I really like Peppermint shower products when I shower at the gym post workout. I like the way it soothes the muscles and invigorates the skin and also the fact that it helps clear the sinuses after a swim.

What it does, according to the brand: “Our most popular scent & with a peppermint burst so pure it tingles! Scented with organic peppermint oil to cool skin, clear sinuses and sharpen mind. Our Peppermint Pure-Castile Bar Soap is made with certified fair trade ingredients and organic hemp oil for a soft, smooth lather that won’t dry your skin. 100% biodegradable in a 100% post-consumer recycled wrapper.”

This is a translation of the text on the wrapping: “In everything we do, let us be generous, fair and loving towards planet Earth and her inhabitants. Because we are all one or nothing. All united!”

My experience: I used this soap for the first time today, after Aquagym. The smell is lovely, pure mint. The lather is both abundant and very soft on the skin. At first I didn’t really feel the advertised tingle, which was disappointing. Then I reached some more sensitive areas and it definitely tingled there! It even turned into an almost burning feeling so I promptly rinsed off the soap. The feeling continued for a few minutes but there was no adverse effect afterwards, just feeling rather fresh all over. I will leave it to personal tastes to decide if you would enjoy that 😀

I was still disappointed about the lack of peppermint effect on my muscles until I came out of the shower. Then the cooler air of the changing room hit me and this is when the tingling started all over. In spite of the fact that I had rinsed the soap off, exfoliated and moisturised in the shower, it still worked. As I am writing this a couple of hours later I can still feel the freshness on my feet and legs. It feels really nice.

I would not recommend this as an evening soap as it is definitely invigorating. But as a morning and/or post workout soap, I really liked it. This is definitely staying in my washbag. One small detail that wasn’t quite right: the soap is slightly too big to fit in my regular soap box. I had to shave some off the sides. It will be fine after a couple of uses.

Good sides:

• Plastic-free
• Lathers well
• Very soft on the skin
• Lovely tingling fresh effect afterwards
• No SLS
• GMO free
• No artificial colour
• No artificial fragrance
• Not expensive
• Great philosophy

Bad sides:

• A bit too big for a regular soap box

Would I repurchase? Yes

List of ingredients: Organic Coconut Oil*, Organic Palm Oil*, Sodium Hydroxide**, Water, Organic Olive Oil*, Mentha Arvensis, Organic Hemp Oil, Organic Jojoba Oil, Mentha Piperita, Sea Salt, Citric Acid, Tocopherol
*CERTIFIED FAIR TRADE INGREDIENTS
**None remains after saponifying oils into soap & glycerin.

Please click here for a link to the peppermint soap on Dr Bronner UK