Delightfully Aromatic, B-leve B-Passionate Body Wash Works!

The Good: Good lather, Easy to open bottle, Inexpensive, Good aroma, Adequately moisturizes
The Bad: Scrubbing grit does nothing, Not antibacterial
The Basics: B-leve Antibacterial B-passionate Body Wash is a good body wash that does a decent job at moisturizing and making showers smell great!


There are so many body washes on the market these days that it is sometimes tough to cut through the hype and brand names to simply find a body wash that works. As a result, I continue to try a lot of different body washes and review them. One of the recent pleasant surprises in the body wash field for me has been B-leve B-Passionate Body Wash. I found the B-leve B-Passionate Body Wash on clearance at my local grocery store, which is clearancing the whole B-leve product line.

The B-leve B-passionate body wash is a good body wash, with a fresh, clean, fruity scent. This is ideal for those who want to clean their bodies and leave their skin moisturized and with a clean scent to it.

B-leve B-passionate body wash is nicely aromatic and cleans fairly well. In the steamy environment of a shower or bath, the floral and fruity scent effervesces well. The 17 fl. oz. bottle usually sells for $5.19 and was commonly available in Michigan, at least until my local places started to clearance it. The B-passionate Body Wash is an effective, easy-to-use product that leaves skin feeling clean and mildly aromatic. When one is especially dirty, the B-leve B-passionate Body Wash gets one clean and it deodorizes well when one scrubs.

Body washes generally seem disproportionately expensive to me, though the B-leve B-passionate Body Wash was one of the mid-range body washes by price, at least for one that is not an antibacterial body wash. B-leve's B-passionate Body Wash offers less than other body washes that actually exfoliate and this one psyches the consumer out by having tiny beads in it that are for the aroma, as opposed to scrubbing. The B-passionate Body Wash lathers up incredibly well, so it is good for a thrifty shoppers.

The B-passionate Body Wash is a translucent pale purple fluid about the consistency of most shampoos. This is a smooth body wash, despite the tiny bubbles in it which appear to be scrubbing grit but are actually just aromatic, so it does nothing to exfoliate the skin. Using the B-passionate Body Wash is simple. The bottle features a flip top that opens with the flick of the thumb. The bottle is easy enough to open and close one handed as to make it convenient in the tub or shower, especially if one is using a loofah or washcloth in the other hand. The bottle of B-passionate Body Wash is rounded and slippery when wet, so it is important to get a good grip on this body wash bottle!

Dispensing the B-passionate Body Wash is very easy. Simply squeeze the bottle and apply the very fluid body wash to your hand, loofah or cloth. In my experience, the body wash is more fluidic than creamy and, as a result, comes out of the bottle very easily when one squeezes it. As a result, about a quarter-sized dollop is all that is necessary to clean my whole body when it mixes with the water from my shower or bath. I've found it most effective to dole out the body wash in one fell swoop as it lathers very easily and completely fills a loufah when one does.

Part of the reason the product washes off so well is that it lathers exceptionally well. Used sparingly, the B-passionate Body Wash may be spread over an entire body the way it lathers up. Simply agitating it on the skin yields a foamy, clean lather that both moisturizes and cleans skin. Without a loofah or other rough applicator, it does not remove dirt or grime beyond what one expects from water running. As the water flows over it, it washes off easily leaving behind no film or residue, only generally clean skin.

The B-passionate Body Wash has a strong scent that is right on the border of fruity and floral. There are hints of citrus in the bouquet of this body wash, but it finishes with a scent like lilacs and roses. The combination of fruity and floral scents mixes nicely; I'm not certain if it is actually a scent of passion, but is smells wonderful.

B-leve B-passionate Body Wash is not antibacterial and it does not exfoliate the skin, but it is pretty wonderful despite that!

For other body washes, please be sure to check out my reviews of:
Silkience Bath And Shower Shea & Cocoa Butter Body Wash
White Rain Ocean Mist Body Wash
Dial Lavender & Twilight Jasmine Body Wash

7.5/10

For other health and beauty product reviews, please visit my Health And Beauty Review Index Page for an organized listing!

© 2018 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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Wavetree & London Australia Pineapple, Coconut & Lime Natural Plant Oil Soap Is Fun, But Overpriced!

The Good: Impressive lather, Amazing scent!
The Bad: Expensive, No scrubbing grit, Not antibacterial
The Basics: Wavetree & London Australia Pineapple, Coconut & Lime Natural Plant Oil Soap is a fun way to get clean with a partner, but beyond that, it's just an expensive bar of soap!


Who pays $8 for a bar of soap? Well, it turns out when my wife is in a good mood and enjoying being out of the house shopping with me, I do. At least, that's what happened when we went together to our favorite local Hallmark's open house a little while ago. During that shopping trip, as my wife loaded our basket up so we'd get better freebies, one of the items I consented to buy her was a bar of Wavetree & London Australia Pineapple, Coconut & Lime Natural Plant Oil Soap.

The Wavetree & London Australia Pineapple, Coconut & Lime Natural Plant Oil Soap is a good Natural Plant Oil Soap, but it is a niche market that cares about plant oil soaps . . . and it's an $8 bar of soap. Wavetree & London Australia Pineapple, Coconut & Lime Natural Plant Oil Soap is exceptionally aromatic and cleans fairly well without drying out one's skin at all. In the steamy environment of a shower or bath, the environment takes on the scent of being immersed in a pina colada. This is not an unpleasant scent at all. The 7 oz. bar is available at specialty stores and, thus far, the only place I have found them in my neck of the woods is Hallmark Gold Crown stores. The Pineapple, Coconut & Lime Natural Plant Oil Soap is an easy-to-use product that leaves skin feeling clean and leaves no lasting aroma. When one is especially dirty, the Wavetree & London Australia Pineapple, Coconut & Lime Natural Plant Oil Soap gets one clean and it deodorizes well when one scrubs.

Despite the expense, I was impressed by how the Pineapple, Coconut & Lime Natural Plant Oil Soap lathers up. This bar of soap seems to last longer and give more consistent results because of its lather quality.

