I performed an experiment for Dooyoo - now that's commitment! (Dove Sure Hair Minimising Wild Rose Deodorant)

Member Name: SusanLesley

Product:	Dove Sure Hair Minimising Wild Rose Deodorant
Date:	21/06/09 (228 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: It smells lovely, it works

Disadvantages: Sometimes a bit messy after use

I am going to describe to you all the experiment I conducted before writing this review as I wanted to know whether this product REALLY worked before I started recommending it to anyone else.

To begin with I have said many times that when it comes to deodorant it has to be Dove for me. Not only does it work well but it is also ideal for using straight after shaving with no stinging. I do occasionally try others but I always come back to Dove.

I always go for the roll on version, which is easy to use and it always dries almost instantly, which is a big plus for any roll on deodorant. Many times in the past I have used other roll on deodorants and have ended up walking round the bedroom flapping my arms up and down like some demented chicken trying to dry my deodorant before I could get dressed.

So which one did I choose?

Looking in the roll on section of the Dove range there is still a choice to be made - there's Dove Original, Dove Sensitive, Dove Pro Age and Dove Fresh Touch - and now there is Dove Hair Minimising which is supposed to minimise the regrowth of underarm hair.

I wasn't convinced that this would work but I decided to try it anyway. I chose the Nature Fresh one and it currently costs £2.44 for a 50ml container in Boots. It is all plastic so it is recycleable, which is a good point as far as I am concerned.

What did it look like?

The container of the Dove roll on deodorants has undergone a bit of a revolution in recent times. They have ditched the odd curved shaped container and brought in a bullet shaped one which now stands the other way up with the roll on ball at the base of the container rather than at the top. It's about time as far as I am concerned! No more balancing the deodorant container upside down in the cupboard to try and get the last bit out - well done Dove! Every little helps in the current economic climate after all.

This one is a pretty pale pink in colour with a screw cap remains and the label on the front tells us that it is 'anti perspirant and deodorant' and you will 'look and feel hair free for longer'.

How do you use it?

Having unscrewed the cap you find a fairly big ball, if you'll pardon the expression, which makes actually applying the deodorant to your underarms nice and easy. The deodorant always runs freely and I have never had any problem with it drying out, especially now the container has been improved.

As with all Dove products this deodorant is one quarter moisturising cream and it smells lovely. It is a delicate flowery sort of smell similar to the fragrance of baby powder and it is really fresh and pleasant.

The deodorising and antiperspirant effect lasts all day even in hot weather, and when I am out in the garden sawing and chopping wood for our log burner!

The only minor problem that I found with the new design was that, after I had used the deodorant, and replaced the cap I usually found that there was a small amount of the deodorant around the seal where the cap met the main container. A quick wipe soon solved this small problem.

Does it work or is it a gimmick?

So does the hair minimising effect actually work? I wondered when I started to use it how I would tell if the hairs under my arms were any different from what they would have been under normal circumstances, so I decided to perform an experiment.

I started by shaving under my arms with my trusty Ladyshave.

I then used the Dove Hair Minimising Deodorant under my left arm and ordinary Dove roll on under my right arm. I stood them side by side in the bathroom cabinet with the new one on the left so I would remember which way round to use them.

This morning, after using it for almost a fortnight, I showed my armpits to my husband (much to his surprise) and I asked him if he could see any difference between the two. I hadn't told him what I had been doing and so any comments would be without bias.

To be fair I think he thought I was either a bit mad - oh no, he already knows that - or maybe he thought I had some kind of health worry so I just explained the experiment without telling him which way round I had used the deodorants.

He looked and straightaway said the hair under my right arm was somewhat longer and denser. I have to say that I was amazed. I had looked in the mirror but I didn't have one big enough to see both armpits together and looking at them one at a time I couldn't tell if there was any difference.

So I am pleased and surprised to say that this actually works and I have proved it with my own experiment which just goes to show the things I do for Dooyoo!!

In conclusion

II have to say that I am very impressed with this deodorant - it works well, it isn't expensive and it smells lovely; although I don't think that the small difference it makes to the hair growth is not worth making a special purchase so I shall just buy it if it is on offer.

Since it is a roll on, it is in a small container making it ideal to take on holiday, and as it contains no propellant it can be taken on an aeroplane with no fear of explosions.

The other advantage of using a roll on deodorant is that it is kind to the environment, as it does not contain any CFC gases.

I will give this 4 stars as there is sometimes a bit of a mess round the lid after use, although I do think that the new design is a vast improvement on the old one.

It does work well but as the difference bewteen this and the standard Dove deodorants isn't great as regards the hair minimising effect I think 4 stars is fair.

Summary: It doesn't make enough difference to make a special purchase