(Note: This entire blog post is totally TMI (Too. Much. Info!) about poo and pooing and the smell of poo. But lots of y’all have been asking about and looking forward to this review and product giveaway so I know I’m not the only one out there who is somewhat obsessed! Hee!)

Thanks to The DROPS, when going number two, the bathroom no longer has to smell like poo! As the colorful packaging suggests, indeed, “A FEW DROPS AND THE SMELL STOPS!”

Back to the subject…I travel quite a bit, which means that I end up pooing in some interesting places. Holes in the ground when overseas, plastic bags when camping (An aside: am I the only one who grew up thinking that the smell of poo attracts bears? Rupak thinks I’m crazy for this.), on turbulent airplanes, at nasty rest stops that probably hadn’t been cleaned since before I was born….when nature calls, I usually have no problem answering, with one huge exception: I cannot stand to go poo when I’m at anyone’s home besides my own. From my aunt’s house to my best friend’s apartment, when I have to drop the kids off at the pool I try my hardest to wait until I can get home (or at least until I pass a fast food restaurant when driving back). Sometimes, however, after an especially spicy meal or a poorly timed coffee break, it’s impossible to hold it in. Me (and my panties) just CAN’T wait until I get home. You know that feeling!

So I have a ridiculous emergency poo plan:

  • Step 1) I wait for the perfect opportunity to sneak away for enough time so that no one will notice that I am gone and try to find me in the middle of my business.
  • Step 2) I immediately scan the bathroom for a fan, and if there is none, I check for a window to open. If there isn’t a window, then I am sad and search cabinets for perfumes or anything that I think will help off-set odors.
  • Step 3) I keep the water running and while I’m going, I flush as many times as the toilet will allow from start to finish.
  • Step 4) After washing my hands with tons of soap, hoping the soap’s fragrance will overpower the poo (yeah, right), I try to make sure no one sees me exit the crime scene, and I pray that no one has to use the toilet for at least a minute or two after me.
  • Step 5) If asked, I deny EVERYTHING.

It never works out the way I want it to, and someone usually sniffs out my secret. Literally. And I feel totally gross. Sure, there should be no shame surrounding a natural bodily function, but the smell, OMG, the smell! It’s impossible to not be mortified.

But now my away-from-home pooing experience has totally changed! I have found the most awesomest of awesome stealth poo products!

Rupak and I had lots of fun testing out three different smell-stopping products over the past few weeks. Two of the three brands were absolutely TERRIBLE, so instead of doing a review of how awful they were I am just going to talk about the one that was by far the best:


The DROPS, in “Citrus Bubble” scent!


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(Note: I have never been in contact with the makers of The DROPS and I promise that this isn’t any kind of paid endorsement.)

The DROPS

  • $7 + $3 shipping for one .41oz bottle from www.thedrops.com. (FYI, I bought my bottle on eBay for slightly less.)
  • Each bottle contains about 300 drops, enough for about 40-50 poos, because I personally suggest using a “double dose” of 6-8 drops instead of the recommended 3-4. Still, that’s just pennies a poo!
  • Two different scents are available. I haven’t tried “Fresh Lavender,” but I can’t imagine it possibly being better than “Citrus Bubble,” which smells delicious.

The online video directions are useful, except that the video depicts poo-smell as evil-looking flying spiders. I hate spiders, so this vid might give me nightmares, but the nightmares are worth it for this product!

The most important step is to squirt the drops into the toilet a few seconds before you go. Not only does the smell never have a chance, but also during and after your poo the entire room smells like Dubble Bubble bubble gum! Now, I actually WANT people to need to use the bathroom after me, if only so they can be impressed by the aroma of candy that follows me out!

In the toilet, The DROPS spread and form an oily barrier on top of the toilet water, blocking the smell of your poo from rising above the water. Because of this, if you’re pooing in one of those environmentally conscious water-saver toilets, this product probably won’t be very effective.

Also, if you have five minutes of your life to waste, the people who make The DROPS have a really quirky sense of humor about the entire absurdity surrounding this product and they have created a flash video that is hilarious. Check it out here.

