Look, I rate The Body Shop highly but researching got frustrating, fast and also: the thing is not so great to use.

I winkled a lil Ramie Lily by The Body Shop out of the box of random offerings from those who receeved them and are keen they find a good home.

I adore The Body Shop: I was gifted with some mandarin-scented soap, before my second trip to Ireland, way back before I lived here, and anytime I smell something even remotely orange-y, I recall with pleasure my sojourn in a hostel in Westport, Co Mayo (hang on… here she is). So sure, I’m going to grab whatever someone else is silly enough to give up.

Except… yeah, not so great.

The impulse is terrific: make a shower/bath scrubby thing — does everyone call it a lily? — that is not made of plastic. Fantastic! I am happy enough with my exfoliating gloves, but wanted to give this a try.

Verdict?

A) It is very smol.

B) It gets very flat? And doesn’t scrub very well?

C) The flatness doesn’t distribute your shower gel, like, at all.

Then I tried to find images that wouldn’t look so woeful: it is discoverable on thebodyshop.com; this is maybe a small press sample? There seem to be none for sale on the flagship site and is only available from portal vendors, ie, long-distance from Indonesia, for example. Which: carbon footprint how are ya.

This is not advancing saving the planet. Ultimately, one must ask: wtf???

Me being me, I wanted to see what happened if I unbunched it. Trusty X-acto knife in hand, I cut the twine that bound it…

Not convinced, but I’ll give it a go!

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