Palmolive Body Butter Peppermint Crush Exfoliating Body Wash Review

I have driven my trolley past this so many times at the supermarket and have been tempted to put it in but every time I had that nagging voice telling me no way you have so many half opened and unopened shower gels you don't need more, until one day I just couldn't resist anymore.

The bottle is pretty simple it's a clear bottle so you can how much you have left, it's easy to grab in the shower as its an hourglass shape bottle. The lid is easy to open and close but it doesn't sit on the lid so yep you have to shake it a bit.

The actual shower gel is a white creamy colour with brown exfoliating beads in it. The exfoliating beads are very fine and they don't do a great job exfoliating my skin. My skin is on the dry side though and need a harsh scrub.

The scent is minty but not as minty as I thought (or maybe I expected original source minty-ness) anyway it's not strong. What it lacks in scent it makes up for in moisturising, my skin feels beautiful and soft after using it and I get away with moisturising for a couple of hours before turning into the dreaded crocodile skin look. I won't be repurchasing this again in a hurry Its nice but not amazing

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 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.

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 have recently tried this body wash, and it smells really amazing, and I found it not to be drying on my skin. However it is a very thick formula, and very hard to get out of the bottle. It requires a lot of hard squeezing to get a small amount out. But once it is out, it is really fresh and lovely. It cleanses well.

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 got this after liking the sample I was sent even though I had to do superhuman acts of squeezing to get it out of the bottle. This is a very thick body buttery shower gel and is hard to squeeze out of the bottle. Once it's out there is a peppermint smell but I don't find it overly fragranced and it's definitely not enough to wake me up in the morning. The bits in it are slightly exfoliating but not overly so. This leaves me feeling clean but I'm not overly fussed on it so I wont be replacing it once it runs out.

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.

I love a great body wash, it is the start of my day and its great if its a good one. Unfortunately this was not a great one. The smell was pretty good but as far as the exfoliating, I felt it really didnt do as much as others I have used. It was also super thick and it was a real work out for my hands trying to squeeze it out of a wet bottle in the shower. Overall a bit disappointing so I will be on the lookout for a different body wash.

I received a sample from a Countdown promotion. I tried it in the shower and it smelled lovely, nice and pepperminty, quite a thick formula but not enough gritty seeds to really exfoliate the skin. It left my skin nice-smelling and smooth. Reasonably priced from the supermarket. The material the bottle is made of makes it very hard to squeeze out the last drops of body butter. I would recommend the product but not the packaging, which is poorly designed, so for this reason I am not going to buy the full-size version.