The Pineapple, Coconut & Lime Natural Plant Oil Soap is an opaque white bar of soap. This is a smooth Natural Plant Oil Soap, so it does nothing to exfoliate the skin. Using the Pineapple, Coconut & Lime Natural Plant Oil Soap is simple. Simply unwrap the paper wrapper from around the soap, wet, and lather. This soap is very slippery when wet, so it is important to get a good grip on this Natural Plant Oil Soap.

The Pineapple, Coconut & Lime Natural Plant Oil Soap has a very clear aroma to it. This Natural Plant Oil Soap smells precisely like a pina colada. It makes anyone's bathing experience smell just like pineapple and coconut and for anyone who loves a pina colada - even just the aroma - is likely to enjoy this product in action.

Wavetree & London Australia Pineapple, Coconut & Lime Natural Plant Oil Soap is not antibacterial, but it seems to clean very well. So, while some soaps do more with grit and antibacterial power, the Wavetree & London Australia Pineapple, Coconut & Lime Natural Plant Oil Soap seems to clean just fine without any gimmicks. Of course, there are other soaps that do more for less money, just without the amazing scent . . .

For other skin cleaners, please be sure to check out my reviews of:
White Rain Ocean Mist Body Wash
C.O. Bigelow Mentha Body vitamin Body Wash
Dove Mandarin & Tiare Flower Body Wash

5/10

For other health and beauty product reviews, please visit my Health And Beauty Review Index Page for an organized listing!

© 2018 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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The Gillette Treo Works Well For What It Promises!

The Good: Easy for a caretaker to use, Delivers a close shave, Convenient combination of shave gel and razor
The Bad: Only one blade on the head, Nebulous pricing
The Basics: The Gillette Treo provides what it promises as a way for a caretaker to shave their charge with the feeling of control and safety for a Gillette-close shave.


When it comes to health and beauty products, one of the most expensive and least-enduring products are disposable razors. The truth is, I never had much cause to review disposable razors. After all, my general impression on razors has been that they are proportionately more expensive than they need to be; regular razors with disposable blades are much more cost-effective and efficient for shaving. But, when Gillette announced the Treo disposable razor, I thought it was an interesting concept worth investigating.

The Gillette Treo is a disposable razor with shave gel in the handle. The single-use disposable razor is intended for assisted shaving. The purpose of this disposable razor is to provide a safe shaving experience for people who are unable to shave for themselves and their caregivers/family members who must shave them.

The Gillette Treo is a surprisingly short disposable razor. The handle is a tube filled with shaving gel and a flip-top lid to dispense it. The other end of the soft plastic tube holds the razor head that is enhanced for protection. The razor head swivels and comes with a plastic guard. The entire Gillette Treo is surprisingly soft, save the actual metal razor on the razor head. The Gillette Treo measures 3 3/4" long, 15/16" in diameter on the shave gel end, and has a razor head that is 1 11/16" wide by 5/8" deep. The sharp edge of the razor is protected by a hard series of vanes that separate and lift hair, in addition to the soft guard that must be removed to access the razor blade.

Using the Gillette Treo disposable razor is a little more complicated than the standard razor. First, one should wash the area that needs to be shaved and then flip open the cap to dispense the shave gel. The shave gel from the Gillette Treo has a mild, inoffensive, slightly citrus scent to it. For a disposable razor, I was surprised by how much shave gel came in the Gillette Treo; I have a pretty big face and neck and there was enough shaving gel in the handle to cover my whole shaving area at least three times.

The shaving gel does not lather up, nor tingle. Despite that, Gillette recommends letting the gel sit on the washed face for at least thirty seconds before beginning to shave. After the shaving gel has sat for thirty seconds, remove the soft plastic guard and begin the shave.

My wife performed the shave on my face and neck so we could see how well the Gillette Treo worked. Over the course of ten minutes, we did two passes on my face. She noted that the Gillette Treo felt very easy to manage; she felt very in control the entire time. She attributed some of that feeling of control to the comparatively short handle on the Gillette Treo. The extensive guard on the Gillette Treo made it difficult for the razor to cut anything other than the facial hair. As a result, while working to get the harder to reach areas, my wife had to push a bit.

That said, the Gillette Treo shaved exceptionally close and after two passes, there was only minimal blood. Under the stubble I had before the shave, there were apparently five pimples or bumps in the skin that were lacerated by the Gillette Treo. That said, washing my face and neck after the shave left almost no sign of the cuts and within fifteen minutes, my face felt clean-shaven and smooth.

The Gillette Treo appears to work quite well and might be ideal for having a razor on camping trips, travel or other places where space and weight are at a premium. Until Gillette puts a price on the Treo, though, it will be hard to determine if the all-in-one shaving solution is truly worth it.

For other health and beauty products, please check out my reviews of:
Arm & Hammer Complete Care Plus Whitening toothpaste
Just For Men ControlGX Grey Reducing Shampoo
Burt's Bees Tropical Pineapple Flavor Crystals Lip Balm

7.5/10

For other health and beauty product reviews, please visit my Health And Beauty Product Review Index Page for an organized listing!

© 2017 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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Silkience Bath And Shower Shea & Cocoa Butter Body Wash Is Disgusting!

The Good: It does not cost much
The Bad: Absolutely disgusting scent (vomit), Poor lather quality, Not antibacterial, No scrubbing grit
The Basics: Silkience Bath And Shower Clean & Simple Shea & Cocoa Butter Body Wash smells like barf . . . so there's not much more that actually needs to be said about it.


Every now and then, I experience a product that it does not pay to make a sophisticated review of. These type of products have a glaring issue with them that overwhelms any other aspect and makes the product unbuyable. There was, for example, a hot chocolate I once reviewed that tastes more or less like battery acid. Nothing else mattered about it. So it is with Silkience Bath And Shower Shea & Cocoa Butter Body Wash. Silkience Bath And Shower Shea & Cocoa Butter Body Wash smells like vomit. It smells like vomit in the bottle, it smells like vomit in the shower, it smells like bile on the skin.

