Well, since I've been lurking on these threads .... NOW I'm doing things I should of done years ago ....

[MtbMagic]

Well I'm 44, have 4 kids and only recently discovered m/n but my goodness the changes I've made / or kick up the arse.....

1 chucked out the specs and got contacts
2 chucked out the rubbish in the wardrobe
3 Only keep things that I feel good in
4 only use decent shampoo
5 Dettol in the bath (love, love, whole family does it as well)
6 regular home pedi
7 never keep things for best
8 got my colours done
9 stopped shopping at next or m&s online (why oh why?)
10 Trilogy face oil (skin looks fab)
11 COLOUR, COLOUR, COLOUR..........
12 vicks on the nails - I've gone from having yellow horns to white sparklers!
and of course I have bras that fit thanks to the bra ladies!

What have you changed thanks to the mn s/b???

Hey - nowt wrong with specs! [I have the coolest frames!]
But agree with some of your like trilogy, colours and sorting out clothes... not spotted the Dettol tip!

What are the Dettol and Vicks tips?

Jennysense... while nothing wrong with glasses... At 44 I need a reading pair as well... and I cycle so I have to take 2 pairs in case I need to look at a map!

A cap of Dettol in the bath keeps you all clean and shiny (and I think the nits at bay). I have 4 DC's and it keeps their various cuts and scratches healthy. I had a home birth 3 months ago, ran a bath and baby and I got in with a cap of Dettol ( midwife a bit bemused!).

Vicks sorts out the lovely fungus ..... and I mean really sorts it out.

I think Vick's gets rid of fungal nails Fishandjam. Not sure about the dettol though.

OP, you're an inspiration! I started wearing scarves thanks to MN S&B and just generally take a bit more interest in what I wear :)

Another one curious about the Dettol! Never heard. But it's smelly stinky stuff and does.....??

I use this

www.mysupermarket.co.uk/asda-compare-prices/Household_Cleaning/Dettol_Disinfectant_Liquid_Lavender_And_Orange_Oil_500ml.html

Capful in my bath. Smells lovely.

Do you use it for the smell or the disinfectant properties?

Sorry, Dettol in the bath is just weird.

Will it kill the spots on my arse, is what I'm wondering?

Trilogy face oil? What is this and where can I shop for it. Good on you for all the changes for the better.

Dettol in the bath? Jesus wept.

Vicks sorted DHs ringworm (romantic)

Trilogy face oil? What is this and where can I shop for it. Good on you for all the changes for the better.

Doesn't Dettol sting your loolah?

I'm getting quite a spotty chest in my old age - would Dettol help that?

Dettol in the bath.. I'm intrigued! What are the benefits, and do you still wash your skin with shower gel or soap?

loolah! Another never heard. And yet I instantly understand.

I'm thinking the same as sniffywhiff - surely Dettol in the bath can't be good for the delicate balance of bacteria in one's vadge. Technically soap shouldn't even be used down there, just water: Dettol is disinfectant. You'll all get Bacterial Vaginosis.

But I'm pinching the Vicks on nails tip for dh's trotters.

I use dettol to clean the ruddy kitchen. Not my bits.

Agree, water washes well. A shake of salt if a disinfectant is needed. And yes, it must upset the healthy flora of the skin.

Shake of salt in the bath, I meant. Obv not a shake of salt on your loolah.

Is it good to clean the bath with Dettol or bath in it?

loolah loolah loolah

I'll be getting kicked off Mumsnet soon for not reclaiming sweary words for my loolah

Bra ladies? Please lead the way. Post bf boons in serious need of bra that fits. Lol

Oh dear, this thread has gone rather off piste..!

I've been using sulphate free shampoo for my frizzy hair and my hair is much softer and shinier now :)

< can we move on from the dettol now?>