I have long been a fan of Original Source shower gel products, particularly their Lime shower gel and also their Mint and Tea Tree Oil shower gel and so thought i'd give their new male targeted product a try, Original Source Hair & Body Wash with Orange Oil and Ginger. Here are my thoughts on the product after having tried it over the past 2 weeks or so:

Packaging

The product has the same packaging as Original Source's traditional shower gel products, a clear plastic elongated triangle which allows you to see the vivid orange colour of the gel inside, with Original Source's distinctive black label and cap. It looks great, but doesn't always sit will in the shower tray (only a small gripe).

Features

Each bottle of Original Source Hair and Body Wash with Orange Oil and Ginger contains 10 real oranges. You really notice this when you crack open the bottle, it gives off a delightful citrus aroma, but you can also definitely pick up on the ginger extract. Think of it as a spicy orange smell. The fact that it's a hair and body wash rather than their traditional shower gels also means that you can have a one product shower, rather than swapping between shower gel and shampoo. The standard bottle is 250ml, I've had my bottle for 2 weeks and have just under half the bottle left.

Verdict

As previously stated the smell of the gel is great, and the citrus really gives you a boost when you stumble out of bed on a Monday morning. I would say however that it doesn't lather up quite as well as Original Source's other shower gels. This means that you have to use a little more to get the same effect as their other shower gels. Also agree with one other reviewer on here - I cannot see why the product is targeted only at males (it says on the back of the bottle "Male grooming isn't new - even Alexander the Great was into it"). This is a unisex shower product if I ever saw one, in fact my sister tried it whilst she was staying and loved it. It's not a particularly masculine product.

All in all a great product which gets you clean and fresh and wakes you up, just be prepared to use a little more to get the lather levels up!