To not understand the Bayliss and Harding hate

[Dickbumdick]

I've never used their products, just seeing an awful lot of hate for them on various threads. Does it bring you out in hives or something? Genuinely just wondering what the deal is?

I have never had b&h so have no idea what it is like. I use Aldi Irish moss hand wash at the kitchen sink and only L'Occitaine products in the bathroom upstairs, always the men's products in the shower, vetyver shower gel and soap and rose soap in a dish by the bathroom sink. I used to buy to buy other cheaper products but realized it was a fasle economy as the L'Occitaine last longer and smell nicer. I buy them for occasions - dh got a pack of 3 soaps from dd for Christmas, that will last months in our house. We have hardly any products as only buy the ones we will use. At any one time we will have in the shower 1 L'Occitaine men's body and hair gel which dh uses to wash his very short hair, 1 soap and my shampoo and conditioner. Dd had a moo goo shampoo, conditioner and body wash. I use aqueous cream as a body moisturizer and apart from 1 deodorant and toothpaste etc that it IT in our bathroom. My mother has multiples of everything, all cheap but she likes them.

I get B&H every year from someone in my family. I appreciate it but at the same time feel mildly disappointed as it's (IMO) a lazy choice - the stuff is bloody everywhere, it takes 2 seconds to pick up a gift pack and I don't really use it as my skin doesn't tolerate much apart from dove/imperial leather. I've still got stuff from 3 years ago. When I'm choosing presents I spend time and effort on it, I don't just grab the first gift set I see. Toiletries are something I tend to avoid as gifts as everyone has different taste.

Personally I like B&H. My Dd14 bought me a huge gift set for Christmas and I am delighted with it (mainly because of the thought and buying it herself). She is delighted with herself and luckily doesn't read Mumsnet! It smells nice and as far as I'm concerned is a perfectly pleasant product.

Another vote for Original Source stocked up when on offer.

My lovely friend bought me a large bottle of bath soak from Neal's Yard. It left me with basically a chemical burn. My friends and family never buy me bath stuff, l am too picky.