Palmolive Body Butter Peppermint Crush Exfoliating Body Wash Review

What is better than a relaxing bath? Enjoying that bath with an amazing body wash.

I received a sample from them via their Facebook page and after one use I bought a full sized bottle. Mainly because I got it on sale for $4.99 at my local New World. You see, just the day before in Pak n Save they had them for $8 - and sorry, but I'm not going to pay $8 for it. Then I'd rather buy something I know I like.

But... I did buy the full sized one and I'm quite satisfied that I did otherwise I would've wanted it each week only to pay the full price and not be entirely happy. Would I repurchase? Probably not, and here's why:

The packaging is awful. You struggle to get the contents out and you have to squeeze really hard - and the bottle is still near full. I honestly don't know how you're going to get it out when it's half or below.

I love the smell of the peppermint, and it stays for a while after your bath/shower. I feel it fits perfectly with my Mane n Tail shampoo. Haha! Yes, I match my shampoo to my body wash. I'm weird like that.

The first thing mum remarked, and which I agree with her to some extent is that it's definitely not suitable for intimate washing.

It does have microbeads in as well (at least that's what they look like) so if you're environmentally conscious I'd suggest you steer clear.

As for it's claims to exfoliate? I'd say it does a 50/50 job at that. I have a loofer which I use and it's quite a hard scrub as opposed to when I wash with another, gentler wash. So it does exfoliate, but I haven't really seen a difference overall.

I'd like to buy the strawberry one next, but I'm still weighing between options as it has quite a lot of cons in my opinion.

This was great. It has a really powerful peppermint smell which I quite liked but my husband was not to fond of so I would suggest that you be a peppermint fan. It was refreshing and I felt great after using it and wouldn't hesitate to keep buying it.

I purchased this to use for my morning showers when I feel like I need to wake myself up! The minty smell I thought would be a perfect, relaxing start to the day.

I love the smell, exactly as describe - minty - but it’s not a gross chewing gum or toothpaste minty, but rather an authentic smell.

It is a relatively thick formula that has exfoliating beads - while this is a nice idea, it’s completely gone to waste as the thickness of the cream suffocate the beads and the beads can’t do much exfoliating - if you understand what I mean. Basically the beads won’t exfoliate, they just pop on the skin.

It leaves you feeling nice and clean, and the smell lingers on you for a long time which I appreciate, and it definitely helps make you feel awake.

My issue comes with the bottle. While it is a nice big bottle, with a really good price attached to it, and will last a really long time, it’s also a nice sturdy bottle that will balance on it’s own, I find that the material that the bottle is made out of, is completely useless when trying to squeeze the product out.

Now when the bottle is full, this isn’t really an area of concern, but when you get to half the bottle, or even less than half, it is a complete nightmare and half trying to get that product out. It’s really really difficult to squeeze out, and the thickness of that product doesn’t help at all.

In contrast when you first have the bottle, I find that way too much product comes out! There is no consistency.

I would purchase again, because I love the scent, and I think it works great, but at the same time I wish the bottle would be much more practical.

I am a sucker for anything peppermint, and so when I saw this new scented body wash from Palmolive, I had to have it. Lucky for me, I received a sample of it, so I was able to try before I buy.

The product is a creamy white consistency, and contains small exfoliating beads, which are evenly spread throughout the product. This product smells like Christmas. Honestly if you love peppermint, you will love the smell of this body wash. It is sweet, and minty and delicious. Yum! The body wash is really creamy which does not dry out my skin. Bonus points.

The product comes in a see through bottle. An aspect I love with my shower products because it lets me keep an eye on how much product I have left, and lets me see the goodness inside. The bottle is shaped nicely, and has soft curves, and gives the idea that it will be really easy to hold and use in the shower. But the design of this bottle is the Achilles heal of this body wash. The product is near impossible to get out of the hard plastic bottle, especially with the small sample bottle, I found I was able to get 1/3 of the product out, and the rest.. well I tried everything, I tried leaving the bottle upside down in the shower, which was hard due the curved lid. I also tried mixing water with the product, which helped but overall, I just got really frustrated with this product, so much in fact, I just gave up and threw it in the bin. Something I never do.

