Original Source offer a range of bath and shower products packed full of natural ingredients.

~Strawberry Shower Gel~

Original Source have released a seasonal shower gel - British Strawberry. This shower gel is vegan friendly and has not been tested on animals. It contains natural ingredients and an authentic strawberry scent.

As with other Original Source shower gels, this scent is presented in a tall, frosted plastic bottle with the flip top cap at the base. It can be identified by the Union Jack flag design on the front. The bottle can be recycled and this product has a shelf life of 12months. I find the packaging to be attractive - it looks good in my bathroom and is functional.

~Price and Availability~

I do not imagine this seasonal edition will be around for long so buy it whilst you can. A 250ml bottle retails at around £2.20 on the highstreet. Tesco currently offer it at just £1.10. It is also available in Superdrug.

~My Thoughts~

I am a big fan of Original Source products and cannot resist trying out the new scents that they release. I am also a big fan of strawberries and strawberry scented treats for my body so this bottle of shower gel literally jumped off the shelf and into my trolley in Tesco recently. I knew my fiance would like this one too. I won't pay full price though as an offer can always be found somewhere!

Original Source do not make any major claims with this shower gel. Personally, I favour a nice smelling shower gel which will cleanse my skin and soften it a little if possible. This shower gel has a syrup like consistency and is red in colour as you would expect. To me, it looks like strawberry syrup that you use as a dessert topper so it is visually appealing. It lathers up fine when applied directly to damp skin but I like to get the most from a shower gel by dispensing a tiny blob onto my body puff.

The lather offered by this shower gel is light and slightly creamy. I favour rich, foamy lather to be honest. I found this shower gel to be gentle on my sensitive skin and it cleanses my skin fine - it is refreshes it a little too. The lather rinses well leaving no residue behind. My skin simply didn't feel soft or smooth when I dried off though which was disappointing. This shower gel didn't have the same moisturising properities of other Original Source shower gels I have previously used. It didn't dry my skin out further but a good body cream was needed.

The main appeal of this shower gel is the scent and this was a big hit in my home. When I had a sniff of this shower gel in Tesco, I thought I had died and went to sweet heaven! Unlike other strawberry body products, this shower gel offers a very natural, juicy and fresh strawberry scent at first. Once lathered up, the scent changes a little and reminds me of strawberry sweets and then strawberry jam - very mouthwatering and delicious. The scent does linger on my skin for a short while. I wouldn't say the scent is overly feminine so the whole family could use this.

~Conclusion~

Attractive packaging, a glorious fragrance and cleansing properties at a good price (when on offer) but the let down is definitely the lack of moisturiser. I would buy this again for that stunning, typical British scent alone but cannot award it the whole 5 stars.

Thanks for reading :)