Palmolive Body Butter Peppermint Crush Exfoliating Body Wash Review

I am a sucker for anything peppermint, and so when I saw this new scented body wash from Palmolive, I had to have it. Lucky for me, I received a sample of it, so I was able to try before I buy.

The product is a creamy white consistency, and contains small exfoliating beads, which are evenly spread throughout the product. This product smells like Christmas. Honestly if you love peppermint, you will love the smell of this body wash. It is sweet, and minty and delicious. Yum! The body wash is really creamy which does not dry out my skin. Bonus points.

The product comes in a see through bottle. An aspect I love with my shower products because it lets me keep an eye on how much product I have left, and lets me see the goodness inside. The bottle is shaped nicely, and has soft curves, and gives the idea that it will be really easy to hold and use in the shower. But the design of this bottle is the Achilles heal of this body wash. The product is near impossible to get out of the hard plastic bottle, especially with the small sample bottle, I found I was able to get 1/3 of the product out, and the rest.. well I tried everything, I tried leaving the bottle upside down in the shower, which was hard due the curved lid. I also tried mixing water with the product, which helped but overall, I just got really frustrated with this product, so much in fact, I just gave up and threw it in the bin. Something I never do.

I love the smell of this body wash, and appreciate the exfoliating beads, although I did not find them very effective, but would appreciate their use for those with sensitive skin. If Palmolive redesigned this bottle, I would seriously consider repurchasing this product just for the peppermint lover in me, however until this happens; I will be keeping my distance for this product, and all Palmolive products that are packaged in a similar way.

There were so many times I walked past this on my weekly grocery shop and I finally placed it in my trolley to stop myself lusting over it once and for all (One item down 200 other items I lust over to go) . I have never had a minty type body wash so the thought really had me wondering what it was like.

The packaging shape is a signature shape for palmolive, it reminds me of my own body shape (giggles) the shape of the bottle makes it easy to hold in your hand and easy to squeeze the contents out. When I first tried this I noticed how creamy and thick the body wash is, if you put too much on yourself then its hard to rub around or wash off. I can see why using a loafer would make this 100x easier, but all I have is my hands so I need to use less product and rub it as I wash it off in the shower. The peppermint is a sweet smell, its not too overpowering and is more pleasant than I expected, sadly I am the only one in my household who has been using this as my children and my husband think it smells like toothpaste.

The natural seeds that are for exfoliating are too small to make a noticeable difference in removing any dead skin, but my skin is noticeably smoother and softer after each shower. The peppermint scent also goes away as soon as my shower is over.

I am making my way to the end of the bottle and I have noticed how hard it is to squeeze the body wash out. Because of the thickness of the body wash you need to really use your wrist and flick it until you get some body wash out, very similar to when your getting the last bits of tomato sauce out of your tomato sauce bottle. Sorry a little off the subject but you get my drift.

Overall I wont be buying this body wash again.

I like to try all different body washes so decided to give this a try when it was on sale for only $3 which was a bargain.

It comes in a 400ml squeezy bottle, the scent is quite nice it reminds me of after dinner mints. The consistency is crazy, it is super thick and such a mission to get any out!  It blobs onto my shower puff and feels ok to use but it certainly doesn't do any exfoliation as the scrubby bits are just useless.

There was a lot wasted as it was stuck in the bottom of the bottle and I gave up in the end. I would not purchase it again as there are much better body washes out there.

I received a sample of this in the mail and I really love the smell of it and the packaging looks quite attractive. I found that when I applied it to the skin it felt very nourishing. It had soft beads in it which didn't really seem to exfoliate the skin.

It is extremely hard to get out of the bottle. It came out the first time with no problems but then the second time I had to really squeeze and tip it upside down and bang it. I ended up cutting the top and using it like that.

Im a huge peppermint fan and love the smell of it so first impressions was amazing! The smell was strong, however it was a mission to get it out of the bottle! The design of the neck on the bottle is horrible! You get a good work out trying to get the stuff out! As for texture I was disappointed.. The thick texture meant I couldn't feel the exfoliating beads on my skin. My skin did feel nice after my shower but nothing to get overly excited about. Which is a massive shame because the smell is amazing!!

