Palmolive Liquid Hand Wash- Dermatologically Tested

...agree with her that the Palmolive pH Neutral Aquarium variety of liquid soap, DOES look rather splendid. You see, the liquid soap is clear and transparent and so is the bottle. On the inside of the back label, there is a sea-scape design, with seaweed, coral reefs and fish. When you view this through the soap, it takes on a kind of hazy, blurred appearance, which gives the water scene a kind-of authenticity. Not only this, but there is a limited ...
...fun bottle?!

Palmolive pH Neutral Aquarium, comes in a 300ml bottle, with a white dispensing nozzle. To release an appropriately sized volume of soap, you depress the white nozzle, while maintaining a cupped hand under the end to catch the soap.

Now, let's not get all technical about this - this is just soap. All you want to know is whether it does the job it's supposed to or not. Well, put it this way, it lathers up ... more

I grew up with Shield soap bars in the bathroom at home. We had Shield because my mother thought, in her infinite wisdom, that this was the brand, in her experience, which had the lowest tendency to end up as a pile of slimy mush on the side of the sink. Liquid soap was just one of those things that they had in the toilets at school, and in the shopping centre. It wasn't something that one had at home because it worked out much more expensive than bars of soap.

The years went by, I grew up, left home, and starting shopping for myself. It's at this sort of time that you realise that there are things in life worth paying a little bit extra for. I don't want to be picking up a slippery, slime-ridden piece of gunk, that probably has more bacteria on it than I have on my hands, and rubbing it into my skin. No, siree.

Now if I had my way, I'd only buy the liquid soap that was on offer. It's more justifiable to buy liquid soap if you're buying one and getting one free. But recently, my girlfriend, being a typical, well... erm, 'girl', bought the one that came in the nicest looking bottle. I have to agree with her that the Palmolive pH Neutral Aquarium variety of liquid soap, DOES look rather splendid. You see, the liquid soap is clear and transparent and so is the bottle. On the inside of the back label, there is a sea-scape design, with seaweed, coral reefs and fish. When you view this through the soap, it takes on a kind of hazy, blurred appearance, which gives the water scene a kind-of authenticity. Not only this, but there is a limited further sea-scape design strategically placed on the front of the bottle. But the 'piece de resistance' is the floating puffer fish in the middle of the soap! Wonderful.

Who cares what the actual soap is like when it comes in such a fun bottle?!

Palmolive pH Neutral Aquarium, comes in a 300ml bottle, with a white dispensing nozzle. To release an appropriately sized volume of soap, you depress the white nozzle, while maintaining a cupped hand under the end to catch the soap.

Now, let's not get all technical about this - this is just soap. All you want to know is whether it does the job it's supposed to or not. Well, put it this way, it lathers up well, it gets the dirt off your hands, and it leaves your hands feeling fresh and clean. There is a smell to the soap - a typical soapy smell, which is not overpowering, but does leave a residual perfumed whiff on your skin after use.

It is available from all good supermarkets and drug stores, including Tesco, who describe it as: "Palmolive Liquid Handwash. In this unique collection, Palmolive combines enchanting designs from the sea with a dermatologically tested formula, gentle enough for the whole family to use. It leaves your skin feeling soft and smooth, day after day." Tesco's retail price is £1.87, and you will find that most other outlets have the product similarly priced.

For all you chemistry boffins out there, the ingredients are: Aqua, Sodium C12-13 Pareth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Lauryl Polyglucose, Sodium Chloride, Parfum, DMDM Hydantoin, Polyquaternium-7, Tetrasodium EDTA, CI 17200, CI 42090 --- so you can see, it's nice and natural (!)

All in all, an expensive luxury item (Palmolive bar soaps sell for only £0.79!), but one that is probably worth it because of its 'nice' factor. Made by the well known Colagate-Palmolive company, you can be assured of its quality, and hey, it's worth it just for the floating puffer-fish bottle. 

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