Today I’m going to be doing my first review of a bacon-based product.  The lucky winner of this distinction is:

Archie McPhee’s Bacon Body Wash

http://www.amazon.com/Accoutrements-12416-Bacon-Body-Wash/dp/B00GBPB9US

I ordered a bottle of this and took advantage of my Amazon Prime account to get it here ASAP.  You can find it for a better price than the link above, but make sure you check to see what shipping will cost.  For me, the one with free Prime shipping seemed the way to go.  Anyway, this isn’t a review of Amazon Prime (it’s amazeballs, btw), so…onward!

The first thing I noticed when I got the package was the sizing of it.  Now, I knew I was only getting a 5.1 oz (150mL) bottle of the stuff, but I don’t think the size really sank in until I received the package.  Here’s a shot next to a 12 oz beer bottle, for some visual perspective on 5.1 oz vs 12 oz.

It’s not much body wash, especially given that it cost about $6, but a little does go a long way with products such as this.  Besides, if we’re being honest here, if you’re buying Bacon Body Wash, you’re not buying it to be frugal!

I popped the seal on the box, removed the bottle, popped the seal on the cap, then I unscrewed the cap, expecting to be hit with a rush of glorious bacony goodness.  I was not. Instead, I had encountered yet another safety seal.  This is the safest damned body wash I’ve ever seen.  I feel quite confident in assuring you that, should you get this product shipped to your home, it will not leak!  At least, not from the cap.  I pick at the foil safety seal a bit, finally get it to peel back, and toss it to the side.

I brought the bottle to my nose, but as it got about halfway there, I could already smell it.  My mouth started watering.  My pulse quickened. I felt an enlargement in my…desire to drink the bottle, because it smelled so damn savory.  I had expected it to merely smell “smoky,” as some “bacon” branded products I’ve tried in the past.  This was clearly not the case here.  I’m not sure what sorcery the good folks over at Archie McPhee have used to concoct this scent, but it is spot-on bacon.

I didn’t necessarily *need* a shower at this point in my evening, but I could not resist the temptations of my new liquid goddess.  I poured a dab onto my wash cloth and started salivating again.  I could have sworn someone was right beside me, cooking bacon.  The smell got stronger when mixed with the humid air.  I bathed and basked in the scent…nay, the experience that is Bacon Body Wash.  I finally got out – probably right before I lost my hot water, and dried off.  Upon drying, the faint scent lingered with me.  Even 20 minutes post-shower, I had a faint air bacon deliciousness about me.

Final thoughts:

This is a really solid product.  It’s an effective body wash and it lives up to the promise of bacon deliciousness.  Go out and get yourself some BBW* today!

*On second thought, perhaps I should have typed out Bacon Body Wash…