Grown Alchemist Revitalize Hand Wash - Cedarwood Atlas, Ylang Ylang, Tangerine, Organic Hand Soap - Natural Vegan Bioactive Botanicals for Sensitive Skin, Moisturising, Hydrating Handwash 500 ml

It’s a quasi bougie fragranced hand soap. It is what it is.

We came across this brand in a hotel in Paris. The scents are incredible and unique. The packaging is simple but classy. Its not a cheap product, but I prefer to its competition like Rituals.

Ever since covid and we all being more aware of cleaning our hands regularly, I’ve had a penchant for high end hand wash, thus making regular hand washing feel a little treat! To be honest, when buying expensive hand wash, I go for looks first and when I saw this, I thought the bottle looked understated but classy. I WAS expecting a glass bottle but this is plastic and not too dissimilar in size, shape and material to cheap Baylis & Harding. The scent is a strange one… I can only describe it as musty zest. It’s definitely a more masculine fragrance. I only needed to use one pump to wash my hands so this will be long lasting. It not only looks but feels a slimy wash, it does lather up semi well and when washed off, my hands definitely feel squeaky clean and the strange scent lingers a while. I’ve got to admit, I’d never heard of grown alchemist before and therefore are not familiar with their products and based on this ignorance, I’m gobsmacked at the price for this hand wash. I am a bit of a sucker for luxury branded hand washes and if this was in a glass bottle with a delicious scent, I’d probably investigate this brand further but on my experiences with this hand wash, I won’t be buying into the brand. If this was the same price as Baylis, I’d probably choose Baylis and that’s coming from a self certified hand wash snob!

This hand wash comes in a dark brown plastic bottle with a plastic pump dispenser. I have very sensitive, dry skin and tend to react badly to soaps - I'm very sensitive to SLS (sodium lauryl sulfate) in particular. This soap is SLS-free and uses sodium lauroyl sarcosinate as a surfactant instead. It sounds similar, but sodium lauroyl sarcosinate is not at all related, it is derived from coconut oil and is far more gentle and natural and not known for causing irritation. I can confirm that this soap is very gentle on my skin and doesn't leave it feeling dry at all - it actually feels very soft. I usually use Dr Bronner's which is another quite expensive SLS-free soap, but I actually prefer this one as it leaves my skin feeling much softer and more hydrated. It doesn't foam up a lot, but since I always tend to use SLS-free soaps, I'm used to this and it isn't really an issue - it is quite easy to distribute and cleanse. The smell is actually much fruitier than I was expecting, you can definitely smell the tangerine. The cedar and ylang ylang add a subtle earthy, woodsiness - it is a really lovely smell, just a bit sweet. It may seem expensive, but if you're looking to take care of your skin or avoid adverse reactions to nasty chemicals, I'd 100% recommend this soap.

This hand wash is a little watery but one squirt from the pump is enough to use to wash hands it doesn’t really foam up much at all but does cleanse you hands and leave your hands smelling lovely. i love the scent of this hand wash and it’s a large bottle and i’m not even a quarter way through it. only negative is it’s quite pricey for a hand wash . but if you like your lux products you will love this luxuary hand wash.

Don't get me wrong as a soap it definately cleans. However given the list of ingredients I did expect a decent odour. Unfortunately it does not have one (maybe a mild butterscotch smell) well if it's there, it is too subtle for me to pick up and I do think I have a decent sense of smell. For the cost I am disappointed I could get this cleaning power for a quid from Aldi TBH. As a luxury item with a luxuriant smell it fails totatlly to deliver. I won't be purchasing again.

I hadn’t heard of this brand before and it looked high end with a high price (was £28!), thought I would like to try it. I found the packaging disappointing, a plastic container similar to Baylis & Harding, I expected better than this! It has a strong herbal smell, which I’m not particularly keen on. It doesn’t lather up very well but does feel gentle on your hands. I’m hoping it may be better for the skin and not dry it out. Lastly the pump does dispense rather a lot if you press it down hard and at this cost you wouldn’t want to waste it.

This hand soap has such a wonderful scent, it’s fresh and citrusy with a sweet note. The scent lingers on the skin afterwards. It doesn’t dry out my hands at all, has a nice lather and so far has lasted quite a while. Though it is pricey, it’s probably one of my favourite hand soaps now and I really love the brand.

Riecht schön

Smells wonderful. Lathers beautifully. Leaves hands feeling clean but soft. Expensive but worth it

Bought this trying to find the soap Delta airlines uses on its international flights. They must have their own proprietary scent but this is a good alternative. The soap is fairly good but the bottle is marginal. When it squirts, it shoots out the end and frequently on my clothes, some times it doesn’t work at all.

I love this soap, it smells great!

love the bottle, but the scent is really strong and not what I would have expected; it lingers on your hands