Comparisons - scale accurate to 1 g (0.04 oz)
listed weight: 113 g (4 oz)
measured weight: 140 g (4.9 oz) avg.

Measured Dimensions:
bottle diameter: 38 mm (1 1/2 in)
bottle height: 146 mm (5 3/4 in)

From the Website:
There does not appear, at the time of this writing, to be any information on this product on the All Terrain homepage, not even under "New Products".

From the Bottle:
"All Natural Wonder Wash is specially formulated to thoroughly clean hands, face and body, yet be gentle on the skin. pH neutral, it is mild enough to be used as a shampoo.
Preservative free, Wonder Wash uses Sea Salt as preservative to protect its cleansing power.
Thoroughly, yet gently cleans. All natural ingredients. Mild enough to be used as a shampoo.
Directions: Wet hands and areas to wash. Work into rich lather, then rinse well.
Ingredients: Purified water, sodium coco sulphate, coco betaine, coco amide, peppermint oil, vegetable glycerine, sodium chloride (sea salt), olive oil, citric acid, tea tree oil and food-grade caramel colorant.
As with any soap, avoid contact with eyes. In case of contact, flush with water.
This product not tested on animals."

Introduction:
Provided for the test were three bottles of the Wonder Wash. They have a swivel top the back of which I can push down to make the front end with the dispenser opening appear. The bottles contain what appears to be a slightly orange-coloured liquid soap. It is marked "Peppermint".

Smell:
Well, it smells of peppermint. This does not come as a surprise...

Feel:
I've only given this a cursory test. It seemed much like any other liquid soap I have encountered in rest rooms, etc. - except that to my recollection, this is the first peppermint-scented one.

Test Plan:
I will carry the Wonder Wash with me on my longer hikes in the testing period. It may well also see some use at home, when returning from the shorter ones. I intend to use it on my body, my hair and my clothes and answer the following questions:
This stuff does appear to need rinsing. But how much of it do I need to wash myself, and how much water do I need to get it back off? To get it out of my hair? How will it deal with cold water? Again, smell is an issue. My wife says she likes how I smell when I'm clean (not when I'm not), so being clean without smelling of baby soap or some perfumist's idea of what "real men" should smell like is what I prefer. I don't know what animals prefer, but I prefer not to give them an additional tip-off regarding my presence. Does it dry out my skin? Will it leave a film on it? Does it irritate areas where I've scraped myself, suffered sunburn, mosquito bites or stinging nettles?

Testing Location and Probable Conditions:
Here in western Germany, the probable test period (October to winter) will typically see temps between -5, maybe -10 C (25, maybe 14 F) and 25 C (77 F). For precipitation we'll have fog and drizzle as well as rain in fall, some snow in winter. Fall tends to be windy.
I plan lots of day trips, likely a few overnighters, but have nothing concrete planned yet during the test period. I hike in hilly, forrested terrain which starts a 15 minute walk from where I live and extends for about 30 km (20 mi) in most directions. This includes hikes in the Kottenforst State Park, the Siebengebirge Nature Preserve (Seven Mountains – bit of a misnomer there, they top out at 461 m (1512 ft)), along the River Rhine and the Ahr Valley. Elevations range from 60 m (200 ft) to the above-mentioned 461 m (1512 ft), paths tend to be well-maintained though I do not always stick to them. That said, while the total elevations aren’t anything to write home about, the elevation changes one can encounter can (and sometimes do) add up. So my hikes are closer to a walk in the woods than to a walk in the park...
There are many paths I haven’t seen yet, but I am catching up. I dayhike often (though often not even the full day), which could also be described as an extended walk with my daughter (as long as we’re gone for at least half the day and I carry my hammock and cook gear – and occasionally her – we consider it a hike). My overnighters tend to be „mini-adventure“ solo trips. Often, it’s a distance I could cover in one long day, which I prefer to cut into two half days by starting Friday afternoon. Lets me get some solo backpacking done without impacting my family time too much.

Personal Biographical Information:
Name: André Corterier
Gender: M
Age: 33
Height: 1,85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight: 80 kg (175 lb)
Email: andreDOTcorterierATfreenetDOTde
Home: Bonn, Germany

Backpacking Background:
I began backpacking in my late teens using Europe’s "InterRail"-System – weight hardly mattered, as we were on trains a lot. I recently rediscovered backpacking and have started out slowly – single-day 24 km (15 mi) jaunts by myself or even shorter hikes in the company of my little daughter. I am getting started on longer hikes, as a lightweight packer and hammock-camper. I’ve begun upgrading my old gear and am now shooting for a dry FSO weight (everything carried From the Skin Out except food, fuel and water) of about 10 kg (22 lb) for three-season camping. Not quite there yet.

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