One body care product I always buy is hand wash. It’s a product that gets used a lot in my home because hands get dirty and need to be washed regularly. Not only by myself but it’s used by my children too. I always go for the same handwash. It’s a big size, gentle on our hands and cheap (99p). But I’ve just replaced it with Scenty’s Cloudberry Dreams Hand Soap. This normally costs £11.00 for 325ml. I bought mine for under £4.00 for a 228ml size at the beginning of this year when there was a sale.
Why did I buy this?
It was my first every order and experience with Scensty products. When I realised they sold body products, I was curious about the quality of them, so I bought some pieces to try including this hand soap.
Packaging
This is different to the one Scentsy currently sell in look and size. My hand soap is quite small, curves in close to the top and has a pump top dispenser. Very cute on the eye because of how it’s shaped and looks quite autumnal because of the simple fruit shapes on it and it’s colouring.
Fragrance
When my daughter and I first used this we both made an ‘ohhh’ sound. It smells gorgeous! Fruit based as in raspberries and peach with a creaminess of vanilla. Considering how this smells I think the label on the packaging should have been a bit brighter and reflect this fragrance better. But putting this to one side it’s a winning scent for me!
In Use
This is probably a good thing, but the amount you get of this hand soap per pump is quite small. It does the job though. Lathers up fine (but not madly) and cleans hands effectively. The one thing I did notice after use was my hands felt they needed a bit more moisturising from the hand wash. They seemed in a way too clean or stripped a little but not massively.
Positives?
This looks different on the side of the sink. Great for small areas such as a downstairs toilet. Beautiful fragrance and would look great if gifted to someone.
Negatives?
Too small if there’s lots of people needing to wash their hands regularly. The fragrance, as nice as it is, does linger on the hands which could be deemed as a negative or positive. It’s too expensive for repeat, regularly repurchasing.
Recommended?
If you can get this on sale for under £4.00 to give as a gift, then possibly. I think this would be appreciated massively by the right recipient. Even just buying this to try out as I did, at the right price, I would say go for it! But even at its newer, larger size at full price it’s not worth it. I’ve also used this for a few days now and I’ve found my hands are drier the more I use this, so not a formulation for me and not one I would repurchase regardless of how much this costs. I’m going to stick to my 99p 500ml bottle of Astonish handwash. The fragrance of Cloudberry Dreams is great, but it doesn’t justify it’s price and could be kinder to my hands.
As mentioned, this is available in a slighter bigger size now (325ml) and seems to be a regular stock item, which can be purchased here. But try to get this in the sale if it’s ever included again if you want to buy it. Your credit card will thank you much more for it.