I love the smell of this body wash, and appreciate the exfoliating beads, although I did not find them very effective, but would appreciate their use for those with sensitive skin. If Palmolive redesigned this bottle, I would seriously consider repurchasing this product just for the peppermint lover in me, however until this happens; I will be keeping my distance for this product, and all Palmolive products that are packaged in a similar way.

I originally bought this product just after it was released. I absolutely love mint and a genuine minty fragrance. I thought this would be perfect to use for my morning showers when I feel like I need to wake myself up! The minty smell I thought would be a refreshing, perfect start to the day. The fragrance definitely leaves you feeling nice and clean, and the smell lingers and it definitely helps make you feel awake. The fragrance gets a definite 5 out of 5 from me.

The product is a creamy white consistency, and contains very small exfoliating beads. The beads appear to be evenly spread throughout the product. If you enjoy a mint fragrance, you will love the smell of this body wash. It is fresh and minty. The body wash is really thick white and creamy which did not dry out my skin but rather seemed to moisturise it as I used the exfoliator in the shower. I must add here that because the cream is so thick the presence of the beads is barely felt. I did not feel as if I had used an exfoliating cream but rather a body cream. The appearance of the cream gets a 5/5 from me, the feel of the cream and the moisturising abilities a 4/5. It is the thickness of the cream that I feel inhibits the beads from doing their job effectively so I would give the exfoliating factor a rather sad 3/5.

The product comes in a see through bottle; it is a nice big bottle. The price is very affordable and you feel like you are getting a bargain when you pick up the bottle as it is nicely shaped, with gentle curves and it is made with what appears to be very thick, sturdy, expensive, luxurious clear plastic. The bottle gives the perception that it will be easy to use. This is where the problem begins. My issue is with the thick hard plastic that the bottle is made of. Whilst it is easy to use the initial few “squirts” from the bottle it them becomes damn near impossible!!! Not matter how I shook, threw, jerked, squeezed or squashed the bottle is securely held its contents, much like Aladdin’s cave did not want to give up its treasures this bottle held onto its exfoliating lotion. (And yes I even tried open sesame along with many other words as I desperately tried to get the lotion out of the bottle!) I must say I contemplated cutting it open, throwing it away or just letting the kids have it! For the appearance of the bottle I would give it a 4/5. For the ease of use of the bottle an incredibly sad 1/5.

I love peppermint in any shape or form. Starbucks frappes, candles, tea, toothpaste (a bit unavoidable there haha), chewing gum – you name it, I’ll like it better if it’s peppermint scented/flavoured. So, even though I’d seen this had a less-than-average rating on here, I decided that I needed this in my life… and into my shopping basket it went. Phew, that was an epic tale! Read on to see if my peppermint expectations were met…

Let’s get the controversial part out of the way first: the packaging. Nearly all of the reviews I’d read before purchasing this said that the bottle was almost impossible to squeeze and therefore really hard to use. I do agree that it is a very stiff plastic, and the shape makes it difficult to use. However, I’ve got around that by storing it upside down. Not ideal, given that’s it not designed to do that (the top is curved), but I keep all my shower things in a hanging basket in the shower anyway, so it does work for me. When it’s upside down the product is obviously sitting on top of the opening anyway so it comes out super easily without you having to break your wrists trying to squeeze the bottle.

The name of the product is actually very descriptive – it is super thick, and does remind me somewhat of a body butter, although it does lather up like a body wash. It can be a bit hard to spread around, so I probably use more of this at a time than a normal body wash. It is slightly gritty, as per the exfoliating description, but it’s definitely not a heavy-duty exfoliator. I have absolutely no problems using this daily. It rinses off easily and leaves my skin feeling clean, soft and not dried out (although I still usually use a moisturiser anyway).

