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!

There are so many replies on here so I apologise if I have missed it. Why is dove not real soap? I often find soaps leave a weird after feel - does that make sense? Where as dove doesn't

Can anyone recommend a shampoo bar? Like soap but for hair? I’ve got one from Lush but I think it has SLS which can irritate my hands.

HildaSnibbs I like one from Funky Soap. I have their Lavender one which is nice and I use their conditioner bar too.
I also have one from Friendly Soap but it doesn't agree with my hair as well as the Funky Soap one. Maybe I need to give the Friendly Soap bar another go because I really do like their products and the price is good too.

I also have eczema and thought soap would ruin me but it hasn’t so far (3 months in, various soaps, still occasionally using shower gel).

The main ingredient in Dove bars is Sodium lauroyl isethionate which is a detergent (as found in shower gel) rather than soap, ThaiRedCurry.

Thanks slowsloth I’ll look those up.

Someone on here really recommend these Hilda: www.purenuffstuff.co.uk/products/Hair-Body-Bar-Peppermint?cat=64
(I haven’t got around to ordering one yet.) And someone else said just use your normal soap as shampoo.

Just ordered some FriendlySoap.
I have got quite a huge stockpile to get through. So hard to not keep buying more and more!

Thanks to this thread I've just bought an enormous bar of Nesti Dante Cypress soap and it smells AMAZING. First day of using it so we'll see if I feel any different.

Thanks to all the excitement on here about soap I tried it towards the end of last year. I can't see me going back to shower gel now! Probably TMI (sorry!) I'm very prone to athletes foot, I think it's because they get very sweaty. Always worst over winter because I always have shoes/socks /slippers on but not a suggestion of it this year. Winner

Temporarily using shower gel as away visiting, and I stink!
Can't wait to get home to my soap!!!

Cussons soap is lovely.

So I made the move to soap, but I'm afraid for me, I'm going back to shower gel in the shower. Keeping soap for the wash basins though. I just didn't like how dry it was making my skin after showering, and I tried a few different ones.

I got terrible allergic reaction to dove soap,my dermatologist told me that she have loads of patients with bad reactions to dove, flooded by chemicals. I prefer Wright's coal tar soap bar.

You true,dove is a rubbish

I've used soap all my life and grew up using sunlight soap, now as it's no longer made I use anything unscented as I can use it all over. I am a bit speedy on body lotions as they are worth adding perfume

Well while Radox are slugging it out sexist wise, we are all fragrant here.

www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5958017/Outraged-father-two-girls-slams-Radox-everyday-sexism.html

Can I ask a question - does anyone know of any soap that doesn't smell weird after a few times use? Palmolive and a Tesco own bar I've recently used go weird after a few washes - like you can smell the fat base of the soap.

I currently use dove but I know that's technically not real soap, would like to try some real soap that doesn't go fatty smelly.

Wow yogimum what a lot of soap threads!
I have contributed to many of them as I am a passionate soap user, but never would I pay £11.95 for a single bar!
Jog on!

Yay! Obvious New year soapy spamming!