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Name something you had in your childhood bathroom that isn't there today?2

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OneUmberJoker · 20/12/2025 18:30

Shower curtain

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Olefinssoredo · 21/12/2025 17:57

My dad. We only had one bathroom and he was always in it when I needed the loo.

toomanydicksonthedancefloor1 · 21/12/2025 18:01

A bright yellow bathroom suite with dark navy blue tiles and carpet and pink accessories!

AgeingDoc · 21/12/2025 18:09

A paraffin heater.
We had no central heating in our house and no heating upstairs of any kind, bar the paraffin heater in the bathroom that only went on a bath night in Winter. It was freezing upstairs in the Winter, ice on the inside of the windows was common and I used to get dressed under the covers as it was too cold to get out of bed, but the bathroom was lovely and cosy when that heater was on. I was always a bit scared of it though!

FlibbertyGibbitt · 21/12/2025 18:33

My mum had a Buff Puff thing, think for the face and also soft emery board paper to remove leg hairs (?) must have taken forever !

Silverbirchleaf · 21/12/2025 18:40

I remember my mum had a box of tissue paper-type strips (not quite sure how to describe it) which you used to blot your lipstick. It helped the lipstick to ‘set/stay’.

MimiGC · 21/12/2025 18:56

Germolene.

Holdonforsummer · 21/12/2025 19:00

Body Shop bath pearls. And Mr Matey.

mamaduckbone · 21/12/2025 19:48

Imperial leather soap. It would mould itself around the red and gold label as it was used up until there was just a label shaped blob left. My auntie had Cussons pearl which I thought was very fancy.

AutumnLover1989 · 21/12/2025 19:51

Bath cubes that never dissolved properly

Soaps shaped like little animals from The body shop

Bath oil and pearls

Knitted toilet roll lady

Darklane · 21/12/2025 19:58

Ice the inside of the windows in winter
A huge gas water heater over the bath to supply the only hot water
Squares of newspaper threaded on string instead of toilet paper

muddyford · 21/12/2025 20:01

An Aladdin paraffin heater, as we had no central heating for my whole childhood.

Vitriolinsanity · 21/12/2025 20:03

Dsis, who I am convinced came direct from Hades, used to embed her picked toenails in the Imperial Leather.

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 21/12/2025 20:05

A tin of Gumption, for cleaning the bath.
I wish you could still get it!

And a particular type of gas fire for such rooms (no central heating then) but it was only ever on when it was seriously cold.

BettyTurnerthewindskeptlaughingatme · 21/12/2025 20:34

muddyford · 21/12/2025 20:01

An Aladdin paraffin heater, as we had no central heating for my whole childhood.

Loved the smell of the paraffin heater.

misscockerspaniel · 21/12/2025 20:41

Brown paint. Swiftly followed by orange paint when my DM discovered what colour my DF had used on the bathroom walls.

Gingernaut · 21/12/2025 20:42

Matey bubble bath
Imperial Leather soap by Cussons

FlutteryButterfly · 21/12/2025 20:54

My mums Diaphragm. I used to play with it in the sink unaware what it was 🤢🤢🤢To be fair i sis used to get it out of the wall cabinet 🤷🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️😂

ChiaraMontague · 21/12/2025 20:54

Wood panelling! We also had carpet, a mixer tap shower attachment and a jug for hair washing over the bath.

HelpMeGetThrough · 21/12/2025 22:43

Gingernaut · 21/12/2025 20:42

Matey bubble bath
Imperial Leather soap by Cussons

Imperial Leather… The only comfort in life.

mbosnz · 23/12/2025 16:36

I'VE FOUND THE DUCK! It's up in Mum's attic!

Tigercrane · 23/12/2025 16:44

Avon Lily of the valley talc.

YouAreTheCauseOfMyHeadache · 23/12/2025 17:18

Calomine lotion

cobrakaieaglefang · 24/12/2025 09:42

Thought of another..brown and orange curtains!

Seagullsandsausagerolls · 24/12/2025 11:22

A light fitting with a heating element? Looked like a cooker ring lol made the otherwise bathroom with no radiator tolerable.

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