-drying
platform" I pulled over, fished around in my jacket,
pulled out the spray can and gave my peepers a blast. Sure
enough, instant relief once again. And again.
Bottom line: This is a nice addition to anyone's
motorcycle jacket pockets, travel kit or first aid kit,
especially if you have a tendency toward being "Mr.
Dry Eye."
For more details on Nature's Tears Eye Mist,
check out BioLogicAqua.com.
Dan
Sedenquist
11/14/08