I just love The DROPS so much that I can’t keep this to myself; I want to give it to you!

If you want to win one of 5 brand new bottles of The DROPS, leave a comment below this post!

On February 29th I will select five comments using a random number generator and I’ll email the winners and announce them here on the blog!

****UPDATE****
So this is awesome, y’all - THE DROPS people are SO excited that you recognize the need for this product that the owner actually emailed me!!!

If you can’t wait for the promotion to be over, and have to have your drops NOW NOW NOW, Bill has given my readers an exclusive promotion code BODYDRAMA to receive free shipping at the time of check-out! That’s basically a 30% savings!!!

THE DROPS also asks my audience this question:
“If you could make THE DROPS in any scent what would you pick?”

Let THE DROPS know your most desired stealth stool scent in the comments - for a chance to still win one of five free bottles (now graciously sponsored by THE DROPS)!

95 Responses to “BOOK EXTRA & PRODUCT GIVEAWAY: The Perfect Poo Deodorizer & Stealth Stool Product! (from page 154)”

  1. Shari Martinez Says:

    This would be great when you go on trips and you are sharing the same bathroom in a hotel room. Those rooms are small and everyone know your business.

  2. Heather Says:

    This would be great in an office setting. Especially one w/ a unisex bathroom! Especially one also shared by clients/patients!

  3. Claire Beck Roundtree Says:

    Thank you for this wonderful tip! I’m 55 years old and have ALWAYS had a poo-stink phobia! I purchased this book for my 14 year old daughter (she loves it!) but I am getting a LOT of advice for myself out of it!

    Thank you for writing this book!

    Claire

  4. Angelique Says:

    Nancy:

    Ha! I had to laugh at this posting — awesome!

    Also — I mentioned “Body Drama” on my blog (entry for Thursday, January 24). :)

  5. Tania Says:

    What a fabulous product! Thx for the tip!

  6. Lisa Says:

    LOVED you during the Miss America - you were my favorite and have been wondered what you’ve been up to until I read about the book in People yesterday. I’m getting Body Image for my friend’s bday today and the rest of our group are planning to pick up a copy in the next week or so. I have SUCH poo phobia issues and your list of 5 was identical to mine. I am TOO excited about this product! Thanks! Will be following the blog. I’m going on a 2 month road trip from Lagos to London (crossing the Sahara, Mediterranean Sea and the British Channel) in two weeks - wish I had this for the journey as I will be pooing in some interesting public places!

  7. Shayna Says:

    Im so glad that someone is finally talking about this stuff out in the open! Thank you so much for doing this :)
    The Drops sound great! But i dont have a credit card, so i wont be able to order them online without telling my mom first…which i dont really want to do :(
    so hopefully by posting this comment ill have a chance of winning The Drops, and i wont have to go through all the embarrassment of asking my mom to buy them for me haha

  8. Bill Says:

    I’m posting this on a dare from my author Nancy Redd proving that I’ll do anything to keep an author amused. If I am a winner in this contest I will give one to our neighbor who has an old colonial New England house with a very small guest bathroom off of the dining room!

  9. Sarah Says:

    I got your book and I really liked the advice…

    my brother could certainly use some….

    if only they made it for litter boxes….

  10. Erin Vechinski Says:

    I hate pooing anywhere but my own personal camode. Yay for poo drops :)

  11. Kerrie Says:

    I’m a bookseller and I love recommending BODY DRAMA to my customers. I am so glad to finally have a book like this available when parents, grandparents, foster parents, educators, and young adults come into the store looking for books about the female body. There was really a void and the book that you’ve written has filled it. I’ve sold multiple copies of this book to single customers who are buying them for their daughters and their nieces and their daughter’s friends and all the girls they know. I’m making it my staff selection for February and I’m buying a copy for myself because there’s stuff in it that I’ve learned too. I really wish my mom had given me a book like this when I was a teenager! But better late than never! THANK YOU!

  12. Erica Says:

    I love that this is all starting to come out! I’m too old to feel like I can ask questions and get advice on some of this stuff so this is perfect!

