Influenster Review: The Many Uses of Ivory*

Ivory products...who hasn't heard of them?  They've been around for over 125 years!  When I received the bar of soap from Influenster via Ivory I was thinking to myself...I haven't used Ivory soap since I was a kid.  The second thought that came to mind is: well it's just a bar of soap...good for one thing...washing your body.  I'm definitely thinking this would be a no brainer product review.  Influenster and Ivory were kind enough to provide various ways to use what I thought was just a bar of soap.  I'm going to share with you the various uses I got out of my Ivory.

My first use was to try it as a makeup brush cleanser:

 

 I found my brushes to be pleasantly soft and most importantly very clean.

My second use as a facial cleanser:

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 This came at the right time.  I had just ran out of my usual facial cleanser.  Ivory was able to hold me over until I could get around to purchasing more.  My skin didn't feel over stripped.  It felt just right.  No harsh ingredients to irritate my already sensitive skin.

My third and final use was as body cleanser:

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Since I had one bar of soap to test I cut it into smaller pieces so I could obtain the most use from it.  As a body cleanser it didn't leave my skin stripped.  The fact that Ivory bar soap is 99.44% pure that it actually floats says a lot to me as a consumer.  I avoid many brands of soap due to sensitivities to fragrance.  After stepping out the shower I didn't feel like I had to rush to moisturize my skin.  Which brings me back to my childhood memories of Ivory I mentioned earlier...it was gentle enough that my Mami trusted it enough to use it on me.  As a child I suffered from many dermatology related conditions.  Yet this is the one brand that stuck out of my memory bank...good stuff. :-)

What I like most about Ivory bar soap is that it has a variety of uses.  I personally like something I can purchase at an affordable price that has multiple uses.  You can do so much with that plain looking bar of soap.  But that same simplicity is what sets it apart from other brands.

Overall I enjoyed the Ivory bar soap and I actually plan to purchase more so I can experiment with the other uses that I read about but did not have enough to try them all.  Did you know you can also use Ivory bar soap as a stain remover (food related, rings around the collar, etc.)?  You can even grate it into laundry flakes.  And it makes for fun craving projects with the kiddies.  And the fact that it's super affordable makes it even better.  Just because it's not uber expensive doesn't mean it's worthless.  Like I said before I like as much bang for my buck as I can get.  And with the many uses of Ivory I can afford to do that. ;-)

*I received this product complimentary for testing and review purposes from Influenster and Ivory as a participant in the Mom VoxBox campaign.