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So I guess I should introduce myself, I’m a buddy of Gee-Dubs; I have a real name, a real face, but on the internet and at various venues in Vancouver, I’m known as simply That Stupid Hipster. I’m here to provide a male’s perspective in thrifty/frugal grooming, as well as my look into fashion and other crap I’m sure you’re excited about (so long as mistress bible allows it). Although I should mention that I’m not the typical Man’s Man, however, I’m not gushing over the new David Choe Collection, nor am I excited about what the hell Vera Wang is doing, Think of myself as a healthy medium between working class utility and pretentious Indie inanity

With that being said

Bodywashes, the answer to the busy man’s grooming needs. It’s a great solution that you can pick up throw it in the shower and not have to worry about it until the bottle runs out. While it’s certainly a covenant way of keeping clean they aren’t without their faults. I’ve tried a few in the last couple of years just having it at work and I’ve noticed that some are fine and will do for physical workplaces. But let’s be clear about this, these are stop gap measures for afterwork/after gym washing. They should not be used purely as your soap and shampoo. You’re all big boys now we have to get actual toiletries.

Lets see how they stack up shall we?

 Old Spice Red Zone Body Wash and Shower Gels

The first one of these I tried was the Afterhours shower gel. Boasting “Scent Technology” that deploys scent through out the day, Red Zone had little beads of…something, which I can only assume is for exfoliating. While I didn’t notice my skin feeling it was exfoliated, I didn’t have that feeling of gross residue which I got from other. And I did notice that the scent stuck around for a while and was a subtler than cologne but more noticeable than deodorant.

As a soap it was fine no different than bar soap. As a shampoo it left my hair dry and I noticed more dandruff than usual.

Also I would find random blue beads in my hair within the first couple of hours of getting out of the shower.

Did It Clean? Yes.

Did It Smell Good? Sure.

Was it Gross Using It? Of all of them no this was the best for that.

The classic Old Spice Body Wash. Was fine, did everything it was suppose to do, didn’t feel slimy after using it, worked fine as a shampoo. However, as any high school girl knows too much Old Spice is a very bad thing, Now imagine bathing yourself in the distinctive scent. While using this bottle I kinda was self conscious of how much I smelled, though I doubt it actually was that noticeable. And I’m sure it’s preferred rather than the scent of dude coming from you as you’re standing in line.
Did It Clean? Yes.

DId It Smell Good?  Way to heavy Scent wise.

Was it Gross Using It? Texture wise fine whatever, the scent was enough to make me gag
Axe Shower Gel

I hate this stuff. Though Axe is currently the king of body products for guys, bros, and athletes in North America, its shower gel has an unpleasant texture and almost is like washing yourself with something you played with as a kid. While it didn’t produce a gross residue I did feel like I had ‘something’ on me right after I showered. I liken it to washing with shampoo which is appropriate because it seemed to work with my hair fine.

Scent wise it was a little heavy right of the bat but dispersed to nothing within a couple of hours.

Did It Clean? As sad as this may seem, I didn’t feel any cleaner after using this stuff.

Did It Smell Good? Sure.

Was It Gross Using It? Yeah, totes.
Addias Body Wash

For my money the best bang for the buck. Subtle scent, decent soap, garbage for shampoo though however I don’t depended on a body wash for constant day to day use. I would say that it’s fine in conjunction with actual shampoo and conditioner for going to work but for pleasant personal hygiene/date night alittle more effort is..suggested.
Did It Clean? Yes, fo’sho.

Did It Smell Good? Yeaup and out of all of them it’s the least, aggressive?

Was it Gross Using It? Nada.

In the end for about 8 bucks across the board you can grab something which is fine for a workplace locker room or for places you just want to use one bottle for everything, (school, the gym). I wouldn’t recommend these for constant hygiene but for something quick and easy any of these are fine. The Adidas wash is my personal favourite all of these. But again, these are just stop gap used when I’m marooned on some God-forsaken island.

Though I mention some were grosser than others while using it I would like to point out these are really all gross. Seriously proper soap proper shampoo and yes proper conditioner are mainstays in my shower…box thing.