Something fishy in the bathroom! (Palmolive Aquarium Liquid Hand Wash)

Member Name: jo@145

Product:	Palmolive Aquarium Liquid Hand Wash
Date:	24/11/08 (132 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Liquid soap is more hygenic than a bar.

Disadvantages: A bit of a gimmic, not classy.

Palmolive is an old company renowned for their soaps. I grew up with Imperial Leather soap, but my husband used Palmolive, so I used to buy a bar sometimes just to keep him happy! When liquid soaps became popular I started to buy them but the men in my family said they preferred "proper" soap, they are now converted I am glad to say.

I usually look out for reductions when I'm shopping and buy bottles of liquid soap to keep in the cupboard, saving pennies is important these days. I was pleased to see Tesco had Palmolive on sale at two 300ml bottles for £1.50 so popped some in the trolley. I must have had a senior moment as the one bottle was called Palmolive Aquarium and has a dolphin floating around inside the bottle! Currently at Tesco it is on sale at £1.68.

On the front of the bottle apart from the name there is an "under the sea" picture with fish, plants, star fish etc and on the back of the bottle is a blue scene resembling the sea and more plant life. The clever bit is the dolphin, which is on a piece of plastic or acetate inside the bottle and it moves around a little when you tip the bottle. On the back of the bottle in 12 different languages it states that it is liquid Hand wash and has a neutral pH of 5.2, there is a list of the ingredients, there are also phone numbers and postcodes but I'm afraid the writing is so small I can't read them! The plastic bottle is recyclable.

The plunger is a good sized teardrop shape and easy to press down on, but I was a little disappointed that the liquid soap seemed to trail from the dispenser, leaving a soapy mark on the washbasin where it sits. But having said this, the clear soap is thick and gives a good lather, it also has a nice fresh slightly floral smell. It leaves my hands clean and fairly soft, but I usually use hand cream a few times a day. It is suitable for men or women but I would say it is aimed at getting children to wash their hands! As I have no children I doubt that I will buy this liquid soap again unless it is the only one on offer.

Summary: Liquid soap more suitable for children.