I, sadly, purchased a bottle of Silkience Bath And Shower Shea & Cocoa Butter body wash while on the road last weekend for a convention. I needed body wash and at the dollar store where I purchased it, it seemed to smell fine. But no, the moment I opened it in the shower, I gagged. It smelled like vomit.

I used the Silkience Bath And Shower Shea & Cocoa Butter Body Wash for three days/showers. When I returned home to my wife and tried to get close, she noticed that my skin smelled different (something it never has before when I've returned to her). It is quite possible the Butyrospermum Parkii in the body wash causes the smell because there is a derivative acid that some in the vaping world assert smells/tastes like vomit. I don't care to dig that deep; it smells like vomit.

How is the lather quality? Who cares?! It smells like bile. (The lather quality is quite poor, though, necessitating an above average amount on one's skin to try to clean it)

Is it effective at cleaning? Who could tell; it leaves skin smelling like vomit.

Is it expensive? No, not really, but what price would you put as "good" on a product that made your skin smell like barf? I paid more than zero dollars, which, frankly, is more than I would usually pay for anything that left my skin smelling like any other bodily fluid.

There may be a multitude of products using shea and cocoa butter that leave skin smelling clean and wonderful. This product is not one of them. Don't waste your money: Silkience Bath And Shower Shea & Cocoa Butter Body Wash has a simple, fatal, flaw that makes it unbuyable: it smells like vomit.

For other body washes, please be sure to check out my reviews of:
Olay Cooling White Strawberry & Mint Body Wash
C.O. Bigelow Mentha Body vitamin body wash
Dove Mandarin & Tiare Flower Body Wash

0/10

For other health and beauty product reviews, please visit my Health And Beauty Review Index Page for an organized listing!

© 2017 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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One Of The Enduring Greats: The Body Shop Limited Edition Chocomania Body Butter Is Worth Stocking Up On!

The Good: Great scent, Decent protectant/moisturizing properties, Feels great on the skin
The Bad: Comparatively expensive.
The Basics: A wonderful body butter that does all it promises, The Body Shop's Limited Edition Chocomania Body Butter hydrates skin and leaves it smelling delicious!


Once upon a time, right around when I first met my wife, I spent a lot more time in shopping malls than I do now. The truth is, I live a couple of hours away from any shopping malls and I get a lot more locally now. But, back in the day, I went to a lot of different shopping malls and they were a place I went a lot with my (now) wife. Quite some time ago, we were at a mall and she expressed a love for products from The Body Shop. This, luckily for me, led to many hours of me massaging her feet and me getting on The Body Shop's e-mail list for exclusive offers. A while back, I stocked up on The Body Shop Limited Edition Chocomania Body Butter through one of their promotions and after quite a bit of use over the years, it is a product that has held up well - and I'm glad I don't have to hang around malls to get it!

The Limited Edition Chocomania Body Butter is a wonderful-smelling product which does exactly what it promises in that it moisturizes skin and leaves it smelling great. In fact, this is such a good product that it easily overcomes the expense of the product, especially when bought in bulk or on sale! This Body Butter truly does hydrate the skin exceptionally well.

Limited Edition Chocomania Body Butter from The Body Shop is designed for normal skin. I have normal skin, as it appears that it takes quite a bit for my skin to break out in hives or rashes and is generally well-moisturized. In fact, the driest skin on my body is in the obvious areas; feet, knees and elbows. Not usually inclined to use a product like this on a daily basis, it has been more of a lark for me having some available to me. I've been using it steadily on those three areas as well as my hands for general moisturizing and after a few days, the access to my wife’s body butter has left my feet perfectly well moisturized. My feet had been cracked and dry, but now the skin there is soft and supple.

As with other body butters, a body butter is a somewhat greasy, near-solid cream (like a pomade) that comes in a disc-like container (like shoe polish) that is designed to protect and/or moisturize skin. Unscrewing the top of the container gives the user ample access to the body butter and this is a very easy product to get out of its container and use. As well, this does seem to go rather far. I've used other containers for months and the last few days with Limited Edition Chocomania Body Butter has left not even a dent in the container. I feel good about that as these have been in the $20.00 range for a 6.75 oz. container, which makes it impossible for me to call this product cheap!

The Limited Edition Chocomania body butter smells like wonderfully like dark chocolate. The cocoa scent is inviting and pleasant, exactly what one might hope for from a chocolate-scented lotion. The scent is not overly sweet - it is more true to a dark chocolate aroma - but given how much I love dark chocolate, that was a good selling point for me.

I have discovered the scent of Limited Edition Chocomania remains on the skin – everywhere but my feet - for about four hours. The scent remains clear and delicious-smelling for the duration of its presence on the skin.

Limited Edition Chocomania Body Butter actually works. This body butter does an excellent job of moisturizing skin that is dried out. As a married person, I have learned the importance of keeping my feet soft, so I was pleased to discover how well the Limited Edition Chocomania Body Butter softens the skin. This is an excellent moisturizer. The body butter moisturized and reinvigorated my skin on my feet, knees and elbows quite well. As well, given all of the typing I do, it was nice to have a moisturizer that kept my fingers and hands soft and supple. This body butter is ideal for slathering on one's feet and then putting socks over them so the body butter can effectively moisturize.

But the cost, not the expense, seemed a bit high. This product goes on greasy and leaves a sensation of being coated. When I've applied it, the The Body Shop Limited Edition Chocomania Body Butter absorbs nicely into the skin. This body butter does not leave consumers feeling like their skin is coated at all.

The body butter is recommended for maintaining skin moisture in addition to restoring skin to a normal moisture level when it has been dried out. So, for example, body butter is recommended for application after taking a shower (the body usually dehydrates some after acclimating to a long shower or bath) to keep moisture in the skin. The The Body Shop Limited Edition Chocomania Body Butter maintains the feeling of cleanliness one has after showering, which is nice.

This particular body butter melts. I have left The Body Shop Limited Edition Chocomania Body Butter in my car and the dark brown container heated up and melted the product. It resolidified when brought inside and left for a day in a cool, dark area, but it seems like this is a liability if it is being carried around by someone in a handbag or such. While this product is not recommended for areas like the lips, it should most definitely not be consumed as it is exceptionally sour and bitter when it hits the tongue.

