PUMP For Creamy Foam... (Dove Ultra Moisturising Shower Mousse)

Member Name: rachels_ratty

Product:	Dove Ultra Moisturising Shower Mousse
Date:	10/06/03 (157 review reads)
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Advantages: Luxurious feel..., Heavenly scent..., Long lasting...

Disadvantages: Shonky cap..., Sold in a can so impossible to tell how much is left...

I needed a new shower gel for travelling and Im a slave to the Dove brand name. A marriage made in heaven? Almost, but not quite! As with all relationships there are those niggling little imperfections…

Dove shower mousse bears the distinctive trademark Dove white and navy blue colour scheme and comes packaged in a tall, slender pressurised can much in the same style of shaving gel. The outside of the can itself is of a matt finish and smooth to the touch which is surprisingly easy to grip, even when soaking wet. The cap unfortunately is a different matter altogether. On first use it was extremely difficult to wrestle off and after that it has never fitted back on either snuggly or more importantly securely.

Now bear in mind that my primary reason for purchasing this product was for travel. Im just glad I tried it at home first. Seated just underneath the slightly dodgy cap is the dispensing nozzle, which is relatively easy to depress. I shudder to think of the mess that would have been created in my luggage had I decided to take this container anywhere! I dont really want to have to travel with a trusty roll of tape just to secure poorly designed caps back onto errant bottles…

Its a great shame about that lid really as the product contained within is something pretty special. Too use simply press the release nozzle and squirt out a liberal amount of the mousse into the palm of your hand and then apply as you would any shower gel but with the exception of you cannot use this near your face. The foam expands well when released from the can and smells divine.

As far as I can tell this is only available in the "refreshing" variety from the Dove stable but that matters not to me. The scent is a slightly fruity and floral combination, which I happen to adore. The feel of the mousse against my skin is sublime, it is so soft and silky and lathers well. It cleans my skin excellently and rinses off quickly and easil
y.

Of course it contains all the moisturising properties that Dove are so renowned for which helps with the "skin feel" although I think the claim that they last twenty-four hours is maybe pushing it somewhat! Yes my skin feels lovely and soft after using this product, but as far as keeping it that way for a full day and night goes…no chance. To be fair to Dove though, my skin is always appallingly dry so its hardly surprising that this particular shower product struggles to make much of an impact! It is, however doing much better than many others on the market so definite plus points there for this one.

I purchased this shower mousse from Morrisons back in January for I think around the £2 mark (which was on offer at the time, its now more expensive than that unfortunately). Value wise its not doing too badly as its still going strong. Granted I dont use it every day and I have been away (without it) for a number of weeks but that is not bad going. As an expandable mousse you really dont need to use that much per shower. The only other drawback Ive found with this, lid aside, is that as this is a metal container, its impossible to tell how much of the mousse is left. Best guesses have to be taken by picking up the container and feeling the weight thats left in it, or not as the case may be.

So all in all this really is a very good shower product. The pampering feel to the mousse is fabulous and coupled with the scent it feels like a much more expensive product than it actually is. I almost feel guilty deducting a star from this, as due to the shonky cap I had to go out and buy something else to travel with…

Highly recommended.

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