Customer Reviews

Dove Men and Care Body and Face Wash, Extra Fresh, 18 Ounce (Pack of 3)

5 star:		(41)
4 star:		(48)
3 star:		(28)
2 star:		(11)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

I have sensitive skin that is prone to getting dry, particularly during the winter months and dry weather. I thought I would give this new line a try and it was alright. The scent is just right as it is not overpowering but definitely detectable, although I can understand some people being turned off by it.

The primary moisturizing ingredient in this body wash is the same as in many others - petrolatum. Those saying that this body wash does not moisturize enough - I would recommend letting the lather set on your body for at least a minute or two. Petrolatum is not an instantaneous moisturizer and needs some time to settle on the skin to do its job. Try aiming the water off of you as you lather and let it set for a couple of minutes. Even with this technique, however, this body wash just isn't as moisturizing as it says, especially in comparison to Dove 'Deep Moisture'.

Overall - I liked this body wash. I'm rather picky with my personal hygiene products and Dove For Men passes with an average score.

I have to take away two stars simply for the "cleansing grains" that are an ingredient in this product. I don't mind the feel of these micro-grains on my body. But, this cleanser is a body AND face cleanser and personally I just don't like the feel of the grains on my face. Putting aside the issue of the grains, I really do like the product. It is a pretty luxurious detergent with obvious moisturizers that feel nice on the body. It has a very pleasant smell and rinses well. I feel very CLEAN after using this wash. I only wish they (and maybe they will) offered a "grain free" version of this cleanser. I would buy it. And if the little grains don't bother you then this is a top drawer product, for sure.

I was quite happy with how this product worked as a body wash, but I won't be buying it until the price comes down. Given that every body wash that I've used has gotten me clean, my criteria for choosing one over another are pretty simple: I want something with a pleasant scent, I want a product that isn't overly thin and watery, and I want to feel like I'm getting a good value. This Dove body wash met the first two of those, so I give it a thumbs up in regards to performance. The one balking point for me is that it costs about three times as much as the Suave men's body wash that I typically use, and I don't like it all that much more than the Suave.

Overall, I gave it four stars. Performance is a solid five stars, but value is closer to three stars, IMO.

I have sensitive skin and have a tendency to breakout easily when using most body washes. Personally I've always loved Dove's products, especially the ones for sensitive skin... and I'm going to keep using those and toss this.

Dove's Men + Care does an awesome job lathering up and cleaning. The smell isn't the least bit offensive and it washes off cleanly. It doesn't leave your skin feeling itchy or dry, which is very nice, and does leave your skin feeling soft

However after using it I started to breakout. I looked at the ingredients and saw a whole heck of a lot of things I've never seen in my previous body washes and soaps. Out of all of the stuff in it, I'm not sure what particular ingredient it is, but there is something in it that I am sensitive to and had to quit using it.

So other then being allergic to the body wash, it does a great job cleaning and the smell is quite pleasant. If it didn't break me out, I'd continue using it.

Pros:
Cleans well.
Lathers up great.
Smells good.
Well priced.

Cons:
Broke me out after a few uses.
Has about three times the ingredients as my normal body wash that doesn't break me out

This exact product is $3.82 at Kroger's and even less at Walmart.This exact product is $3.82 at Kroger's and even less at Walmart.This exact product is $3.82 at Kroger's and even less at Walmart.

Normally I use Irish Spring soap but noticed recently that it has been drying my skin out during the winter months. The Dove Men Body and Face Wash works great so far, cleans especially good as a face wash. I like that its a combination body and face wash, for a guy its very convenient not having to use multiple products. I tried two of the three scents. The Clean Comfort has a clean and cool scent to it (Coolwater'ish). The Extra Fresh has a fresh lemon type of scent to it. I like both, clean out of the shower smell but not overpowering like the usual cheap drugstore stuff. Best face cleanser Ive used and will continue using, highly recommended.

I don't usually distinguish between types of body wash, but I must say that I found this new Dove product especially invigorating. It has a nice, clean smell and leaves you feeling refreshed all over. Another nice thing is that it's concentrated, so that you can use less of it per shower, extending its lifetime.

What can you say about a body wash? Does it get you clean? Yes. Well isn't that enough?

Apparently not because this one has MICROMOISTURE technology. All these jargon words really make me laugh. You know there is a room of marketing guru's just sitting around thinking, "what words can we put together that will make our product sound revolutionary?"

This team came up with: patent filed technology (yes that's right, "filed"), micromoisture technology, clinically proven, dermatologist recommended, and total skin comfort. I'm sure one of these is a typo on the container.

But let's talk about the product now.

Smell - it smells clean, masculine, not overpowering. It reminds me a bit of an Axe body spray.

Texture - it has "purifying grains", which means it's sort of like using lava soap but in liquid form. It's gritty but not in a tear-up-your-skin way. That grit is supposed to help wash away dead skin cells and leave your skin refreshed and clean. I would have to say that yes, it does make my skin feel nice afterward.

Where to use it - it says "body and face" but I don't really like micro-beads getting into my eyes. Be cautious about that. Great for body, not for the eyes - so when you're scrubbing your face be sure to squint really tight until you wash all the grit off.

So what do I like? It smells good and it leaves my skin feeling like it's been cleaned very well.

So what don't I like? It's not a shampoo & body wash, just a body wash, so I wind up having to use shampoo as well. This won't apply for bald men, but for the rest of us - I don't recommend using this as a shampoo because it takes forever to wash the microbeads out of your hair.

As advertised the product gets 4 stars. Improvement idea would be to make an all-in-one product so I don't have to spend longer in the shower or use two products to get clean.

I choose this item and gave it to my husband to try (and yes, I even tried it once to see what it was like even though it is most definitely a mans smell). He likes the way it lathers up and rinses off easily even in our hard water, but neither of us care for the scent. I'm not sure what the smell is....maybe a sandalwood or something of the like, but neither of us cared for it. The scent didn't last long on the skin after showering, so that was a good thing for us. Scent is a very personal thing and some may really like the scent of this wash, we just didn't. I would like to see this product is some other scents or even in a non-scented variety. Overall, great product and would pick it up again if I could get a different scent.

I don't know if it's just marketing, or something different about this body wash, but it's the only one I see labeled body wash AND face wash. That makes it very convenient for going to the gym, since I can carry one less bottle. (Nivea has shaving cream, body wash, shampoo, but I love my shampoo... and again, the label there doesn't actually say it's a face wash.)

It rinses very cleanly, which is nice. I'm not sure if it's terribly moisturizing, which is funny for Dove, since that's what they're known for. The claim that it is... but after using Dove Nutrium, my skin feels a definite difference. After using using this, it didn't feel dry, but definitely didn't feel nearly as moisturized.

The most surprising aspect about this wash was the fact that there is virtually no scent. I expect Men's stuff to smell spicy, and other lines of this body wash definitely do, but not this mild formula. I was initially somewhat disappointed, since I usually like smelling "manly", but it turns out it's actually makes it very good for going to the gym at noon, because when I get back to my office, I'm not knocking anyone out with my formidable scent.