Anyone uses old fashioned bars of soap instead of bath gel?

[kiskideesameanoldmother]

I must be showing off how naive my green credentials are.

I am liking this - soap porn!

we use shower gel in the shower but always have Imperial Leather for handwashing

I hate hate hate the orange colour of the 'original' one though so buy whichever the white version is (sensitive? aloe?) hence fulfilling my aesthetic and DH's nasal requirements.

ooh does the white one still smell of Imperial Leather? I love the smell but agree about the artificial limb orange

I use this

No... I use Dove shower or bath gel in the bath and Dove handwash gel when washing hands. I do have a Dove bar by the side of the bath for washing my face.

I can't abide old fashioned soap, it's far, far too harsh.

but this is my ultimate fave

Yep, Dove when I'm on economy and if I'm feeling brassy, I indulge my Pears soap fetish.

That looks lovely, Enid.

I quite like some Body Shop soaps, I must admit.

the body shop Daisy one is nice

my current bar of soap is a Pears bar with the remains of a coal tar soap stuck to it - good combination !
Our favourite of all is Lush snowcake which you can only get at Christmas - it is heavenly

and, oh did I mention I LOVE soap btw, I have this in my bathroom as I love the box. Unfortuantely the soap is too drying, but hell, when it looks this good, who cares?

and I make my children use Lush 'Honey I washed the kids' just so that I can nuzzle them afterwards

on the odd ocassion I take a bath I just soak lazily in smelly bath stuff. But in the shower I usually use soap.

Enid, I pronounce you Soap Queen of mumsnet!

when I was little I loved the Bronnley Lemon soap in the shape of a real lemon, wrapped in tissue paper...mmm
And any sandalwood soap is fab

this is one of those moments when you realise something about yourself

I really am obsessed

I love lemon scented things. Anyone remember Zest soap? Early 70s I suppose. Very very strong smell of lemon - used to want to eat it.

margaret I bought lots of lovely sandalwood soap back from indonesia

also french soaps (I found a shop DEDICATED to soap when in france last - heaven - I bought 12 bars - one was called 'Fanny' )

not very keen on soap at all myself, greatly over-rated. but better than bath gel any day! Good rub with a flannel in water gets most things off, I find; use soap when that doesn't work.

yes, I remeber that - and Shield - a deodoranty soap...
and do they still make Camay ? or Cusson's Pearl ? (I confess to soap worship)

ooh I still love a bronnley soap

or the roger et gallet ones - gingerbread - in a box

Lux

I have a nice French sandalwood one in my sock drawer at the moment and a giant block of lavender soap too. I am saving 2 bars of Jo Malone grapefruit for a special occassion !

Roger et Gallett - mmm, they do a good sandalwood !
Actually, the one in my drawer is coconut I think...