Influenster: Palmolive® soft touch™

As part of my Palmolive Soft Touch VoxBox from Influenster, I received two bottles of Palmolive Soft Touch, one for me and one to share with a friend. Pretty cool, right? In my VoxBox, I was sent the creamy pink Vitamin E (which I kept) and the cooling green Aloe (which I shared with my friend, Shannon). I was immediately drawn to the Vitamin E as I was doubtful that something so creamy and moisturizing for my hands could give me squeaky clean dishes. I was up for the challenge to see if it lived up to the catch phrase: Palmolive is Tough on Grease, Soft on Hands.

I have been using the Vitamin E Soft Touch for several weeks and it has definitely passed the test. Even my husband doesn't complain about using it for the tough stuck on greasy pots and pans. I had been using the Palmolive Antibacterial line and wanted to switch to something less harsh on my skin. Seems as though I have found my replacement. My hands are genuinely softer and I am not noticing any difference in the cleaning power of the soap. Though the soap has a creamy texture, after a few scrubs it rinses clean and leaves me with squeaky clean dishes. Overall, I am very satisfied with this product!

If you would like to try the new Palmolive® soft touch™, you can definitely find them at your local Walmart, or read more about the product on the Palmolive® website or Influenster review page.

Influenster Spring VoxBox: Tastykake® Kandy Bar Kakes

As part of the much anticipated Spring Fever VoxBox from Influenster, I received a complementary sample of Tastykake Kandy Bar Kake. There are several flavors and I received the S'mores style made with real Hershey's cocoa. Perfect for summer, I unwrapped that buddy and enjoyed it after dinner one night, sitting out under the stars in my backyard.

Here is the outside wrapper:

Now before I post the unwrapped photo, a little caveat that I do live in Florida and this VoxBox sat all day in the mailbox before I was able to pick it up and bring it home. I'm sure the ones from the grocery store will be much more appealing.

Unfortunately not a winner on presentation but the taste was sweet and cake-like.  I wanted to love this Tastykake product but the taste of S'mores did not shine through for me. It was delicious and definitely satisfied my sweet tooth but I was disappointed that the flavor of marshmallow was not present in the creamy filling as stated in the wrapper and the chocolate was just 'ok'. I'm tempted to purchase these at my local Publix and give it another go as I reeeeallly wanted to like them. Maybe I got a bum kake? Who knows. If you had a different experience with your Tastykake Kandy Bar Kake product, please post and let me know!


The Tasty Baking Company, founded in 1914 and located in Philadelphia, Pa., is one of the country’s leading bakers of snack cakes, pies, cookies, and donuts. As a subsidiary of Flowers Foods, the company has bakery facilities in Philadelphia and Oxford, Pa. that offer more than 100 products under the Tastykake brand name. Celebrated for their freshness and quality ingredients, the Tastykake line includes such classics as Krimpets, Kandy Kakes, Juniors, and Kreamies. For more information on Tasty Baking Company, visit The Tastykake website.