Body wash that smells nice

Method Simply Nourish Body Wash has the best record for scent: 38 of 40 shoppers who stated an outcome said they like how it smells, and more shoppers weighed in on it than on any other wash here. Dove Deep Moisture Body Wash follows at 27 of 30 and Olay Ultra Moisture Body Wash at 30 of 35, while Dove Refreshing Cucumber & Green Tea Body Wash has the weakest record here at 21 of 25. Just four body washes cleared our bar, two of them Dove, and their records sit close together, from 21 of 25 to 38 of 40, so treat the order as a close call.

  • 148 store reviews counted
  • Target shoppers
  • Jun 2022 to Oct 2026

Updated . How we count

Did shoppers like the smell? What shoppers said
  1. Method Simply Nourish Body Wash 40 said either way
  2. Dove Deep Moisture Body Wash 30 said either way
  3. Olay Ultra Moisture Body Wash 35 said either way
  4. Dove Refreshing Cucumber & Green Tea Body Wash 25 said either way

Share of reviewers who stated an outcome for scent. Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% confidence interval, so a product needs both a good share and enough reports to rank high.

Method Simply Nourish Body Wash Best record Method Simply Nourish Body Wash 38 of 40 say they like how it smells See price & reviews on Amazon
What stands out

Every wash draws the same complaint, a scent that is unpleasant, too strong or not what shoppers expected. It ranges from 2 of 40 shoppers for Method to 5 of 35 for Olay and 4 of 25 for the cucumber Dove.

The ranking, product by product

Praise and complaints are the points reviewers repeat most, shown as a share of each product's counted store reviews.

1 Method Simply Nourish Body Wash

Method

Simply Nourish Body Wash

Best for a good lather

38/40 say they like how it smells

Nearly every shopper who stated an outcome liked the smell: 38 of 40. More shoppers weighed in on this wash than on any other here, and reviews first posted on Method's own site agree at 10 of 10, which we show but don't count. 22% of its reviews also praise the lather.

What buyers praise

  • Lathers well 22%
  • Good value 10%

What buyers complain about

No repeated complaints yet.

Where buyers said it
  • Target 38 of 40
  • Brand site 10 of 10 shown, not counted
2 Dove Deep Moisture Body Wash

Dove

Deep Moisture Body Wash

27/30 say they like how it smells

Another strong showing, with 27 of 30 shoppers liking the smell. Dislikes were few: 3 of 30 said it was unpleasant, too strong or not what they expected. Reviews first posted on Dove's own site run 5 of 7, a small group that we show but don't count, and 10% of reviews call it good value.

What buyers praise

  • Lathers well 13%
  • Good value 10%

What buyers complain about

No repeated complaints yet.

Where buyers said it
  • Target 27 of 30
  • Brand site 5 of 7 shown, not counted
3 Olay Ultra Moisture Body Wash

Olay

Ultra Moisture Body Wash

30/35 say they like how it smells

Smell complaints are the main knock: 5 of 35 shoppers said the scent was unpleasant, too strong or not what they expected, and 5% of its reviews say it fades fast. Still, 30 of 35 liked the smell. Reviews first posted on Olay's own site run 5 of 7, which we show but don't count.

What buyers praise

  • Lathers well 10%

What buyers complain about

  • Scent fades fast 5%
Where buyers said it
  • Target 30 of 35
  • Brand site 5 of 7 shown, not counted
4 Dove Refreshing Cucumber & Green Tea Body Wash

Dove

Refreshing Cucumber & Green Tea Body Wash

21/25 say they like how it smells

This wash has the weakest record here, but 21 of 25 shoppers still liked the smell. Praise for a lasting scent shows up in 7% of its reviews, and 7% call the wash thin or watery. Reviews first posted on Dove's own site run 6 of 6, which we show but don't count.

What buyers praise

  • Lathers well 14%
  • Scent lasts 7%
  • Good value 7%

What buyers complain about

  • Thin or watery 7%
Where buyers said it
  • Target 21 of 25
  • Brand site 6 of 6 shown, not counted

Where these numbers come from

The 4 products ranked here carry 108,615 reviews at Target. We read the newest reviews of each product (up to a thousand per listing), kept the ones that talk about scent, and counted up to 40 per product, posted between Jun 2022 and Oct 2026.

A review counts only when the reviewer used the product themselves. We drop reviews written in exchange for a free product or a sweepstakes entry (0 on this page), and products that are no longer sold.

Target also shows reviews first posted on brands' own websites. We show them on product cards but never count them, because brand-site reviews run more positive than store reviews of the same products.

Because we searched for the problem, people who had it are overrepresented. Compare products with each other rather than reading a share as your own odds.

Skin type, skin tone and age splits use what reviewers chose on Sephora's review form (and age on Ulta's when given). We only show a split when enough reviewers fall on each side.

Amazon buttons appear only on products that most reviewers here say fix the problem (at least 60%, with enough reviews to trust it). Everything else gets no buy link.

An AI model labels each review against a fixed list of points, and we spot-check the labels before publishing. We publish counts, never the reviews themselves.

Read the full method

Product pages we read

  1. Method Simply Nourish Body Wash Target (40 reviews counted)
  2. Dove Deep Moisture Body Wash Target (39 reviews counted)
  3. Olay Ultra Moisture Body Wash Target (40 reviews counted)
  4. Dove Refreshing Cucumber & Green Tea Body Wash Target (29 reviews counted)

Questions buyers ask

Which body wash smells nice?

Method Simply Nourish Body Wash has the best record (38 of 40), followed by Dove Deep Moisture Body Wash (27 of 30), Olay Ultra Moisture Body Wash (30 of 35) and Dove Refreshing Cucumber & Green Tea Body Wash (21 of 25). Just four body washes cleared our bar, two of them Dove, so that is the whole list. Smell is personal, so treat gaps of a few reviews as ties.

Does Dove Refreshing Cucumber & Green Tea Body Wash smell good?

Mostly yes: 21 of 25 shoppers said they liked the smell. It has the weakest record here, though, and 7% of its reviews call it thin or watery. Reviews first posted on Dove's own site run 6 of 6, which we show but don't count.

Does the scent of Olay Ultra Moisture Body Wash fade?

Some shoppers say so: 5% of its reviews say the scent fades fast. Still, 30 of 35 shoppers said they liked how it smells, and 5 of 35 said it was unpleasant, too strong or not what they expected.

Does this ranking say how a body wash feels on skin?

No. This page counts what shoppers said about the smell, nothing more. For how washes did on dry skin, see the dry-skin ranking.

Related problems

Body wash Body wash for dry skin Top pick: Olay Ultra Moisture Body Wash 120 buyer reports Body wash Body wash for body acne Top pick: PanOxyl Acne Foaming Wash 10% Benzoyl Peroxide 141 buyer reports Body lotion Body lotion that's not greasy Top pick: OUAI St. Barts Moisturizing Body Cream 263 buyer reports Body scrub Body scrub that leaves skin soft Top pick: Tree Hut Moroccan Rose Shea Sugar Scrub 291 buyer reports

HiveTried earns a commission when you buy through the "See price & reviews on Amazon" buttons. It never changes the ranking: the order comes from buyer reports only, and a product gets an Amazon button only when buyers here say it works.