Nice handwash, that doesn't dry your hands or cost the earth?

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We've just finished renovating a house and I have this not at all pretentious idea that I'd like posho hand wash in the guest WC. Would rather not spend a fortune and want something that isn't drying.

Any ideas?

The Champneys 'rose' is fab. Buy from Boots :)

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I like the Simple one that is widely available, it has a slight minty smell and it also has a slight greeny colour to it, It is about £2 but often on a 2 4 1offer. I tend to cheat and decant it into a nice White Company glass hand wash pump bottle that was a present years ago!!

Body shop hemp handwash is great.

thanks for the ideas!

'Simple' brand moisturising handwash - smells v good (delicate rose geranium) and is really gentle, I find. Buy from Boots and some supermarkets. Not expensive - around £2 and last a long time.

I like the Champneys ones too.

I am not exactly sure this comes under the 'posho' tag but the nicest one I have found is the Palmolive Naturals Milk & Honey liquid handwash, it smells gorgeous and it's really moisturising.

I should add my favourite is L'Occitane lavender which is £18 but it's a massive bottle - 500ml. The one in the kitchen has 1/4 left and I bought it last June.

You only need a tiny bit and the dispenser only gives a little bit hence why it has lasted so long.

It depends what you want to spend though I think.

I got a massive posh one from tkmaxx in the clearance aisle. For £2

Go to tk max and have a look. They do nice soap and cream combos. Smell them before you buy. Some have a beautiful bottle but smell horrible.

Savon de marseille is liquid soap made with vegetable oil, I picked it up in TK Maxx and am amazed at how silky it feels. Such a difference. They sell it in a few different sizes but often it's in the clearance where it's about 3 quid for 500ml

Organic Surge smells good and is also cheap.

I also love palmolive, I get the kitchen one that eliminates odours its green I think. The sea theme one for the bathroom and the honey one is gorgeous.

You can get baylis and harding soap/ handcream sets in tk maxx for about £3 and they're quite big so would last a while.

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I like the Aldi orange one. Smells very nice.

Waitrose own brand clementine and ginger is lush. Only a quid.

I think the secret to the cheapies is decanting them if you want posh-looking ones on show.

I'm afraid Bayliss & Harding dry my hands out terribly. I usually use L'Occitane but have been chuffed with the smell (and look) of the Champney's one. They have matchy-matchy handcream too!

I'm using a Champneys one at the moment. No dry hands, smells lovely and it is lasting well.

I do find that I often go through the cheaper ones much more quickly than some of the more expensive ones.

Olive oil soap is lovely and so moisturising - personally I'd get a bar, the £1 Oliva from Holland & Barrett or a ~rustic looking cube of Savon de Marseille if you want something a bit posher. You can also get liquid olive oil soap though. Get both here or from TK Maxx. I love proper bar soap though and it lasts much longer.

Yes to Waitrose own brand Clementine and Ginger - it's gorgeous.

I also really like Palmolive Milk and Honey.

I'm on Carex 'cola bottles' at the moment, having used up my 'chocolate orange' over Christmas. Might not be expensive but smells lovely :)

Not sure if it counts as posho but Lidl cream soap in a pump bottle is lovely. Only those who shop in Lidl themselves will know where it came from....

bar of soap.
saying it as eczema sufferer.
liquid soaps make my hands crack and itch.