LUSH Mange Too Massage Bar Review

The Verdict:  While this is not my favorite LUSH massage bar, I don't hate it either. It's a big bar and has lasted a long time and I like the scent but I don't think I'll buy it again as it does not melt well enough.

Just the Facts:  Mange Too is a massage bar from LUSH which is a company that makes handmade bath and body products.  The idea is that you use this bar in place of liquid oils when giving a massage. 

Mange Too is described on LUSH.com as follows: For tantalizing, tasty pulse points and everything in between.  Delectable and delicious. Everyone deserves to be spoiled with soft caresses and gentle kisses. Our lickable Mange Too massage bar will have you both nibbling for a taste of the honey, white chocolate and tingly peppermint. You'll be back for seconds.

As we're not much into massage in the Bugg household, I use massage bars as solid moisturizers in winter time when my skin is dry and itchy.  It's especially nice to use after shaving legs, pits, and other places as it cuts down in razor burn and those nasty itchy bumps.  And this may be total TMI but my chest gets really itchy and I swear I could scratch the girls right off of me sometimes. I don't know if it's the hot water, the dry winter weather, or the combination of those things but what I do know is that it drives me nearly mad and I have to lube myself up to get any relief.

After getting out of a hot shower my skin is generally warm enough to readily melt most LUSH massage bars with the exception of Mange Too.  I have to really press down on my skin to get it to begin to melt.  I usually start with my legs, then arms and elbows, then my chest but sometimes even then it's so hard that it pulls and hurts the delicate skin around there so I have to roll the bar around in my hands to melt it and then apply it to my skin.  This is the only LUSH massage bar with which I have to do this and it's somewhat annoying.

I do like the scent though.  While I do pick up a slight Play Doh/baby powder scent, my bar is strongly scented with honey, white chocolate, and just a touch of mint and banana.  And while LUSH states that this product is lickable, I don't generally apply it to any part of my body that I could lick so I haven't done so. 

What I do know is that I like the scent and that when I apply it to my shaved parts and any other body part that is dry, cracked, and itchy, my skin is moisturized and itch free all day.  Much moreso than when I use plain body lotion. 

Closing Argument:  3 stars.  Mange Too is average.  It's not bad but it's not great either.  Just average. I much prefer other LUSH massage bars as they melt easier.