I love the Original Source range and always end up buying the new 'flavours' as and when I come across them. This particular version is one that I've had stashed away at the back of a cupboard for ages, and have finally got around to digging it out and using it. The Original Source Chocolate and Mint Shower Melt was released quite a while ago and I haven't seen it in any of the standard high street beauty shops and supermarkets lately, but I believe I actually picked this up from Poundland, where it would have cost me a measly £1.00. They often stock old or discontinued Original Source products so keep an eye out for these if you have a Poundland store nearby.

Product description: "Like a master chef creating culinary works of art in the kitchen, Original Source have assembled the finest ingredients to create a unique new gourmet range of shower products designed to make your skin's taste buds water.
Get tempted by this chocolate mint delight. Enjoy the decadent indulgence of an after dinner mint any time you like, but without a single calorie."

The packaging is different to usual, and is made using 50% less packaging than the standard bottles. The product comes in a clear plastic pouch, which allows the shower gel to show through. This is good because it allows you to see exactly how much you have left. The pouch then has a spout at the top which can be opened or closed for when you want to use it. I actually found this a little tricky to use with wet hands, and transferred the shower gel into an old Original Source bottle that I had used up and washed out. It's nice that they make the effort to reduce packaging materials, but for me the pouch is a bit too flimsy and squishy to get a good grip on, and their plastic bottles are a much more effective form of packaging.

This shower melt is essentially the same thing as an ordinary shower gel. It has a brown colour to it that makes the melt look like mud! It seems a bit wrong to be washing with something that has a colour associated with dirt and uncleanliness, but even though it looks a bit weird this stuff really does work well. It has a nice smooth consistency and a thick gel-like texture. I like to use this with my bath puff sponge to get a really bubbly effect and to help it create a nice rich lather, which is great as it does foam up really nicely and feels soft and gentle against my skin. It is cleansing and refreshing, and I love that the scent is so unusual.

The fragrance is my favourite thing about this product. I love beauty treatments that smell of food, and apparently my sweet tooth extends to smells as well as tastes! It has a rich chocolately fragrance which is nice and luxurious, and this is paired with a fresh, strong mint fragrance. I would say that it's definitely more of a pure peppermint scent as it is clear and strong and smells very natural, just like the real thing.

This only negative in my opinion is that this does not spread very easily over the skin. I have to use at least twice as much of this product than I do when using other Original Source shower gels, and even though it foams up nicely it does not go very far, and I have to apply more to get a full clean all over. The pouch contains 250ml of shower melt, which is the same as you would get in a normal 250ml bottle of Original Source shower gel. It managed to last me for the best part of a month which isn't bad considering the price, and I really appreciate that Original Source always uses high quality and organic ingredients in their products. Original Source always give great value for money and even though their products are very cheap they are excellent quality and like top end products for just a fraction of the price.

I would recommend this one as it's cheap, cheerful, and smells lovely - a good choice if you fancy bathing in chocolate, with the added freshness of peppermint.

This is a vegan product and Original Source are against animal testing - please keep your beauty cruelty free!