To think it's okay to share...?

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I went to my friend's house, and she has separate toiletries (body wash, shampoo, spf, moisturisers etc.) to the rest of her family.

At home we tend to share most basic things.. but then I have my own separate eye creams/serums etc.

But she was saying most people my age shouldn't share anything...

I'm interested what does everyone else share/not share when it comes to toiletries?

I think it’s okay to share but I just have different preferences to my husband (who has v sensitive skin).

I don't. And I hate it when my DSC help themselves to my fancy stuff. Basic soap and shampoo is shared, toothpaste too.

I have separate toiletries but that's mainly because I have DH and 3 x ds's.

They have lynx or other such manly things, smallest ds still had children's body wash and shampoo. Older dc and DH would have no interest in using my toiletries and creams etc.

No idea how it works in houses with more than one female though! I can't imagine I'd be bothered about sharing though.

I am 49 and I do not like sharing my toiletries but my teenage son will use my toiletries out of our ensuite without asking or putting them back which drives me mad!

Ooooh no I couldn't bare to share! Toothpaste I do but that's it. We have completely different tastes. Children share a bathroom and they all have different bits too.

I always have my own stuff

Dds used to pinch my nice stuff but they have now left home

I don’t mind sharing sun cream, toothpaste… but most products are specific to me/my family eg skin type, hair needs, scent preferences so wouldn’t share most things.

Basic stuff is shared. toothpaste, body wash etc.

I have my own shampoo/conditioner/serums/hair treatments.

Of course it's OK to share.

It's also OK not to share and my guess is that people don't share most things.

The only thing I share is shower gel with my husband the rest is different because we have different skin and very different hair.

We have shower gel/shampoo toothpaste etc that is shared but I have my own shampoo/conditioner etc and so does DD plus she has various teen skin face wash etc. it’s not forbidden to use each other’s stuff but we all have different skin/hair types so don’t tend to. Boys don’t care what they use so use the basic stuff.

At home we all have our own stuff, mine in my en-suite, DS in en-suite and DH & DD have their stuff in the main bathroom.

If we’re going away on holiday and only have one bathroom, I tend to buy generic that we can all use rather then taking four lots of everything.

We share shower gel and toothpaste but like different shampoos. And face washes. But that's down to preference not an arbitrary rule.

If one of us runs our we just use whatever is there.

People your age?? What age are you OP that you shouldn't be sharing??!!

It's fine to share if you want to and it's fine to not if you don't want to.

I'm trying to think if there's anything I have that I don't want any of my family to use. I can't think of anything but I don't think it's wrong for someone to want their own stuff.

It’s not that I mind sharing, but we all use completely different things. Even toothpaste actually 😄 we used to share toothpaste but then I started using pronamel and no one else likes the taste. Sometimes shower gel and bath stuff, but I often have my own separate ‘fancy’ stuff from Christmas and birthdays, which is then reserved for me obviously.
But if you all like the same shampoo and shower gel and moisturiser surely it would be weird to buy two or three, or however many of you there are, separate of everything. YANBU.
No idea why your friend thinks age has anything to do with it.

I don't share my more expensive 'present' type toiletries but that's because they'd only last a week if I did!
If anyone of my dds have a gift they don't have to share but often do anyway.
We have a variety of things but everyone is welcome to use what they like. It's not like we're sharing and reusing so what does it matter??
Maybe she is of the impression that you should have more expensive products just for you instead of generic?

I have my own because dp is the fussy one - he spends £10 a bottle on shampoo whereas I spend 79p on mine plus similar for conditioner

DD and I share shampoo, conditioner and shower gel. I have my own face creams nd moisturizer she isn't interested in using. Dh and ds share lynx type stuff

It's fine to share or not share, whatever works best for your family.

Different skin and hair types so no we don't share

I only use cruelty free/vegan products as does my daughter so we share sometimes. I wouldn’t use my partners or sons products as many wont be cruelty free/vegan but I encourage them to use mine. We have separate bathrooms though so mostly have our own things.

Not sure what age has to do with it, presuming more about skincare than things like toothpaste?

I keep my stuff hidden.
2 teenage dd's and would never have any of my stuff left...
Ime.

I try to have my own shampoo and conditioner but DP uses it all the time anyway. At the min I have silverising shampoo for blonde hair and he uses that. His hair is dark brown 🙄

I share (even the fancy stuff!) but it is just me and DD, and she knows not to take the piss. We have separate hair stuff though as she has curls and mine is dyed & straight.

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