Soap instead of shower gel

[Firstaidnovice]

Just wanted to say that based on a thread I read on here probably a few months ago, I swapped my shower gel for soap (I think the original thread was about deodorant, as OP felt a bit whiffy not long after showering, but lots of people recommended switching shower gel for soap instead).
Anyway, the difference is remarkable! I went to a stupidly hot soft play with DS at the weekend, where I had to follow him round the bloody playframe for an hour, (which is a whole other thread!), and still felt pretty fresh that evening, which I never would have been before. Same for the mornings, I usually wake up feeling a bit stinky because I seem to get very hot overnight, but no more! I'm just using Simple soap bars, two for £1. Amazing!

No idea where that middle bold type came from

I don't like bar soap for regular handwashing, but it is certainly best in the shower.

Don't know if there has been a thread about swooping liquid soap for bar soap. Have 5 sinks in house and only at kitchen do I have liquid all others have bars of soap. Wanted to cut down on all the plastic bottles involved. Kept the kitchen one as easier to access with messy hand e.g. after handling raw chicken. Saved a fortune as soap lasts for ages. Have noticed kids when visiting don't seem to know what to do with it but DO SPEND LONGER washing hands playing with soap which has to be a good thing!

We have been using bar soap in the shower for a couple of years now - we found that shower gel was drying out our skin, and the drain seemed to be blocking often. So many products are quite 'slimy' like gel and hair conditioner. I was recommended pure vegetable soap. Evidently most products we wash with - even some baby products - have SLS (Sodium Laurel Sulphate) in the ingredients which helps lathering but dries the skin. I also get twitchy about the plastic bottles; we went through so many with shower gel, but the bar soap lasts ages, with four showers a day happening. I keep the soap in a little silicone tray from Lakeland with a draining spout, and when we have showered we rinse the soap quickly with the spray head and it stays fresh and clean. The soap is 'Natural Extracts' made by John Drury, Bedforth Soap, Brighouse, W. Yorkshire. (No animal testing involved either.) I send for two packs at a time as the postage is about £10 (they're very heavy) but that still makes the soap only about 70p a bar. There are two varieties, and I can really recommend this for a refreshing wash and soft skin.

I've been using Faith In Nature and Dr Bronner soap for a while, particularly over the summer. I ordered 3 bars of Nesti Dante soap from the recommendations on this thread. Ooooh it smells GORGEOUS! The wrappers are so lovely too. I can't wait to use the first one. I didn't get 8 bars by mistake though .

I still use liquid soap for hand-washing in bathrooms. Our guest bathroom can go weeks without being used and bar soap can get all dried out and cracked.
I buy big refill bottles of Carex and top up the pretty bottles by the basin to reduce waste

I do that too Breakfast. Kitchen and utility room sinks anyway. I have a huge stock of a lovely hand wash from NZ that I love that I buy in Home Sense that I use in the downstairs cloakroom. Plastic bottles PLUS air miles which is not good. Will be looking for an alternative once they are done. Which will be in about a year I reckon!

I tried the soap in a pop sock thing this morning, it wasn't hugely successful although it might have worked with a lower denier.

Why would one need to put soap in a pop sock?

A friend gave me a soap that was covered with boiled wool - supposed to assist with lathering - dd loves it!

I posted a link upthread to Dri-Pak Liquid Soapflakes. Pure liquid soap, big bottle, cheap as chips. No fragrance but I sometimes add lavender oil.

Use for delicates laundry in machine or in handwash dispensers. Haven't tried it on my hair but may do so.

I've just had a flash back to Lux soap flakes in a box- the smell!! Anyone remember them?

Dame, my sister had a real, working toy washing machine when we were kids and it had a tiny box of lux soap flakes! I had totally forgotten about it.

Omg I am so

I was in one of the pharmacies yesterday and thought I would take a good look at all the soaps as I just usually pick up the usual when shopping. I spotted the Vinolia, although its always been available I never bothered getting any. Smelling the Lavender one, ooh reminded me so much of my Nana. I had a little moment in the aisle. That Fenjal and Badedas brings back a lot of smell memories. I am sure there is a proper word for that...

It was ace. I was a twin tub style, water went in, bubbles from.the soap, the whole thing. It must have been battery operated, not to mention highly likely to electrocute us

I thought the pop sock might work like the mesh bags and assist with lathering, which it did to a point but a 70 denier was perhaps too thick.

I have a big bar of carbolic soap that i use in the kitchen. Also a giant bar of lemon household soap which i grate for handwashing.

I just rub the soap over a shower ...erm ...'thing' -what in earth are they called? Shower puff? Lathers up a treat anyway.

i.pinimg.com/originals/49/2a/ac/492aacc5f7e4cb5c9760f1e096e1d7d6.jpg I remember this!

I had a tiny working blender in my Sindy house but never a washing machine.

My mum had a twin tub that took up most of the kitchen, I came along 18 months after my parents married as my mum wanted a washing machine first as this was the early 70s and nappies were terry towelling.

Cherry bakewell soap from the incredible soap shop in York. They pack it in delightful boxes too. I bought six square bars in amazing fragrances, they put them in a box that looks like it came from a high end bakery! I'm never going back to shower gel.

Dame, yes! My sister's was blue though. So many memories!

That soap looks gorgeous, Morris. Bet it smells just right too.

Does the soap actually look like it does in that picture, Morris?!