Tesco Value Shower Gel (Tesco Value Shower Gel)

Member Name: jacqueline101

Product:	Tesco Value Shower Gel
Date:	04/11/09 (41 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Cheap, cleans well

Disadvantages: Jelly-like consistency

I have been trying a lot of the Tesco Value and Sainsbury's Basics products recently, as part of my attempts to save money on the household shopping. This Tesco Value Shower Gel is a product that I have bought a couple of times over the last few months. It is packaged in a plain bottle, with the Tesco Value logo on the front. It looks quite plain, but as it only costs 10 pence for a 300ml bottle, you are not paying extra for the packaging.

The shower gel is quite a dark blue colour, and the smell is not that strong, but it is quite pleasant, just not that special. The aroma is fairly indistinct, and I couldn't make out anything in particular, the way you are able to with a more expensive shower gel, for example, Original Source. When I squeezed some of the gel out of the bottle, it had a jelly-like consistency, and I found that it tended to fall off my hands in small blobs, and get washed down the plug hole. It was quite difficult to get a good lather, even with quite a large amount of it. The shower gel did a good job of washing me though, despite bits of it getting washed away, and that is the main purpose of it. I would buy this again from time to time, as it is so cheap, and it does a decent job. It could also be decanted into another, more attractive container, or could be used as a hand wash, if the plain packaging is not to your taste. I think it could be used for cleaning the sink and bath, too, if you decided you didn't want to use it to wash yourself.

I have quite sensitive skin, and have not had any problems when using this shower gel, but it is not that strongly perfumed, and doesn't seem to cause a reaction.

The bottle is recyclable, and the shower gel should be used up within 24 months of opening.

Summary: Cheap shower gel