Limited Edition Chocomania Body Butter from the Body Shop is a wonderful skin hydration product that is well worth the price and stocking up on!

For other The Body Shop body butters, please check out my reviews of:
Pink Grapefruit Body Butter
Passion Fruit Body Butter
Strawberry Body Butter

9/10

For other health and beauty product reviews, please visit my Health And Beauty Product Index Page for an organized listing!

© 2017 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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Olay Cooling White Strawberry & Mint Body Wash Cleans Well And Smells Great!

The Good: Decent lather, Easy to open bottle, Inexpensive, Good aroma, Adequately moisturizes
The Bad: No scrubbing grit, Not antibacterial
The Basics: Olay Cooling White Strawberry & Mint Body Wash is a worthwhile cleaner, even if it doesn't do all that a great body wash can.


When my local grocery store puts new products on clearance, I sometimes find myself truly wondering why. I was fairly surprised when I found an Olay product on the clearance shelf. I realized that I have not truly tried any Olay products and that my associations with the brand were all with my grandmother's Oil Of Olay products back in the 1980s. Despite that, I decided to pick up a bottle of Olay Cooling White Strawberry & Mint Body Wash! And the Olay Cooling White Strawberry & Mint Body Wash was well worth the price of the bottle on clearance (about $2.75), even if it wasn't an antibacterial body wash and it did not have scrubbing grit.

The Olay Cooling White Strawberry & Mint body wash is a good body wash, with a fresh, clean and very specific scent. This is ideal for those who want to clean their bodies and leave their skin moisturized and with a fruity scent to it.

Olay Cooling White Strawberry & Mint body wash is very aromatic and cleans quite well. In the steamy environment of a shower or bath, the very fruity and creamy scent effervesces well. In fact, the mint seems to manifest more as opening the nasal canal up, as opposed to actually smelling minty as all. The 23.6 fl. oz. bottle usually sells for $5.50 and seems to be commonly available, at least in Michigan. The Cooling White Strawberry & Mint Body Wash is an effective, easy-to-use product that leaves skin feeling clean and slightly aromatic. When one is especially dirty, the Olay Cooling White Strawberry & Mint Body Wash gets one clean and it deodorizes well when one scrubs.

Body washes generally seem disproportionately expensive to me, though the Olay Cooling White Strawberry & Mint Body Wash was one of the least expensive body washes by price. Olay's Cooling White Strawberry & Mint Body Wash initial price is high, but it is a much thicker body wash than most I have encountered. The Cooling White Strawberry & Mint Body Wash lathers up incredibly well, so one uses a bit less than normal and it dilutes in the shower and stretches much farther than more initially watery body washes.

The Cooling White Strawberry & Mint Body Wash is an opaque pink fluid about the consistency of most hair conditioners. This is a smooth body wash, so it does nothing to exfoliate the skin. Using the Cooling White Strawberry & Mint Body Wash is simple. The bottle features a flip top that opens with the flick of the thumb. The bottle is easy enough to open and close one handed as to make it convenient in the tub or shower, especially if one is using a loofah or washcloth in the other hand. The bottle of Cooling White Strawberry & Mint Body Wash is fairly flat on the front and back and rounded on the sides. It is slippery when wet, so it is important to get a good grip on this body wash bottle!

Dispensing the Cooling White Strawberry & Mint Body Wash is very easy. Simply squeeze the bottle and apply the fairly thick body wash to your hand, loofah or cloth. In my experience, the body wash is more creamy than fluidic, but it still manages to come out of the bottle very easily. As a result, about a nickel-sized dollop is all that is necessary to clean my whole body when it mixes with the water from my shower or bath. I've found it most effective to dole out the body wash in one fell swoop as it lathers very easily and completely fills a loufah when one does.

Part of the reason the product washes off so well is that it lathers exceptionally well. Used sparingly, the Cooling White Strawberry & Mint Body Wash may be spread over an entire body the way it lathers up. Simply agitating it on the skin yields a foamy, clean lather that both moisturizes and cleans skin. Without a loofah or other rough applicator, it does not remove dirt or grime beyond what one expects from water running. As the water flows over it, it washes off easily leaving behind no film or residue, only generally clean skin.

The Cooling White Strawberry & Mint Body Wash has a very clear aroma to it. This body wash smells precisely like strawberries and cream. The fruit scent is a little muted, making for a creamy hint to the aroma. The scent does not seem to carry any hint of mint, though the aroma does open the nose right up, implying that there is mint somewhere in the scent palate.

Olay Cooling White Strawberry & Mint Body Wash is not antibacterial, but it seems to clean very well. So, while some body washes do more with grit and antibacterial power, the trueness of the scent and the way the body wash lathers well to make the bottle last make the Olay Cooling White Strawberry & Mint body wash well worth recommending!

For other body washes, please be sure to check out my reviews of:
White Rain Ocean Mist Body Wash
C.O. Bigelow Mentha Body vitamin body wash
Dove Mandarin & Tiare Flower Body Wash

7.5/10

For other health and beauty product reviews, please visit my Health And Beauty Review Index Page for an organized listing!

© 2017 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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When Inexpensive Is Unfortunately Cheap: White Rain Ocean Mist Body Wash Underwhelms!

The Good: Inexpensive, Good initial aroma
The Bad: Scent fades fast, Poor lather quality, Not antibacterial, No scrubbing grit
The Basics: White Rain Clean & Simple Ocean Mist Body Wash is an unfortunately disappointing body wash.


I tend to be a thrifty person, but as I have gotten older, I have come to recognize the difference between products that are inexpensive and those that are cheap. If a product barely does what it promises or does not do what it is supposed to at all, it does not matter how little it costs initially. While White Rain is known for being a product line that usually works to delight consumers while costing very little up front, my experiences with White Rain Ocean Mist Body Wash were unfortunately disappointing. White Rain Ocean Mist Body Wash only cleaned on the most basic level, making it a cheap, not inexpensive, body wash.

The White Rain Ocean Mist body wash is a fairly disappointing and indistinct body wash, without a strong or enduring scent, which is not abrasive enough to cleanse or exfoliate. It is ideal for those who want to clean their bodies without drying skin out . . . without doing much else and, sadly, requiring quite a bit of product to do what it promises.

