Palmolive Body Butter Peppermint Crush Exfoliating Body Wash Review

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.

This body wash is strictly peppermint the scent is solid but soft and sweet like candy canes, the consistencey is thick and tacky & lathers well but the packaging is all wrong. The bottle is too solid for the heavy formula you gotta give it a good firm squeeze and it slowly plops out of the bottle. (The cocconut one I have too is the same.)This is sufficiently exfoliating for an every day wash, mild but does the job.

I would not pay full retail price for this product as I find it to be average, but these are often on special for $4 at countdown in which case I might repurchase.

I LOVE the smell of this, its smells edible, but its so hard to get out of the bottle as its such a sticky thick formula. The little beads in it didnt do much, my skin did feel softer but not exfoliated, which was a same. I actually got a trail size from the womans expo so didnt have to pay for it, but I will once its out just for the smell.

I am a big fan of peppermint so when I found this product I had to try it. The scent did not disappoint it smells so delicious just like peppermint, very refreshing for using in the morning. However I didn't find that this product did everything it said it would, it was a thick texture with little exfoliating beads but it didn't exfoliate very well and didn't leave my skin feeling soft and smooth. I expected this product to leave my skin feeling very soft and smooth but it didn't do a lot. Apart from the amazing smell I don't think this product really does what it says it's suppose to.

I recently went to a womans lifestyle expo and found a minature bottle of this in my gift bag when I got home. The minty smell was amazing but as an exfoliant I found it the body wash to be quite mild. I also found when using this product my skin dried out more than usual, which I wasn't expecting considering I thought this was a body butter. Overall I was a little disappointed with the product given how amazing it smelt.

My Mum surprised me with this about a month ago because I'd mentioned it while we were shopping a few months ago. I. Adore. It. The smell is absolutely INCREDIBLE. Seriously I don't even care that the product isn't all that amazing, I adore this. The exfoliating particles aren't harsh at all, it's designed for every day use so in my opinion they're TOO gentle. The scent doesn't linger very much which makes me sad because I would honestly love to smell of this all day and night. The texture is creamy and nice but not very moisturising. My skin hasn't been looking amazing and I need to use a real exfoliator when my skin is looking dry or dull, but honestly I'm sold on the smell.

I absolutely love peppermint smelling products, so was very attracted to this new bodywash that Palmolive had recently brought out.

When I saw an opportunity to receive a trial size of this, I couldn't wait to try it!

When I received it in the mail, it was in a mini sized curved bottle - such lovely packaging and my first thought was that it would be a fantastic size bottle to keep for travelling.

Of course, as soon as it came in the mail I had to have a smell. Oh the smell is heaven, it has such a strong smell of peppermint! I couldn't stop myself from continually smelling this. Although, this bodywash hasn't been helpful to try to stop my peppermint chocolate pregnancy cravings!

The formula is quite a thickish, white consistency with exfoliating beads. The formula feels nice on your skin and makes you feel refreshed and clean. It feels gentle on the skin and the exfoliating beads are not noticeable at all.

Some Palmolive handwashes can irritate my skin, so I can be a little wary of their bodywashes, But, I found this bodywash gentle and non irritating even for my sensitive skin.

However, the bottle is not designed very well at all. After using it a few times it was very difficult to get the formula out. I squeezed and shook it, and it was time consuming to try to get the bodywash out. This has put me off buying a full size of this, as I don't expect using bodywash to be so difficult! So, I also will not be reusing the small trial sized bottle for travelling!

Overall, a lovely smelling bodywash that is also very moisturising. However, the packaging really lets it down.

Palmolive sets the scent buds on fire with it's peppermint crush body wash, it gently exfoliates while at filling your nose with the smell of something edible, which I must point out is not! The product cleans and exfoliates well however a lot is still left in the container after multiple squeezes to get it out, it is not friendly to eyes should you get a splash back, and does take a wee while to wash completely off your skin. Its presentation is in a simple bottle, nothing really to grip should you get soapy hands on it, though it's plastic film built into the lid saves for those unfortunate spills in the ground. A very well thought out idea. The plastic cap can be hard to flick up and thus ends up breaking. Price bracket is well within what I would expect to pay for this type of product and fits along with its other products in the same brand.

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.