by Nicole Morgan

Created on: May 24, 2010

For those of you who aren't familiar with the Soap and Glory range, it is created by Marcia Kilgore who was the founder of the über trendy and über expensive Bliss Spas. But the Soap and Glory range aims to bring a luxury range of beauty products to the masses and the company's founder believes that 'you shouldn't have to spend an arm and a leg to moisturise one (or the other or both!)' And whilst Soap and Glory products are far from cheap, they certainly provide a bit of luxury at far more affordable prices than their Bliss counterparts. They're also more widely available, being stocked in Boots stores up and down the country as well as in Harvey Nichols. But Harvey Nichols won't reward you with advantage card points so it's worth bearing that in mind.

The packaging for the Soap and Glory range is what originally caught my eye. I am a lover of all things kitsch, retro and pink and Sap and Glory manages to combine all of these factors to create packaging that will bring an element of fun and quirkiness to your bathroom. The Clean on Me shower gel takes pride of place on the edge of my bath and it's hard to miss the mammoth 500ml bottle. As with the other products in the range it features a kitsch black and white photo and a bright pink label that complete with charming mantras such as 'cleanliness is essential when godliness is improbable.'

As for the product, Clean on Me claims to be more than just a shower gel. Instead it lured me with the promise of a built in body lotion. As all women will tell you, multi-tasking is a necessity in order to double our productivity during the day. Soap and Glory makes it that little bit easier by enabling us to cleanse and moisturise your skin at the same time.

Using the product is easy and no different to how you would wash yourself with any other shower gel. The bottle has the added convenience of a pump dispenser which makes dispensing the right amount of shower gel a doddle, even with slippery wet hands. You'll also be surprised at how little of the Clean on Me you need to create a rich lather. I tend to use 3 or 4 pumps and this is ample for cleaning me from top to toe. The shower gel does have a creamy consistency and the lather feels softer and smoother on my skin than other shower gels I've used. It might be psychological, but it really does feel like there's an inbuilt moisturiser getting to work on my skin whilst I cleanse.

The shower gel contains natural mandarin peel extract amongst other ingredients

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