I played with the idea of utilizing all natural body wash as I live in a small town, and the supermarkets around me stopped carrying the brand of glycerine bar soap that I use (have sensitive skin). While glycerine based soaps were available at the pharmacy, their cost made them prohibitive other than to use as a facial or selective area usage. Due to the high rating of these dispensers, I purchased them and utilized them for one month - full disclosure, I did abandon the idea of body washes after that month due to many reasons; the dispenser was a very minor part (outlined below), while the majority was beyond the dispensers scope (and I found an online retailer for my favorite glycerine bar soap - hurray!). Here's my review of it: INSTALLATION - Small, acrylic shower stall with three glass sides in a bay window form. The installation is easy and straightforward, if you follow the instructions. It is vital to ensure that you clean and dry the surface well; I cleaned well, then followed after drying with another good cleaning of alcohol (and another drying) just to make sure there was no mineral reside left. You do have to use all the double-sided foam tape as well as the silicone adhesive and allow it 24 hours to cure before hanging the chambers and utilizing this unit. This is my only shower stall so my strategy was that I showered on Friday morning, immediately installed the unit, and then could laze about sleeping in on Saturday morning before using the shower stall again to ensure the hanging mount had enough time to cure. FILLING/PRIMING - The chambers hold a surprising amount of gel and shampoo (in my case), and are versatile as they come with several stick on labels for each chamber to customize to your requirement - bodywash, shampoo, conditioner, etc. - all the labels are there; simply peel and stick. Pop the chamber top off, fill the chamber after putting on the label, hang on the mount, and then prime. It is imperative to follow directions on priming so make sure you read them before getting mad and hateful in your review because the pumps don't work, or don't dispense as expected. Also, ensure you refill as required *BEFORE* the chambers empty completely (like your fuel tank, think about it around 3/4 empty) or you will have to re-prime them again if they "go dry." PROS - The units are extremely attractive with a shiny chrome, modern finish and although plastic - seem to be quite sturdy and the mount is excellent when properly installed and cured. The lids on the top have a small lip that will "snap" the lids on to keep them in place, but they are by no means sealed or airtight. The chambers themselves are "flat-bottomed;" this is really convenient as they can be sat on a counter without support to be filled and/or cleaned, or if the chambers need to be removed to clean the shower stall. If using for body wash with a mesh pouf, a few squirts is all that is required for a generous amount of lather that should well last the entire washing cycle of the body. I did found however, that the same amount of shampoo didn't quite lather my hair effectively (and I have a very short flat-top); this may due to the thickness of the shampoo so the same number of pumps wasn't delivering an effective amount of product - this would have to be explored with other thicknesses and/or diluting the shampoo a bit with some water so that it is less thick. The mount does feature two "hooks" to hang a pouf, brush, etc. from if necessary. CONS - The unit does have a somewhat "thick" footprint out from the wall, so make sure you hang it out of "movement" dimensions; my shower stall is extremely small and on several occasions while going through my shower habits, I ended up knocking one (or both) chambers off the mounting bracket. This is (to me at least) a design flaw, because the chambers just hang on a small hook on the mount and there is nothing to help secure them or keep them in place if they get jarred (this is how I know the chambers are so sturdy - repeated 4 1/2 to 5 foot drops to the floor of the shower). Even worse, because the lids are not sealed in place, they pop off and spill your product all over the floor of the shower, making it *extremely* slick and unsafe (not to mention expensive). The accessory hooks provided on the mount are next to useless - they are in between the chambers, and are so closely mounted to the chambers (and each other) that it is a challenge getting anything to hang on them; further, anything hung would have to be either (a) at different heights or (b) extremely skinny as their distance from each other would make anything hung from them hit each other. I eventually abandoned the hooks and utilized other shower appliances to hang things. DE-INSTALLATION/REMOVAL - It is possible to uninstall the mount; this is important obviously if you live in an apartment or are renting. To uninstall, remove the chambers, and then using a metal putty knife at a very low angle (almost horizontal to the shower wall), slowly pry the mount from the wall. Once the mount is removed, the silicon adhesive can slowly be pulled off and for trouble areas, gently use the putty knife to separate it from the wall. For the adhesive foam tape (four spots), I used "Goo Gone" and let it set for several minutes, then used a plastic putty knife to gently scrape at it as not to damage the acrylic finish. Took some time, but in the end you can't even tell there was something mounted on the wall. OVERALL/FINAL ASSESSMENT - An excellent product, but because of the non locking chamber tops, easily jarred chambers and useless hooks I am knocking a star off from perfect. If this product were mounted in a large shower space and other accessory hooks were available in the space that would eliminate/mitigate these issues, it would probably make someone extremely happy.