I wanted to like this, I really, really REALLY did. On paper is sounds amazing- peppermint is great for waking you up and clearing your mind and lovely scrubby bits to make your skin feel soft. When you first open the lid, you get a hit of intense peppermint- it smells incredible! I eagerly gave the plastic bottle a squeeze, ready to slather it on.... And nope. The formula is very thick so you better have some strong hand muscles to get this out! Because the formula is so thick, you really need to work it into your skin, otherwise it will leave residue much like toothpaste on your skin- and with the product smelling like peppermint people are even more likely to think you just left a dribble after cleaning your teeth! It does live up to it's promise of leaving your skin soft and you are left smelling like an after dinner mint for a good hour or two after bathing! I have normal skin and found that after a week of using this cream that my skin was very dry- this could be down to the intense peppermint oils stripping the skin, or from the scrubby bits being too harsh. Sigh. I will have stick to just sniffing this product instead of using it.

So, from the title, I obviously think that this product smells a bit like feet. Sure, the first few minutes of the wash are peppermint laced and lovely, but then it goes horribly wrong when you think you are rubbing feet all over your body.

I also really don't like the shape of the bottle. Yes, it's feminine and looks attractive, but in reality the product inside is a 'butter' not a liquid, and you simply cannot sit this bottle on its head without it falling over and taking all your other normal shaped bottles with it.

Again with the butter, it's much too thick. You stand there for what feels like hours, shaking the hell out of the bottle to get it to go to the bottom. I think they should take a look at their formula and try to make it a bit more runnier. I also tried to mix water with it in my hands and I wasted half of it to the drainpipe because it wouldn't play nicely.

I don't think it's worth the price tag they've slapped on it - anywhere from $6-$8. For only 400ml and half of it gets wasted because you can't get it out of the bottle (without using unnecessary force), it's really not worth it to me. This body wash is also really not a wash you would use on your personal areas. It's fine wanting to be minty fresh, but not down there!

I will say that I really like the bits in the product though, and they way they scrub your skin. You don't need a loofah or gloves with this, but it never hurts to use one anyway. I am disappointed I didn't like this product, I really thought I would as Palmolive usually hit the nail on the head. This time, it's a big fat no from me! And I will most definitely not be repurchasing this, or it's sister scents any time soon.

I got a work out when I used this body butter wash. I thought the smell was nice but the product was way too thick. I had to shake it out and even when I shook quite hard the wash struggled to come out. When I got passed half way I added water to the product thinking it would make it less gluggy. This ruined the consistency and the water sat on top of the product. I would not waste my time on this product again.

I recently received a sample of this in the mail. At first I thought it was the cutest sample ever. I love miniature products which are great for traveling! The smell of this is so divine. If your a sucker for minty products than this scent is defiantly for you. I have always liked buying and using Palmolive products as to me they are a family brand which I know and trust.

I took this on holiday with me last weekend. I was so excited to use this. Ok, First attempt - The product came out of the bottle so easily. I have super sensitive skin and I thought that because this is by the brand Palmolive that I probably wouldn't have a bad reaction, but oh boy was I wrong! Due to the body wash being a Peppermint scent it set my skin off big time. A burning, hot sensation, red skin etc. It was not fun at all. It took a while for my skin to come right after that. This is definably not a good product for sensitive skin.

The body wash itself feels like a paste / cream. The texture is really strange, not a fan of this texture at all especially for a body wash. The scent however, I will give a 100/100 for that. I absolutely adore the peppermint smell.

Attempt 2 - I told my partner to finish off the bottle. This time it is near IMPOSSIBLE to get any product out. We both tried squeezing the bottle and it kept slipping and now I have sore hands. So basically you cant get any product out the second time unless you cut the bottle (if possible).

Overall I am disappointed because I had high expectations because this is by Palmolive, the difficulty of the packaging and the bad reaction I experienced. Unfortunately I will not be purchasing the full size of this body wash