Simply NO (Simple Relaxing Body Wash)

Member Name: madmum71

Product:	Simple Relaxing Body Wash
Date:	01/06/07 (92 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: It was on offer

Disadvantages: Scent doesn't linger

I prefer to use body washes over soap as soap seems to dry my skin out and I have always used the Dove range and never had a problem but in a moment of sheer impulse I decided to be a rebel and bought this one (I am sooo bad!!) So will this one replace my beloved Dove?

COMPANY
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The Simple range was launched in 1960 and the first product was the famous simple soap. They worked out the 2 most common ingredients that caused skin reactions were perfume and artificial colours so they took them out. In 1978 they launched the first skincare regime based on the 3 steps of cleanse, tone and moisturise. Today they are the UK’s no1 in a lot of their different products.

PRODUCT STATEMENT
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Feel relaxed by this indulgent body wash with a blend of natural geranium and lavender oils, which create a calming aroma. Sensuous jasmine extract helps you unwind after a stressful day and copper PCA moisturises and enriches your skin feeling pampered, soft and silky with a light luxurious scent.

PACKAGING
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This is quite nice and plain, You have the usual flip top that you stand up, the bottle itself is plastic and clear and you can see the wash which looks a very light greeny blue. You have the famous Simple logo and the name of the product, which also tells you it calms and softens, is not perfumed or coloured and dermatology approved. When you squeeze the body wash out it has that plastic bit that pops out with the liquid.

USING
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The directions state to use on a sponge or your hands but I use a body puff thing, so I put a nice amount on it and of I went. The wash does lather up very well and a little does go a long way. The scent is not strong at all you can really smell the geranium but it does smell quite sweet and a bit like fizzy sweets! To be really honest the smell was a bit weak and did not linger on your skin I couldn’t smell it at all after drying. I did feel clean after and my skin didn’t feel very dry but I really can’t say that it felt soft and moisturised. As for calming well lavender and geranium are supposed to calm you but I can’t say I felt much calmer after bathing but to be honest it would take a bucket load to calm me after dealing with my lot in the evenings!

INGREDIENTS
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Anthemis nobilis…Chamomile, an anti-irritant to soothe the skin
Lavendula Angustifolia…Lavender oil
Panthenol… Pro vitamin B5 improves moisture retention and stimulates skin regeneration.
Pelargonium graveolens… Geranium oil
Tocopheryl acetate… Vitamin E, guards skin against damaging free radicals

There is also a long list of other ingredients that are on the bottle or you can go to the Simple website.

PRICE & RANGE
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Relaxing… £1.89
Nourishing… £1.89
Refreshing… £1.89
Soothing… £1.89
Exfoliating… £1.89

To be honest I don’t think I will buy this again and will go back to my Dove, I found this one disappointing and I shall have to keep my rebel tendencies suppressed for a while but who knows what I will change when they pop up again? Maybe the other half!!

Property of madmum71 & lisa8871

Summary: A average bodywash