  13. Alexandera Says:

    hi!
    This sounds like an amazing idea! I have never heard of anything like this . I always hate using public washrooms and feel so embbarassed but i think if i had this it would be soo sweet!
    thankyou so much for the tip !

    -alexandera

  14. Sarah Says:

    I watched the video… and it is halarious! What an interesting and creative product! I live with four other girls, all who are self conscious about using the bathroom when others are around. I would love to see if this product really works!

  15. Kristina Says:

    This sounds so wonderful because I hate it when my boyfriend goes in to the bathroom after I have just pooed even though he comes in with me anyway and talks to when I am pooing, but if I had this he could smell a delicious smell.

  16. Amanda Says:

    I think this is a fabulous idea for those of us who live in NYC and deal with tiny apartments. Though if I win I’d rip the label off the bottle…can you imagine being caught with that in your purse?

  17. Amanda Greer Says:

    As I’m in college and have to share a restroom with 50 other girls, this sounds like the product for me. It’s always embarrassing to have to poo when there are 5 girls standing in front of the mirror, knowing who is smelling up the restroom.

  18. Jessica Sindler Says:

    I am in desperate need of The Drops now that my boyfriend and I are living together! I won’t reveal whether this is more for him or for me, but let’s just say I hope it’s a strong formula!

  19. Jen Says:

    I can go wherever and I’m quick so I can usually go at the same time I am peeing so I can covertly mask the sound….but wouldn’t it be a perfect score to mask the smell at the same time!

  20. Danielle Wickstrom Says:

    Thank you for writing a book that every female can relate to and for being real! A Body Drama book for guys would be great too!!

  21. Sonia Says:

    This would be a great product to have at work. There’s always a co-worker right behind me waiting to use the restroom.

  22. Andrea Carter Says:

    Just got the book - It will definately be something that I pass on to my daughter when she hits puberty!

  23. Katie Morton Says:

    Nancy — you’re hilarious! And very, very brave.

  24. Kim Says:

    I am sooooo excited to try The Drops out. I am a nervous pooer, which reeks havoc on my digestion system, so alleviating the smell will definitely relieve some of the poo anxiety!

  25. Julie Says:

    I’m definitely going to have to try this out! It would be perfect for those at-work “emergencies”!

  26. miranda Says:

    I would love to store this in the powder room cabinet, so when people like me are desperately searching for something to mask the smell, they are pleasantly surprised and, of course, relieved.

  27. Tamara Says:

    Pick me!! Pick me!! :)

  28. Karlie Stites Says:

    When i read this in Nancy Redd’s book i fell in love.
    Im always scared someone will make comments after i walk out the bathroom, already embarrased and they just make it worse.
    So whoever invented this.
    Is my hero, and i very smart inventor.
    Keep it up!!

  29. Erin Welker Says:

    *claps like a little kid and screams YAY FOR POO DROPS!!!*

  30. Sylvia Says:

    Very useful and cool product.

  31. Brandi Says:

    I bought this book a couple of weeks ago, and Love it!! I think poo drops are the best idea!!

  32. Jennifer Says:

    I just saw the article in People Magazine today that talked about your book. I am 32 years old with a five year old daughter. I don’t want her to grow up with the same
    hang-ups about her body that I had as a teen. I look forward to buying your book and some day sharing it with my daughter. On the subject of poo: yeah, we all have stinky poo, even the people we are afraid will tease us have stinky poo. However, I still cringe alittle when my husband goes into the bathroom after I’ve done a poo!!!

  33. Stephanie Says:

    This has bothered me ever since I can remember. In addition to pooing in unfamiliar places, I am also uncomfortable pooing in my own commode! I really hope this product works as well as you claim.

    BTW, I saw your article in People magazine and went straight out to buy BODY DRAMA. Thank you for having the courage to write this. My family has always been the hush-hush type. So I grew up not even having the courage to talk to my close friends about things. I am 35 years-old and have FINALLY gotten some of my questions answered! THANK YOU!