The 12 fl. oz. bottle of White Rain Ocean Mist Body Wash sells for $1.99 in Michigan and I was surprised by how fast I went through the bottle I purchased. The Ocean Mist Body Wash is an ineffective, but easy-to-use product that generally leaves skin clean. When one is especially dirty, the best this does is get one clean; it does not deodorize without one truly scrubbing one’s skin excessively and the truth is, the White Rain Ocean Mist body wash is far less effective than a good, abrasive loofah.

Body washes generally seem disproportionately expensive to me, though the White Rain Ocean Mist Body Wash was one of the less expensive body washes by price. White Rain's Ocean Mist Body Wash initial price is reasonable, though it does offer less than other body washes that actually exfoliate or have distinctive scents in the same price range. As well, the Ocean Mist Body Wash does not lather up very well, so one ends up using a disproportionately high amount of the body wash each time one washes with it. The result is that one goes through the bottle much faster than with a higher-quality body wash.

The Ocean Mist Body Wash is a translucent blue fluid about the consistency of most shampoos. This is a smooth body wash, so it does nothing to exfoliate the skin. Using the Ocean Mist Body Wash is simple. The bottle features a flip top that opens with the flick of the thumb. The bottle is easy enough to open and close one handed as to make it convenient in the tub or shower, especially if one is using a loofah or washcloth in the other hand. The bottle of Ocean Mist Body Wash is fairly flat on the front and back and rounded on the sides. It is slippery when wet, so it is important to get a good grip on this body wash bottle!

Dispensing the Ocean Mist Body Wash is very easy. Simply squeeze the bottle and apply the fluidic body wash to your hand, loofah or cloth. In my experience, the body wash is more fluidic than creamy and, as a result, comes out of the bottle very easily when one squeezes it. Unfortunately, the volume of body wash needed to actually spread the body was on the skin - because it does not lather up much - is ridiculously high, almost a tenth of a bottle per shower!

No matter how much I agitated the White Rain Ocean Mist Body Wash, it did not lather up much at all. Without a loofah or other rough applicator, it does not remove dirt or grime beyond what one expects from water running. As the water flows over it, it washes off easily leaving behind no film or residue, only generally clean skin.

The Ocean Mist Body Wash is not antibacterial and the light, slightly salty, scent quickly dissipates after the bottle is open and the product is dispensed. The aroma does not endure on the skin at all once the body wash is rinsed off. This makes it a poor choice for deodorizing.

Ultimately, White Rain Ocean Mist Body Wash disappoints by not being a very effective cleaner, having an utterly unmemorable scent and possessing a poor lather quality so the original value of the bottle is quickly eroded.

For other body washes, please be sure to check out my reviews of:
Dial Mountain Fresh Body Wash
C.O. Bigelow Mentha Body vitamin body wash
Dove Mandarin & Tiare Flower Body Wash

1.5/10

For other health and beauty product reviews, please visit my Health And Beauty Review Index Page for an organized listing!

© 2017 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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Dial Mountain Fresh Body Wash Does What It Promises!

The Good: Decent lather, Easy to open bottle, Inexpensive, Good aroma, Adequately moisturizes, Appears to be antibacterial
The Bad: No scrubbing grit
The Basics: Dial Anitbacterial Mountain Fresh Body Wash is a decent inexpensive body wash worth picking up!


Body washes are a tough sell for me given that they are a product that one, literally, washes down the drain. As such, three things truly sell a body wash for me: scent, cleaning effectiveness, and cost. I love cleaning products with a clear, distinct aroma to them. Body washes that actually clean as they promise are a big selling point for me and given how much competition there is in the marketplace for body washes these days, price is important. Big brand name body washes expect consumers to pay for the name, as opposed to any real cleaning powers or scent sometimes. So, sometimes the less expensive body washes are better than the big brand named ones. That is certainly the case with the Dial Mountain Fresh Body Wash!

The Dial Mountain Fresh body wash is a good body wash, with a fresh, clean, albeit generic scent. This is ideal for those who want to clean their bodies and leave their skin moisturized and with a clean scent to it.

Dial Mountain Fresh body wash is nicely aromatic and cleans fairly well. In the steamy environment of a shower or bath, the vaguely leafy and pine scent effervesces well. The 16 fl. oz. bottle usually sells for $1.99 and seems to be commonly available, at least in Michigan. The Mountain Fresh Body Wash is an effective, easy-to-use product that leaves skin feeling clean and mildly aromatic. When one is especially dirty, the Dial Mountain Fresh Body Wash gets one clean and it deodorizes well when one scrubs.

Body washes generally seem disproportionately expensive to me, though the Dial Mountain Fresh Body Wash was one of the least expensive body washes by price. Dial's Mountain Fresh Body Wash initial price is reasonable, though it does offer less than other body washes that actually exfoliate . . . but those are usually pricier. The Mountain Fresh Body Wash lathers up incredibly well, so it is good for a thrifty shoppers.

The Mountain Fresh Body Wash is a translucent light green fluid about the consistency of most shampoos. This is a smooth body wash, so it does nothing to exfoliate the skin. Using the Mountain Fresh Body Wash is simple. The bottle features a flip top that opens with the flick of the thumb. The bottle is easy enough to open and close one handed as to make it convenient in the tub or shower, especially if one is using a loofah or washcloth in the other hand. The bottle of Mountain Fresh Body Wash is fairly flat on the front and back and rounded on the sides. It is slippery when wet, so it is important to get a good grip on this body wash bottle!

Dispensing the Mountain Fresh Body Wash is very easy. Simply squeeze the bottle and apply the very fluid body wash to your hand, loofah or cloth. In my experience, the body wash is more fluidic than creamy and, as a result, comes out of the bottle very esily when one squeezes it. As a result, about a quarter-sized dollop is all that is necessary to clean my whole body when it mixes with the water from my shower or bath. I've found it most effective to dole out the body wash in one fell swoop as it lathers very easily and completely fills a loufah when one does.

