Won't help your skin but it might kill you!
Written: Mar 12 '06
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Pros: Cheap, nice smell
Cons: Doesn't work. Makes tub slippery.
The Bottom Line: This didn't do anything for my skin and I think using lotion in the shower can be dangerous.
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| gadje's Full Review: Olay Moisturinse In Shower Body Lotion |
You've probably seen the commercials for the Olay in shower body lotion. The claim is that it "works like a conditioner" to give you softer, smoother skin. I was a little apprehensive about using another Olay product after a negative experience with Olay Quench. I put my concerns aside and gave it a try.
The directions say: (a) Cleanse with body wash or bar soap as usual, and rinse.; (b) Dispense product into hand and smooth onto wet skin. Start with a quarter size [sic] amount for each area of the body (adjust as needed).; (c) Rinse.; (d) Pat dry with towel.
I used the sensitive skin version with a green cap. I used one "quarter size [sic] amount" for each leg, one for both arms, one for my abdomen/torso and one for my back; or about a buck twenty-five. The consistency is a little thinner than regular lotion; similar to a national brand cream conditioner (you know, the kind at the grocery store, not the kind at a salon).
The first thing I noticed was that the floor of my tub immediately became very slick. I have a tub with a textured floor and it was really slippery. Someone with a smooth-floored or especially tiled tub could host the Winter Olympics. For this reason, anyone with balance or mobility issues should absolutely avoid this product.
I grabbed the bottle and read the back. There is indeed mention of this issue, although it's not exactly a warning. It says in small green lettering on a taupe background, "As with other bath and shower products, this product may make some surfaces more slippery." I find this note to be unsatisfactory. First of all, the "as with other bath and shower products" part makes it sound like the slipperiness will be similar to shampoo or soap, this is not the case. Secondly, green on taupe is not an easy combination to read. A person with poor vision, like an older person who would be in most need of this message, probably would not even be able to tell that there was writing there at all. Why does Proctor & Gamble want to minimize this risk? Why not big fat warning in red lettering? Someone should alert Ralph Nadar; this could kill someone.
Since I don't have balance or mobility issues I felt that it was safe to continue testing the product. I rinsed, as directed, and then carefully got out of the shower. As I dried off, the next thing I noticed was that my skin felt a little sticky. I'm not real thrilled with the idea of getting out of the shower and being sticky, but Okay. Once I had completely dried off the sticky feeling went away. So, was I smoother? Well, in a word, no.
Now, I don't think it would be fair to judge a product like this based on one use. I used it for a few days, continuing to experience the "sticky" feeling. After several days of use, I determined that this product was doing nothing. If anything, my skin felt worse because I had discontinued use of my regular Dove body lotion, which works just fine by the way.
When you think about it, it makes sense. The function of lotion is to hydrate the skin. It does this by absorbing into the skin. If you smooth it on and then immediately rinse it off it doesn't have an opportunity to absorb into the skin and is therefor unable to fulfill its function.
Olay in shower body lotion may be a great product to rev up your slippery slide, but don't expect it to give you great skin. And, there is a potential for injury as a result of your tub floor becoming very slick.
Recommended:
No
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