  34. Nicci Says:

    I came across BODY DRAMA while searching for a med book in my local bookstore & immediately I was HOOKED!!! The chapter about poo is so funny because I thought about all the times I heard the “bloop bloop…splash” in the toilet (either from my stall or the next) & the entire bathroom fills with “the smell”. They should put this product in a dispenser on public toilets!!!

  35. Liza Says:

    I saw your book a couple weeks ago in Borders and had to have it! What a great resource for teens and women of all ages!! I love it!

  36. Cindy Says:

    Love that you are so open about all of this stuff!

  37. vivian dunniington Says:

    Am so very glad someone finally gave us information that is so helpful. am grandmother and wish this book had been avaliable when my daughters were growing up. Thank you.

  38. Moni Says:

    This sounds like an awesome product! I just read the People article and can’t wait to read your book - I’m heading to the library tonight. I have two daughters (9 and 7) who can benefit from some true life information. Thanks!

  39. Angela Says:

    I’m interested in winning a bottle!

  40. Linda Royer Says:

    Your book is GREAT - I purchased it for my 15 and 17 year old granddaughters, but I may have to buy another one just for me. Thanks for spelling out what lots of us need to know but are embarassed to talk about. And…”The Drops” sound like one of the greatest inventions since the wheel.

  41. Jodi Ferguson Says:

    What a witty, funny product. While I am not shy about talking about my poo (actually a little to open my husband says) I know many people are.I am glad I found your article in People, I have already ordered your book. I can’t wait to read it and share it with others.

  42. Ana Says:

    ahhhh this would be amazing for school and all

  43. HELEN Says:

    I would love to get the :drops: just incase of an emergency.i am not really a “girly girl” but working on it!

  44. Isabel Says:

    omg haha that is the funniest but the best idea i ever heard would love to see how i works that would help a lot when you go visit and you really gott poop or when i go to camp omg that is ausome.

  45. Tara Says:

    I’m so glad I’m not the only one who calls it “poo” too!

  46. Carissa Says:

    The DROPS are amazing! I even keep a secret stash at my work too! The DROPS dispenser works great too!! Its nice because you dont have to fetch the bottle when you are running and trying to unbutton your pants at the same time…its already waiting for you on the toilet!!

  47. Michelle Borden Says:

    Hi Nancy,
    How do you know the product works? Did you have an assitant? Most people can’t smell their own poo, so how do you know that this stuff killed off your odor. Was your test on both of your poos odor?
    Michelle

  48. Nancy Says:

    Great question Michelle! Rupak was my partner in poo and we did the sniff test on each other’s poo! The things I do for my readers, lol! :) :) :)

  49. ashley gibson Says:

    that is really cool! i never knew things like The Drops existed!

  50. Marian Says:

    that is an absolutely amazing product.

  51. Patricia Alexander Says:

    I just want to say that my son is the inventor of, “The Drops Dispenser” and I am very proud of him. It works wonderful with, “The Drops by Toilex”. Just attach it to the rim of the toilet bowl. It will eliminate all odor and you will love this product because it is so easy and convenient to use.

  52. Vera Says:

    We love “The Drops” w/Dispenser! It’s so easy to use and it’s there waiting for you on your toilet! This product should be in bathroom’s everywhere…especially in college dorm’s, office’s, hotel’s, hospital’s, etc!
    It really is an awesome product!

  53. Rachel McLaughlin Says:

    I agree! My boyfriend and I were vacationing in Hawaii and he purchased some at a Longs Drug Store. That trip was the first time I was not embarrassed going #2 in a hotel room. The bathroom smelled like bubble gum and nothing else. And I also loved when he used it!
    We will buy it again!

  54. Cindy Says:

    I absolutely love your book. It has put a lot of things in perspective for me. Thank you for writing it.

  55. Caitlin Says:

    Dude, I want that so bad.
    I long for the day that a wildberry scent comes out.

    I could put it in the toilet before my little brothers go poop too.