Part of the reason the product washes off so well is that it lathers exceptionally well. Used sparingly, the Mountain Fresh Body Wash may be spread over an entire body the way it lathers up. Simply agitating it on the skin yields a foamy, clean lather that both moisturizes and cleans skin. Without a loofah or other rough applicator, it does not remove dirt or grime beyond what one expects from water running. As the water flows over it, it washes off easily leaving behind no film or residue, only generally clean skin.

The Mountain Fresh Body Wash has a tough-to-describe scent to it. The scent is vaguely leafy with a slight pine afterscent. There is a mild floral underscent to it. While the Dial Mountain Fresh Body Wash might have a somewhat indescribable scent to it, the scent from the body wash is quite nice. Dial's Mountain Fresh Body Wash is made primarily of water, which is surprising because it smells so strong.

Dial Mountain Fresh Body Wash is advertised as antibacterial and as near as I can tell, it lives up on that front. This is a good body wash that is worth picking up, even if it is not the most fancy!

For other body washes, please be sure to check out my reviews of:
Dial Lavender & Twilight Jasmine Body Wash
C.O. Bigelow Mentha Body vitamin body wash
Dove Mandarin & Tiare Flower Body Wash

7.5/10

For other health and beauty product reviews, please visit my Health And Beauty Review Index Page for an organized listing!

© 2017 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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Sparkling Limoncello Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel Is A Winner From Bath And Body Works!

The Good: Wonderful scent, Seems to work, Easy to apply
The Bad: Comparatively expensive.
The Basics: Bath & Body Works Sparkling Limoncello Anti-bacterial Hand Gel is delightful and fun to use!


Bath & Body works was a pioneer in the anti-bacterial hand gel market and they deserve a lot of credit for capitalizing on the market early and saturating it. At this point, all that truly separates the various anti-bacterial hand gels on the market is price (it has become a very competitive market) and scent. The effectiveness of anti-bacterial hand gels is very hard to prove without an environment filled with bacteria and a comprehensive understanding of one's immune system. The Sparkling Limoncello Hand Gel is a wonderful scent for an anti-bacterial hand gel, appears to work, and is only truly brought down by the expense of the hand gel as Bath & Body Works is more expensive than the non-brand name gels on the market. That said, the Sparkling Limoncello Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel is one of the best in Bath & Body Works's line!

For those unfamiliar with the phenomenon, Anti-Bacterial Hand Gels are like liquid hand soap. You drop a few drops of a gel onto your hands, then rub your hands together and the gel evaporates, killing bacteria on your hands. Also, it has the tendency to clean off mild amounts of dirt. It's a convenient way to clean your hands and keep them sterile while on the run or around a lot of sick people. Or when you're not around water, like when out shopping, or when you're trying to interact with people you don't want to get sick; there are a ton of times one might want to use these!

Honestly, anti-bacterial hand gels are amazing. The more I learn about the current trend in the spread of communicable diseases, and the ridiculous anti-vaccing movement, the more I want to use them pretty much constantly. I could come up with literally a thousand places and times I've used anti-bacterial hand gels. Anti-bacterial hand gels are essentially biological weapons against bacteria that are convenient, easy to use and an essential hygiene tool in America today.

Sparkling Limoncello scented anti-bacterial hand gel from Bath & Body Works features a scent that is fruity and delightful. The citrus scent is a decent mix of lemon and lime and it is not at all alcohol-scented. This 1 oz. PocketBac plastic bottle holds a fluid that is pretty much unique to the Bath & Body Works line. It is the ideal of the lemon and lime scent blend and it is delightful.

Sparkling Limoncello anti-bacterial hand gel comes in a pocketbac bottle for $1.75, $.99 on sale. The fluid is translucent bright yellow with tiny dark blue flecks in it. The globs don’t seem to do anything, including not offering friction needed to agitate dirt off the hands.

The bottle is an oval shape that fits in the hand rather easily. The flip-top lid makes it easy to open and close the bottle with one hand. This is especially convenient because if you believe you need to sterilize your hands, odds are you will not want to touch many things until you've done. The ability to manipulate the bottle with one hand while getting the product out is a good selling point.

The bottle recommends a dime-sized drop to sterilize one's hands. That seemed to work for me and when applying this gel.

Sparkling Limoncello anti-bacterial hand gel does not dry out the skin and it leaves the hands smelling delightfully citrusy for about ten minutes after using it. The Bath & Body Works Sparkling Limoncello Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel is one of the best of the line and worth stocking up on; it is enough to cheer one up during dreary winter days with its light, fruity, summery aroma!

For other Bath & Body Works anti-bacterial hand gels, please visit my reviews of:
Fresh Balsam Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel
Pumpkin Cupcake Anti-bacterial Gel
Stress Relief Eucalyptus Spearmint Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel

8/10

For other health and beauty reviews, please check out my Health And Beauty Product Review Index Page for an organized listing!

© 2017 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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Perfect Pine: Bath And Body Works Fresh Balsam Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel Is Wonderful!

The Good: Good and accurate scent, Seems to work, Easy to apply
The Bad: Expensive, Afterscent is a bit alcoholy
The Basics: Bath & Body Works Fresh Balsam Anti-bacterial Hand Gel is one of the more pure and enduring scents of the line, making it a worthwhile holiday scent!


Bath & Body Works Anti-Bacterial Hand Gels are a lifesaver whenever I find myself interacting with the world. But Bath & Body Works has a pretty extensive and ever-changing line of scents that they create. The quality of those anti-bacterial hand gels varies widely, which makes it worthwhile to review them. The Fresh Balsam Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel is one of the better ones.

For those unfamiliar with the phenomenon, Anti-Bacterial Hand Gels are like liquid soap. You drop a few drops of a gel onto your hands, then rub your hands together and the gel evaporates, killing bacteria on your hands. Also, it has the tendency to clean off mild amounts of dirt. It's a convenient way to clean your hands and keep them sterile while on the run or around a lot of sick people. Or when you're not around water, like when out shopping during the holidays, or when you're trying to interact with people you don't want to get sick; there are a ton of times one might want to use these!

