Patently Obvious Rosemary and Lavender Hand Wash Review

We like:

The performance; the recycled plastic bottle; it's paraben-free

We don't like:

The lack of straightforward information about the ingredients and how it manages to be "kind to the planet and antibacterial" at the same time

SmartPlanet judgement:

Ingredient names such as Tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol made us a little worried about the green credentials of this hand wash. While we wouldn't call it the most natural hand wash ever, we are happy that our ingredients-check showed no harmful stuff and no parabens. We like its performance and we like the design of the recycled bottle and think it's a brilliant way to take Carex users a step closer to being extreme greenies.

This hand wash has just about everything we could want. It works wonders, cleans our hands without drying out our skin and it comes in a 100 per cent recycled plastic bottle that's incredibly well designed -- it looks chic and it has a cool spout that ensures there's no dripping anywhere. Patently Obvious' Rosemary and Lavender hand wash even claims to be good to the environment while still being antibacterial. What more could we want? Continue reading...