# Rate a brand: Dove+Men Care **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 29, 2018, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-a-brand-dove-men-care/807702 "2018-01-29T03:47:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Luciano700](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Luciano700](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luciano700)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-a-brand-dove-men-care/807702/1 "2018-01-29T03:47:36Z")
I just became a huge fan of the brand last year. And perfect time as I tried their Minerals Sage body wash. Which was the first time I tried a body wash of them since 2012. Last year I explored more of their items and man I love the brand now more than ever. Their Clean Comofort, Deep Clean and Extra Fresh scents are amazing. I also used the Fresh Awake once, which was also my first one and I vaguely remember the scent smelling a bit citrus-like. As for their shampoos, some of the most seriously-engineered men’s shampoos in the market. I only tried one deodorant[well 2 technically] Extra Fresh in both dry spray and antiperspirant Overall: 8.5/10. Will give the brand maybe a 10 as it grows and explore more of the line. ---
**Author:** ![Luciano700](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Luciano700](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luciano700)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-a-brand-dove-men-care/807702/2 "2018-01-29T04:37:24Z")
I also tried their Oil Control bars, Sensetive Shield body wash. As for shampoos. One titled “Complete Care” and another by the name of “Fresh & Clean”. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-a-brand-dove-men-care/807702/3 "2018-01-29T04:58:05Z")
I tried the shampoo when I first came back to the US. Didn’t like it. Made my hair too dry. Finally settled back on Paul Mitchell, which is what I used when I lived here before, all those years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Luciano700](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Luciano700](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luciano700)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-a-brand-dove-men-care/807702/4 "2018-01-29T05:06:07Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I tried the shampoo when I first came back to the US. Didn’t like it. Made my hair too dry. Finally settled back on Paul Mitchell, which is what I used when I lived here before, all those years ago. Which one did you get specifically? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-a-brand-dove-men-care/807702/5 "2018-01-29T05:08:22Z")
I don’t recall now. But I’m sticking with Paul Mitchell. ---
**Author:** ![Luciano700](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Luciano700](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luciano700)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-a-brand-dove-men-care/807702/6 "2018-01-29T07:35:13Z")
I got a 23 oz pump container of the Clean Comfort body wash ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-a-brand-dove-men-care/807702/7 "2018-01-29T10:15:25Z")
I’m a big fan of the Nivea For Men range, particularly their Post Shave Balm which seems to do a better job of preventing ingrowns than other similar products. Their shaving foam and gel are pretty good too. I still haven’t found a shampoo I’m entirely happy with, and at this rate by the time I do I won’t have any hair left to wash. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-a-brand-dove-men-care/807702/8 "2018-01-29T13:30:24Z")
I use Irish Spring bar soap on my body and as a shampoo. I sometimes worry that this is cultural appropriation, as I have no Irish genealogy as far as I know. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-a-brand-dove-men-care/807702/9 "2018-01-29T17:28:27Z")
Dove bar soaps I like and use but their other products just never worked well for me; especially the shampoo. I have some dandruff issues even with most of my hair gone and T-gel is my main brand. ---
**Author:** ![Luciano700](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Luciano700](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luciano700)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-a-brand-dove-men-care/807702/10 "2018-01-29T17:33:56Z")
You all need to try at least their 3 top scents. Deep Clean, Clean Comfort and Extra Fresh. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-a-brand-dove-men-care/807702/11 "2018-01-29T19:10:04Z")
I don’t know anything about using the product, but I always thought “Dove Men+Care” was a stupid name for a product. What does “Men+Care” even mean? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-a-brand-dove-men-care/807702/12 "2018-01-29T19:17:17Z")
I like their ‘deep clean’ bar soap because it’s got the granules in it. If somebody would make a bar of soap so grainy that using it is equivalent of washing with a handful of gravel, I’d probably buy it. I couldn’t care less about the various scents. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-a-brand-dove-men-care/807702/13 "2018-01-29T19:34:36Z")
I like their soap. I used Irish spring for years but eventually started to get irritation from it, so I tried using some of the more dermatologically sophistimacated soaps, and settled on +Men. ---
**Author:** ![TwoCarrotSnowman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twocarrotsnowman/32/15879_2.png) [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-a-brand-dove-men-care/807702/14 "2018-01-29T19:42:09Z")
I use Dove Men+Care pit-spray. I’m not especially brand loyal, but I do like it. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-a-brand-dove-men-care/807702/15 "2018-01-29T20:48:23Z")
> [@Luciano700](#): > > You all need to try at least their 3 top scents. > Deep Clean, Clean Comfort and Extra Fresh. Nope, I don’t like scents on me and never have. Everything I use is unscented or has no added scent. No reason for it other than preference. ---
**Author:** ![Luciano700](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Luciano700](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luciano700)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-a-brand-dove-men-care/807702/16 "2018-01-29T21:33:15Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > I like their ‘deep clean’ bar soap because it’s got the granules in it. If somebody would make a bar of soap so grainy that using it is equivalent of washing with a handful of gravel, I’d probably buy it. I couldn’t care less about the various scents. Yeah the grains lol. ---
**Author:** ![Luciano700](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Luciano700](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luciano700)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-a-brand-dove-men-care/807702/17 "2018-01-30T05:15:51Z")
> [@TwoCarrotSnowman](#): > > I use Dove Men+Care pit-spray. I’m not especially brand loyal, but I do like it. Extra Fresh is good. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-a-brand-dove-men-care/807702/18 "2018-01-30T13:36:54Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > I like their ‘deep clean’ bar soap because it’s got the granules in it. If somebody would make a bar of soap so grainy that using it is equivalent of washing with a handful of gravel, I’d probably buy it. I couldn’t care less about the various scents. Lava brand soap is made with ground pumice. That’s probably as close to granite as you’re going to find! ---
**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-a-brand-dove-men-care/807702/19 "2018-01-30T20:18:37Z")
I gotta say, I’m pretty fond of most of the Dove Men’s products I’ve tried. I used Dr. Bronner’s for years, but I decided to shake things up and try some new products and Dove’s bar soap and 2-in-1 shampoo work really well for me and have pretty decent scents. The sage bar soap in particular is possibly my favorite soap I’ve ever found. I’m also using their hair pomade currently, and I’m not quite as in love. It works okay, but doesn’t have as much hold as others I’ve tried. ---
**Author:** ![Luciano700](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Luciano700](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luciano700)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-a-brand-dove-men-care/807702/20 "2018-01-31T00:35:33Z")
> [@typoink](#): > > I gotta say, I’m pretty fond of most of the Dove Men’s products I’ve tried. I used Dr. Bronner’s for years, but I decided to shake things up and try some new products and Dove’s bar soap and 2-in-1 shampoo work really well for me and have pretty decent scents. The sage bar soap in particular is possibly my favorite soap I’ve ever found. I’m also using their hair pomade currently, and I’m not quite as in love. It works okay, but doesn’t have as much hold as others I’ve tried. High five. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-a-brand-dove-men-care/807702.md?page=2)