Honestly, anti-bacterial hand gels are amazing. The more I learn about the current trend in the spread of communicable diseases, and the unfortunate anti-vaccing movement, the more I want to use them pretty much constantly. I could come up with literally a thousand places and times I've used anti-bacterial hand gels. Anti-bacterial hand gels are essentially biological weapons against bacteria that are convenient, easy to use and an essential hygiene tool in America today.

Fresh Balsam scented anti-bacterial hand gel from Bath & Body Works smells exactly like what one might hope for from a pine scented hygiene product. The scent is heady and strongly of pine. This is a very true pine scent from the bottle to the skin. This 1 oz. PocketBac plastic bottle holds a fluid that smells exactly like it is supposed to. The scent of pine from the Fresh Balsam anti-bacterial hand gel fades after application to the skin after several minutes and leaves the hands smelling minorly of isopropyl alcohol, which makes some sense given that isopropyl alcohol is a primary ingredient.

Fresh Balsam anti-bacterial hand gel comes in a pocketbac bottle for $1.75, $.99 on sale. The fluid is translucent bright green with tiny dark green flecks in it. The globs don’t seem to do anything.

The bottle is an oval shape that fits in the hand rather easily. The flip-top lid makes it easy to open and close the bottle with one hand. This is especially convenient because if you believe you need to sterilize your hands, odds are you will not want to touch many things until you've done. The ability to manipulate the bottle with one hand while getting the product out is a good selling point.

The bottle recommends a dime-sized drop to sterilize one's hands. That seemed to work for me and when applying this gel.

Fresh Balsam anti-bacterial hand gel does not dry out the skin, but the initial strong pine scent does fade after a few minutes, leaving the scent of alcohol on the skin. The strength of the original pine scent is significant and potent enough to easily recommend the Bath & Body Works Fresh Balsam Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel!

For other Bath & Body Works anti-bacterial hand gels, please visit my reviews of:
Bourbon Street Buttercream Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel
Peach Pecan Cupcake Anti-bacterial Gel
Simply Rain Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel

8/10

For other health and beauty reviews, please check out my Health And Beauty Product Review Index Page for an organized listing!

© 2016 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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Whatever It Was Supposed To Smell Like, Bath And Body Works Bourbon Street Buttercream Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel Is Indistinct Alcohol Scent!

The Good: Seems to work, Easy to apply
The Bad: Expensive, Terrible scent
The Basics: Bath & Body Works Bourbon Street Buttercream Anti-bacterial Hand Gel is one of the worst of the line!


When it comes to Bath & Body Works Anti-Bacterial Hand Gels, I buy all of them based on the scent while in the store. The truth is, there are some that actually smell good when I open them in the store and then when I get them home and try to use them, I find myself wondering what the hell I was thinking. The Bourbon Street Buttercream Hand Gel is one such scent. About three months ago, I stocked up on Anti-Bacterial Hand Gels when they were on sale and tonight, I opened the Bourbon Street Buttercream Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel and all it smelled like was rubbing alcohol. In the bottle, on the skin, regardless, the Bath and Body Works Bourbon Street Buttercream Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel utterly disappoints.

For those unfamiliar with the phenomenon, Anti-Bacterial Hand Gels are like liquid soap. You drop a few drops of a gel onto your hands, then rub your hands together and the gel evaporates, killing bacteria on your hands. Also, it has the tendency to clean off mild amounts of dirt. It's a convenient way to clean your hands and keep them sterile while on the run or around a lot of sick people. Or when you're not around water, like when out shopping during the holidays, or when you're trying to interact with people you don't want to get sick; there are a ton of times one might want to use these!

Honestly, anti-bacterial hand gels are amazing. The more I learn about the current trend in the spread of communicable diseases, and the ridiculous anti-vaccing movement, the more I want to use them pretty much constantly. I could come up with literally a thousand places and times I've used anti-bacterial hand gels. Anti-bacterial hand gels are essentially biological weapons against bacteria that are convenient, easy to use and an essential hygine tool in America today.

Bourbon Street Buttercream scented anti-bacterial hand gel from Bath & Body Works features a scent that is homogenously alcohol. This smells as much like rubbing alcohol as a bottle of isopropyl alcohol. This 1 oz. PocketBac plastic bottle holds a fluid that smells awful and indistinct. In fact, it is so strongly and alcohol-scented that there is not even a hint of the initial scent that led me to purchase it in the first place.

Bourbon Street Buttercream anti-bacterial hand gel comes in a pocketbac bottle for $1.75, $.99 on sale. The fluid is translucent brown with tiny dark blue flecks in it. The globs don’t seem to do anything.

The bottle is an oval shape that fits in the hand rather easily. The flip-top lid makes it easy to open and close the bottle with one hand. This is especially convenient because if you believe you need to sterilize your hands, odds are you will not want to touch many things until you've done. The ability to manipulate the bottle with one hand while getting the product out is a good selling point.

The bottle recommends a dime-sized drop to sterilize one's hands. That seemed to work for me and when applying this gel.

Bourbon Street Buttercream anti-bacterial hand gel does not dry out the skin, but it does leave the hands smelling like rubbing alcohol for several minutes after using it. In the pantheon of scents, I have had none that disappeared so quickly and reverted to pure alcohol scent as the Bath & Body Works Bourbon Street Buttercream Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel!

For other Bath & Body Works anti-bacterial hand gels, please visit my reviews of:
Vanilla Berry Sorbet Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel
Fresh Sparkling Snow Anti-bacterial Gel
Fresh Lavender Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel

1.5/10

For other health and beauty reviews, please check out my Health And Beauty Product Review Index Page for an organized listing!

© 2016 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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Surprisingly Good: Vanilla Berry Sorbet Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel!

The Good: Good scent, Seems to work, Easy to apply
The Bad: Expensive, Not the strongest aroma
The Basics: Bath & Body Works Vanilla Berry Sorbet Anti-bacterial Hand Gel is good, but not overly aromatic.


For the seasonal scents of Bath & Body Works Anti-Bacterial Hand Gels, there are few that make me wish that I had them year round. The Vanilla Berry Sorbet Hand Gel is good enough that I find I do not have any feelings associated with it that is tied solely to a season. Vanilla Berry Sorbet Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel is good, but it is also not the most distinct or powerful scent for an Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel.

