CREMO Men's Body Wash & Shower Gel Italian Bergamot - 473ml

As a bloke in touch with his feminine side perhaps, I have a growing interest in fragrances, smells ... we have 5 senses and I think for most of us our sense of smell is hugely underused. Although we need it in order to taste food (we can all relate to having a cold and losing our sense of taste), smell alone is something I think I use less. So I have learned to love hand soaps and enjoy the residual fragrance left on the hand after washing in perhaps an up-market restaurant where good attention to detail leads to a tasteful soap being installed. I have a number of (liquid) soap dispensers in loos and bathrooms at home and usually buy a bubble bath or shower gel to fill them with, maybe cheapies from Lidl or Radox. They're ok. Our sense of smell is hard wired so that if we smell a fire, we react to run without thinking about it. Or smell something rotten, we we recoil. Survival mechanism reactions. But smells are evocative - have you had that experience of smelling something that immediately rockets you back to a day at school or other earlier life experience? Smell is powerful psychologically. I stumbled across Cremo and was intrigued - palo santo is a fragrant, wild tree native to South America, historically used as "holy wood" for spiritual cleansing, clearing negative energy, and calming meditation. Its wood, which has a sweet scent of pine, mint, and lemon, is typically burned to produce incense or used as essential oil. I had no idea what this smelled like but was curious enough to buy. I used a dab to wash my hands and already love this gorgeous smell. And it is extremely concentrated, the tiniest amount the size of a lentil resulted in a huge amount of lather. I can see a pea size drop on the shower sponge will provide a sumptuous shower. When we can add an extra dimension of pleasure to our mundane daily routines, then I think we should do it. Through sounds such as music of ambient sounds and scents to shower with, wear and atomisers to provide fragrance to our place of work or rest. Nearly £10 for shower gel may seem a lot, however, it is at least 3 x more concentrated than run of the mill gel. Used with care, I reckon it will easily last a long time and work out similar £cost wise. It's almost as thick as treacle. I plan to buy a few more, although the Palo Santo is amazing, with everything in life, the familiarity of day to day use will undermine its pleasure, just like food and the same view. It's why the phrase "Variety is the spice of life" was coined by the English poet William Cowper in 1785 :-) Life is full of new things to discover and this one for me has introduced another pleasure to enjoy.

Lovely product. Strong fragrance and very fresh. A little goes a long way. Really does feel like luxury. Good value for money as the bottle sizing is generous. Very clean feeling after use.

Long lasting fragrance but very expensive for what it is

People say this lasts a long time. Let me quantify that. I started using the bottle (bourbon and oak) in February. I shower every day. It finished today, pretty much 6 months. Comparatively much better value than using supermarket body washes. And it smells amazing too.

Lovely scent. Lovely texture - rich, you only need a little amount. Have bought again. Worth the cost

Can’t believe the results after a month of using this!! Couldn’t recommend it enough The smell is just amazing

Actually disappointed, did not smell that much. Did lather as a decent body wash though

My boyfriend liked this brand and since I tried it myself I got addicted to it and all related shower gels in this Brand. Smells addictive, does the job and leaves a scent long after the shower. Love it can’t recommend it enough)

Really like the scent. I also have the cologne in bourbon and oak.

Ottimo bagnoschiuma dalla consistenza piacevole sulla pelle. La profumazione è delicata, discreta e regala un'immediata sensazione di freschezza e benessere. Un prodotto eccellente per un momento di puro relax.

Based on other reviews I gave this a shot when on special. Wow what an indulgent experience. The smell is amazing and lasts on the skin with a subtle scent you can smell up close. It lathers well and you don’t need much at all. Leaves me feeling moisturised and not dried out. I’ll be trying the other ones next to see which is my fav.

Superbe parfum, intense, très naturel

Buon prodotto, profumazione come da descrizione. Profumato ma delicato sulla pelle