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If there was one body care product my household uses like people drink water it’s body washes. Why? Both myself and my daughter are bath mad! If we could live in it we would, and on top of that we have lots and LOTS of showers. It also doesn’t help neither of us are particularly stingy with how much product we use in the shower or bath, so it’s something I purchase regularly. I couldn’t help but notice something new in Home Bargains recently. Honest’s Gently Nourishing Shampoo + Body Wash. 295ml for 99p.
Why did I buy this?
A few reasons. The packaging grabbed me at first and then I saw the brand name of Honest. Why did this interest me? The actress Jessica Alba has her own skincare, body care and make-up range. And guess what that’s called? HONEST! Same brand. I’ve always had a rough idea how much her products sell for and I can tell you now it’s not 99p. This came across as a ‘gentle’ product on the skin so I thought this would be ideal for my daughter to use (and occasionally me!).
Honest
Do I know much about this company? Nope. What I do know is Jessica Alba has created a company that sells body care products (among many other things) that is designed to be gentle enough for the whole family to use. This is the impression that the Honest website gives. The brand of Honest has been around for a good number of years so not new on the market.
What is this?
This is not just a body wash but a shampoo as well. The fact this has on the packaging it’s gentle for baby is making me think if this is marketed as a baby product or are they highlighting it for all family use?
Packaging
This 2 in 1 product comes in a tall and quite chunky looking plastic bottle. Push top dispenser, with a pretty looking label made up of flowers. It looks nice, it looks different but the packaging is very practical in use as well and very easy for the smallest of hands to use to the biggest or even frailest.
Ingredients
Ingredients include Water, Aloe juice, Sweet Almond Oil, Jojoba Seed Oil, Safflower Oil and Glycerin.
Fragrance
I’m not sure about this one. It’s hard to describe if I’m honest (excuse the pun!).There’s an almost caramelised scent to this. A slight sweetness with a hint of citrus because there is a fresh undertone in this, but it’s not zesty. A possible woody, earthy note to this. This really is a strange scent to me and not an easy one to put into words. Do I like it? Mewwhh. It’s not strong which makes smelling this easier but it’s unusual.
On the skin
In the shower this lathers up on a sponge. Rather than it producing lots of airy, big bubbles it’s more creamy and compact. It feels nice on the skin, moves around easily and cleaned my body well. Three pumps of this in the bath produced a good amount of soft bubbles that stayed ‘alive’ and on the surface water for a decent amount of time. For bath or shower use I didn’t need to use lots of this.
The fragrance is there but it’s not heavy. My daughter didn’t like how this smelt though. She said it was horrible! I wouldn’t go that far but it’s not an instant fragrance winner for me.
My skin has been up and down due to heat in the UK and can be very irritated, raised, itchy and a nuisance. This hasn’t made it worse in anyway, so I think this is quite a gentle formulated product. Although it didn’t dry out my skin, I don’t think it was massively nourishing or gave my body a feeling of being refreshed after use.
Both myself and my daughter used this only as a body wash not as a shampoo, so can’t comment on how effective it is to clean hair. Or how suitable it is on a baby as my baby hasn’t been one for 11 years!
Recommended?
I don’t love and I don’t hate this product. I’ve used better body washes and I think my daughter has too. But for the price, I would be tempted to use this as a hand wash. Even when this product finishes I might just reuse this packaging and put something else in it, as the bottle is great and well designed. If you’re looking for a product that is for sensitive skin, for the price I would give it a try. And for babies? Compare the ingredients of this to those body washes that are on the market to decide if this should be purchased. But for general family use I think this is fine and for under a £1.00 won’t break the bank!