For those unfamiliar with the phenomenon, Anti-Bacterial Hand Gels are like liquid soap. You drop a few drops of a gel onto your hands, then rub your hands together and the gel evaporates, killing bacteria on your hands. Also, it has the tendency to clean off mild amounts of dirt. It's a convenient way to clean your hands and keep them sterile while on the run or around a lot of sick people. Or when you're not around water or when you're trying to interact with people you don't want to get sick; there are a ton of times one might want to use these!

Honestly, anti-bacterial hand gels are amazing. The more I learn about the current trend in the spread of communicable diseases, and the ridiculous anti-vaccing movement, the more I want to use them pretty much constantly. I could come up with literally a thousand places and times I've used anti-bacterial hand gels. Anti-bacterial hand gels are essentially biological weapons against bacteria that are convenient, easy to use and basically make living in a first world country great.

Vanilla Berry Sorbet scented anti-bacterial hand gel from Bath & Body Works features a scent that is surprisingly complicated. The aroma is strongly of vanilla, with subtle fruity undertones. The fruit scents are somewhat muted, giving a somewhat milky implication that is much like what sorbet is supposed to be. This 1 oz. PocketBac plastic bottle holds a fluid that smells wonderful. The light pink fluid smells only slightly like isopropyl alcohol alone, which is pretty cool given that isopropyl is the primary ingredient in the gel.

Vanilla Berry Sorbet anti-bacterial hand gel comes in a pocketbac bottle for $1.75, $.99 on sale. The fluid is translucent rose-pink with tiny dark purple flecks in it. The globs don’t seem to do anything.

The bottle is a rhombus shape that fits in the hand rather easily. The flip-top lid makes it easy to open and close the bottle with one hand. This is especially convenient because if you believe you need to sterilize your hands, odds are you will not want to touch many things until you've done. The ability to manipulate the bottle with one hand while getting the product out is a good selling point.

The bottle recommends a dime-sized drop to sterilize one's hands. That seemed to work for me and when applying this gel.

Vanilla Berry Sorbet anti-bacterial hand gel does not dry out the skin and it leaves the hands smelling more fruity than like vanilla on the skin after the initial aroma fades. The fruity scent lingers on the hands for about fifteen minutes after one uses it. Outside the expense, Bath & Body Works has another winner with their Vanilla Berry Sorbet Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel!

For other Bath & Body Works anti-bacterial hand gels, please visit my reviews of:
Crisp Apples Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel
Pumpkin Cupcake Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel
Midnight Pomegranate anti-bacterial hand gel

8/10

For other health and beauty reviews, please check out my Health And Beauty Product Review Index Page for an organized listing!

© 2016 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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Arguably The Best: Bath And Body Works Crisp Apples Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel

The Good: Appears to work, Easy to apply, Great scent
The Bad: Expensive
The Basics: Bath & Body Works Crisp Apples Anti-bacterial Hand Gel is only diminished by its price!


It is somewhat surprising to me, given how many apple-scented products from Bath & Body Works I have reviewed, that I have never reviewed the Crisp Apples Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel. I am a fan of the Bath & Body Works Anti-Bacterial Hand Gels and while there are some that are real winners, none has yet achieved a perfect rating from me. I thought that the Crisp Apples Hand Gel might be the first to earn that distinction, but anti-bacterial hand gels have become incredibly saturated in the marketplace. As a result, price is absolutely a factor and Bath And Body Works might have the widest variety of scents for their hand gels, but they trade more on the company's name and they charge their customers for the name. The result is that no matter how wonderful Crisp Apples anti-bacterial hand gel is, the price is greater than consumers will pay for comparable products.

For those who have not yet checked out the phenomenon, Anti-Bacterial Hand Gels are like liquid soap. You drop a few drops of a gel onto your hands, then rub your hands together and the gel evaporates, killing bacteria on your hands. Also, it has the tendency to clean off mild amounts of dirt. It's a convenient way to clean your hands and keep them sterile while on the run or around a lot of sick people. Or when you're not around water or when you're trying to interact with people you don't want to get sick; there are a ton of times one might want to use these!

Honestly, anti-bacterial hand gels are amazing. The more I learn about the current trend in the spread of communicable diseases, and the ridiculous anti-vaccing movement, the more I want to use them pretty much constantly. I could come up with literally a thousand places and times I've used anti-bacterial hand gels. Anti-bacterial hand gels are essentially biological weapons against bacteria that are convenient, easy to use and basically make living in a first world country great.

Crisp Apples scented anti-bacterial hand gel from Bath & Body Works features a scent that is entirely straightforward. It smells like apples. The apple scent is strong, clean and distinctive. This 1 oz. PocketBac plastic bottle holds a fluid that smells wonderful and is not at all complicated. The light pink fluid does not smell like isopropyl alcohol alone, even though that is a primary ingredient in the gel.

Crisp Apples anti-bacterial hand gel comes in a pocketbac bottle for $1.75, $.99 on sale. The fluid is translucent rose-pink with tiny dark purple flecks in it. The globs don’t seem to do anything.

The bottle is a ovaloid shape that fits in the hand rather easily. The flip-top lid makes it easy to open and close the bottle with one hand. This is especially convenient because if you believe you need to sterilize your hands, odds are you will not want to touch many things until you've done. The ability to manipulate the bottle with one hand while getting the product out is a good selling point.

The bottle recommends a dime-sized drop to sterilize one's hands. That seemed to work for me and when applying this gel.

Crisp Apples anti-bacterial hand gel does not dry out the skin and it leaves the hands smelling like apple. The smell lingers for about thirty minutes after one uses it and it remains clean-smelling and true the entire time. The only drawback is how much Bath & Body Works charges for it.

For other Bath & Body Works anti-bacterial hand gels, please visit my reviews of:
Pumpkin Cupcake Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel
Midnight Pomegranate anti-bacterial hand gel
Stress Relief Eucalyptus Spearmint

9/10

For other health and beauty reviews, please check out my Health And Beauty Product Review Index Page for an organized listing!

© 2016 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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