But onto the important part: the scent. This really is amazing. It smells like a candy cane – super fresh, slightly sugary, and very, very minty. I love using it in the shower, as it makes the whole bathroom smell amazing. However, the scent doesn’t really last on the skin once I’m out of the shower, which makes me a bit sad. Ultimately it’s not a bad thing, as I don’t have to worry about it clashing throughout the day with my perfume, but personally I would prefer it if it lasted a wee bit longer, peppermint fan that I am!

Overall: I wouldn’t say this is an outstanding body wash (and definitely not a serious exfoliator), but because of the scent and the way it leaves my skin feeling, I still really like it. The bottle is a downside, but if you have some way of storing it upside down it’s not too difficult to use. I probably will repurchase at some point.

First off, if you like peppermint then this is a product for you! I really like peppermint as I find it fresh and cleansing and the scent of this body wash does not disappoint. It is a strong scent but by no means overpowering.

Unfortunately though, it is not a product that I will repurchase. My main reason is that although I find the smell of peppermint fresh and cleansing, this product did not leave me feeling fresh and cleansed. I can't quite pinpoint exactly what it was (as I'm sure the product is formulated as any other body wash) but after using this body wash, it didn't feel as though I had washed- not that I smelt horrendous, it was more of a feeling. I think a part of this is that there is no lingering scent when you step out of the shower- this disappointed me.

I bought this as a full size bottle from the supermarket, unsure what I paid for it but I'd say it was on sale. I didn't have any issues with getting the product out of the bottle as mentioned by other reviewers (I must have got a lucky bottle).

I wanted to like this, I really, really REALLY did. On paper is sounds amazing- peppermint is great for waking you up and clearing your mind and lovely scrubby bits to make your skin feel soft. When you first open the lid, you get a hit of intense peppermint- it smells incredible! I eagerly gave the plastic bottle a squeeze, ready to slather it on.... And nope. The formula is very thick so you better have some strong hand muscles to get this out! Because the formula is so thick, you really need to work it into your skin, otherwise it will leave residue much like toothpaste on your skin- and with the product smelling like peppermint people are even more likely to think you just left a dribble after cleaning your teeth! It does live up to it's promise of leaving your skin soft and you are left smelling like an after dinner mint for a good hour or two after bathing! I have normal skin and found that after a week of using this cream that my skin was very dry- this could be down to the intense peppermint oils stripping the skin, or from the scrubby bits being too harsh. Sigh. I will have stick to just sniffing this product instead of using it.

So, from the title, I obviously think that this product smells a bit like feet. Sure, the first few minutes of the wash are peppermint laced and lovely, but then it goes horribly wrong when you think you are rubbing feet all over your body.

I also really don't like the shape of the bottle. Yes, it's feminine and looks attractive, but in reality the product inside is a 'butter' not a liquid, and you simply cannot sit this bottle on its head without it falling over and taking all your other normal shaped bottles with it.

Again with the butter, it's much too thick. You stand there for what feels like hours, shaking the hell out of the bottle to get it to go to the bottom. I think they should take a look at their formula and try to make it a bit more runnier. I also tried to mix water with it in my hands and I wasted half of it to the drainpipe because it wouldn't play nicely.

I don't think it's worth the price tag they've slapped on it - anywhere from $6-$8. For only 400ml and half of it gets wasted because you can't get it out of the bottle (without using unnecessary force), it's really not worth it to me. This body wash is also really not a wash you would use on your personal areas. It's fine wanting to be minty fresh, but not down there!

I will say that I really like the bits in the product though, and they way they scrub your skin. You don't need a loofah or gloves with this, but it never hurts to use one anyway. I am disappointed I didn't like this product, I really thought I would as Palmolive usually hit the nail on the head. This time, it's a big fat no from me! And I will most definitely not be repurchasing this, or it's sister scents any time soon.