    :)

  56. Cheryl Says:

    I came across your book serendipitously while looking for another on Amazon. I got it for my daugher’s birthday, and am getting her some drops to make it a “Gift package”. :-) She is very self conscious of the smell, and I had no idea such a product exists! Thanks for all you are doing!

  57. Connie Says:

    Wow, why didn’t someone think of this sooner?

    I wouldn’t mind a vanilla scent…

  58. Lynn Says:

    I never knew such a thing existed until reading your book. They will be great to use at home and in the office.

  59. Jaclyn Says:

    The Drops is such a great idea! Definately needed when you’re hanging out with your best friend at her older brother’s place!

    I’d really like vanilla scented.

  60. Shawna Says:

    I have been asked to lead a multi-generational women’s group at my church and I’ll be using Body Drama as a vital resource. Thanks for talking about such “sticky” subjects in a relaxed way. Our young girls have so much to deal with these days with body image and the media’s constant bombardment of what’s “perfect”. I am excited to share the book. I just hope I can handle the discussions!!!

  61. Vera Says:

    I agree!…vanilla would be a great scent for “The Drops” or…a soft baby powder scent!?

  62. Melissa M. Says:

    Recently purchased ‘Body Drama’ for my 13y.o. daughter - the book is arriving today - yay! I’m excited for her. Poo Drops - Yay! How exciting for the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  63. Anna Says:

    Hi Nancy,

    THANK YOU so much for mentioning this innovative product in your book! Thank you also for writing your candid and informative book — Finally someone who had your genious to photograph “real” women and their issues that we’re all afraid to ask!

  64. Fred Says:

    Not only for the gals, but some of us guys don’t want to be imposing our stink on others either. Sounds like a great product but I might feel a little foolish leaving a bubble gum smell or a lavender patch behind…grin. No question tho — that’d be an improvement!

  65. Sonja Reed Says:

    That was so totally funny. it made me and my daughter laugh. A lot of people need to use this product, yup.
    By the way, i have a few people i want to “impress” myself. I work in a building where we have to go to the end of the hall to use the restroom - there’s only one stall so it’s one person at a time - and without fail, there’s someone waiting outside the door when i come out (usually the same person). I have actually started to warn her, but I feel she now deserves a “treat” after being subject to such cruelty.

  66. Sonja Says:

    oh, yeah, new scent? everybody loves the smell of fresh, brewed coffee.

  67. Shirley Henry Says:

    Oh gurl, I would love to have a free bottle of “DROPS”! I am a flight attendant and the awlful odors people have coming out of the lav, lingering around for everyone else to behold. You will never see the sights,nor smell the smells we see and do at 37,000 feet. It seems people wait until they are on an airplane to “put the kids in the pool”. Ha! The scent I would like to have is “pink grapefruit”, a musty scent like “amber” or a clean smell.

  68. Amy Frey Says:

    If I could suggest a smell…VANILLA! I love vanilla because it’s very pleasant but not too foody. (No one wants to smell food in the bathroom. LOL.) I’d LOVE to get a bottle of The Drops!

  69. Marci Says:

    I work in a small office - 16 people for 2 bathrooms. I have been waiting for something like this!!

    Thank you, Nancy, for letting us know about this. And THANK YOU, Drops people, for inventing it :)

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  71. Leslie Says:

    I think the video was hilarious! I work in a small office and will not go no matter how bad I need to. The bathroom is right next to someone’s desk, so I would like to spare her the pain. I think it would be nice to have a product like this so that I would feel comfortable going anywhere.

  72. Casey Says:

    Sounds great!

  73. Jenie Says:

    Wow! I can’t wait to try this on my two little boys and myself … I can’t even fathom a pooscentless bathroom!!

  74. Leanne Says:

    thank you for writing such a brave and wonderful book. i plan on giving it to my two nieces in a couple of years. as for the poo drops…OMG!! sign me up for some, like yesterday! i think the best would be no scent at all…just completely neutralise the stinky poo. otherwise, something crisp and not too over-powering, (like pink grapefruit), would be great. thank you again! keep writing.

