Don't Approach This Too Gingerly- As The Kick Is In The Root! (Original Source Hair & Body Wash with Orange Oil and Ginger)

Member Name: Machair1

Product:	Original Source Hair & Body Wash with Orange Oil and Ginger
Date:	17/03/09 (97 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Wakes you up !

Disadvantages: It isn't great at hair washing.

A few years ago when Original Source were just starting out you could join their mailing list and each week for a few weeks you would receive free samples of their products to try. I used to eagerly await my lovely little parcels, and was always 100% delighted with the limited range they had then.

Having gone from strength to strength the company now has probably one of the most appealing and exciting websites, which is as innovative and interesting as the ever expanding products on offer.
www.originalsource.co.uk

This review is about a product they have designed just for men. Most of their products are unisex, with some, like Tea Tree and Mint leaning towards the male user, and ones like Lavender more towards the female, but this one is really just for men. Called Orange Oil and Ginger this is not only a body wash, but it claims to double as a hair wash too!

I purchased this for my husband and son, so with a 30 year age gap was able to accurately gage the opinions of them to represent both generations.

The bottle is the standard Original Source container which is a tall triangular affair with the flip top lid at the bottom. It retails for £1.93 in Boots, but you may be able to find it on special offer elsewhere.

According to Original Source "male grooming isn't new- even Alexander the Great was into it!" This is a bold statement by them, but I think they have broken into the market dominated by products like Lynx to make a refreshing an exhilarating set of products. There are two others in the range, Norwegian Sea kelp and Rock Salt and Eucalyptus and Basil.

This Orange and Ginger Shower Gel has a wonderful aroma just like root ginger. It isn't the same as the weaker powdered form, but if you buy a root and slice into it and steep it in boiling water this is the intense smell that comes . This ginger root is what really gives the gel its kick, and the orange oil gives the gel a lovely amber colour, but as a perfume is not discernable at all as the ginger really overwhelms the fragrance. It smells like a new tray of gingerbread which has just come out of the oven on bonfire night-wonderful. Orange oil stimulates circulation and is known for softening rough skin. Ginger oil is sharp, pungent, aromatic, peppery and warm, and is great for reducing inflammation, so if you wake up stiff and achy this could be for you. it also reduces drowsiness and irritability so this could be great if you wake up feeling a bit bad tempered. It gets the brain going and stimulates appetite, so with a good breakfast the two marry toether to make a great start to the day.

It cleans really well and both my husband and my son said it made them feel really refreshed and awake. It actually contains the oil from 10 oranges so the citrus content helps to ensure that just showered feeling. Hubby said he felt fresh all day, which is good as he works in London and is subjected to a 2 hour journey each day on crowded trains, and he felt he could still enjoy a faint after smell from the product, but this was reduced by his after shave.

Both said to keep it out of eyes as it does sting, and both also said they would only use it as a shampoo in an emergency as it does not have the conditioning properties, so I would not give it 5* as certainly an alternative shampoo is needed by both who tried it.

It is not tested on animals and they work closely with the vegan society and are members of The Aromatherapy Council. It contains no synthetic perfumes or fragrances.

I think this is a product I would recommend to any man who fancies a change in the bathroom, it is great to waken you up in the morning, especially if like my boys you are sleepy and tired first thing. It isn't relaxing and isn't meant to be either, it's a citrus wake up call and a great one at that!

Summary: A New One To Try!