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 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.
Tips: Palmolive, please oh please redesign the packaging of this bottle!!