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Imperial Leather Original Soap (Luxury Rich & Creamy Ivory Bars)

You've used it before
BEST FOR HAND-WASHING USE IT FREE (NO BAG) REVIEWED FROM MEMORY
THE VERDICT
Its fine and washes well

This soap is ubiqutous with bathrooms and you can smell it as you're reading these words - we all can

5.6
/ 10
RANK
7th of 8 in soaps
WASHES SO FAR
8 by the man
C
£ / BAR
£0.93
PACK
£7.45
WEIGHT
100g
£ / GRAM
£0.009
THE SHAPE OF IT
LATHER · 6.0 SCENT · 5.0 VALUE · 8.5 LASTS · 7.0 SKIN · 2.7
Five lines, one fingerprint.
AXIS BREAKDOWN
LATHER
6.0
SCENT
5.0
VALUE
8.5
LASTS
7.0
SKIN
2.7
DNA FINGERPRINT
One stripe per sub-score, height = score. Same scores yield the same fingerprint.
AXIS BY AXIS
01 · LATHER
6.0

This score is a solid performer - better soaps, worse soaps. The Impy sits just about average

02 · SCENT
5.0

The soap often smells strongest before it's used, on the hands the scent fades fast

03 · VALUE
8.5

Strong luxurious feel for 50p of soap. The value is undeniable.

04 · LASTS
7.0

A robust bar that doesn't often crack. Doesn't really mind drying out entirely but will need a moment to rejuvinate when hydrated again

05 · SKIN
2.7

I dont really like the feeling after the wash, but it does the job and cleans your hands.

INGREDIENTS, ABRIDGED
Sodium Palmate
Aqua
Sodium Palm Kernelate
Glycerin
Parfum
Titanium Dioxide
Sodium Chloride
Tetrasodium EDTA
Tetrasodium Etidronate
Tocopheryl Acetate
Hexyl Cinnamal
Linalool
Citronellol
Geraniol
Limonene
TESTING METHOD
On the ledge, but the sink - the soap that doesn't care and will always give its all
VS OTHER SOAPS
Imperial Leather Original Soap
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5.6
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£1.93
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Pears Amber Moisturising Soap Bar
£1.21
8.6
Pears Pure and Gentle
£9.67
8.5
Oliva olive oil soap (600g mega bar)
£7.77
7.2
Garli Orhan Pure olive oil soap
£1.67
6.2
Palmolive Naturals
£1.50
5.8
Wright's Traditional Coal Tar Soap
£2.24
4.8
THE FULL VERDICT

The Impy is a soid bathroom soap choice. A bar that holds up well, ages elegantly, and isn't fussy about treatment. The bar is a standard mass produced bar - the colour is a pure white. The soap will leave your hands with a lot of drag and a strong scent which will fade fast. Sometimes your hands need a double wash and this is really not the soap for that, it claims to be luxuriously moisturising but it's just a white soap.

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