  75. Rebecca Says:

    This is the best thing since sliced bread. My daughther has never heard that expression before so it definitely dates me. At any rate I sure wish someone had been concerned about the poo issue back when I was growing up. Thanks a million for introducing us ALL (young and old) to it.

  76. Joseph Says:

    Cocconut - always my favorite smell.

  77. selena waldman Says:

    I actually want the drops for my daughter. for some reason after she leaves the restroom the paints peeling of the walls.Shes only 10 so this causes her alot of embarassment.She cant even go at school.I will try anything to help her.PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!

  78. selena waldman Says:

    I would love to have the drops in plumeria.Please sign me and my daughter up!

  79. Tamara Says:

    This sounds like a great product. I work in an office where someone is always waiting to get in. I think vanilla would be great. Please pick me.

  80. caitlin Says:

    i read the book after my mom got it from amozon .com and loved it. am 15 and if any scent it whould be lavender or rose please sign me up.

  81. Maureen Says:

    It’s too bad my sister didn’t have the Drops on her first trip with her boyfriend, she made him go to the lobby of the hotel when she had to use the bathroom!! After a while (which it wasn’t long enough) he came back, he made mention not only did you stink up the bathroom , you stunk up the entire hotel room!!

  82. Jacquie Says:

    Oh man, I never knew! All these years of dealing with it and there’s a product that will save the embarressment. But, we all do the deed!

  83. Rachel Says:

    This stuff sounds great. I hang out at a friends house that doesn’t have a fan and its so embarassing if some1 knows its u. My crush is usually there and i always hold it for fear of the stench.

  84. Tammy Miller Says:

    This product sounds and probably smells great! This is good for when your at a friend’s house and you really need to go and can’t hold it any more. The smell of this product will make everyone going in the bathroom after you think that maybe because she was in the bathroom for a long time because she likes to smell good. This product also probably works great at public restrooms and school restrooms.

  85. Noma Says:

    Would be amazing to experience a world where the bathroom smells like you describe after the deed. Fresh laundry scent sounds great

  86. Meg Says:

    OMG. This is a perfect idea! i want it!

  87. Angel Says:

    haha this is an absolutely hilarious post and such an awesome product. Thanks for sharing the information. I’m definitely going to check it out and use that discount too..sweet deal.

  88. Terena Says:

    i would like to try a vanilla scent.That would be great!!

  89. Lee Says:

    I go to camp every year, and being trapped in a small cabin (with a small bathroom) leads to some serious odor problems.
    Hopefully I can find a way to get some drops, and save some humiliation (not to mention, I just don’t want to smell my own funk floating around the cabin!)

    p.s. Thanks for writing such a great book. It really put my body into perspective.

  90. Becky Says:

    oh my god, they’re geniuses. maybe now public-pooping phobics like me can overcome our fear! haha that’s awesome, i want to try it.

  91. BPP Says:

    I wish this was available in stores so I could run out and get it right away! I don’t know about having the bathroom smell like bubble gum–??????–but a fresh, light scent like “rainfall” or “mountain air” would be nice without being frou-frou.

    Your book rocks, Ms Redd! As a librarian, I can enthusiastically recommend it to any girl needing this important info!

  92. sarah Says:

    hey , i love ur plan i away hate using publice bathrooms

  93. Melissa Says:

    We were recently on a choir tour, on a bus with a non-functioning toilet. It also lacked sufficient A/C. When the inevitable happened, the bus became forever known as the Sauna Poo Bus. Had we been in possession of The Drops, we might have been spared a VERY long drive from MS to TX. Of course, we’d be deprived of a bonding experience– but we’d have gotten over it.

  94. dlw Says:

    I think I am their best advertisement…I’ve told family and friends and they’ve told family and friends and they’ve told family and friends…etc..This stuff works!

  95. sharon - i don't stink Says:

    man- give me some of this. I’m giving it to my husband! He had his gallbladder removed a few yrs ago and is constantly going poo. He goes at work a few times per day. Everyone know he is the one stinking up the place. Even if I don’t win I’m getting him some of this!!!! Awesome.

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