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Your favourite handwash recommendations please.

49 replies

RuthTopp · 03/05/2023 08:29

I've just purchased some Molton Brown handwash , which was about £22 for 300ml which is ok but imo not worth the £22 . I've got some Faith in Nature coming today ( Amazon ) so don't know what it's like yet.
Interested in finding out what your favourites are , which fragrance and why you like it ? Thank you .

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broadbeanquiche · 03/05/2023 20:18

Leftoverssandwich · 03/05/2023 20:17

Does the Diptyque last? I adore their fragrances but it’s very hard to justify their prices for handwash.

I was thinking of putting it in the posh loo so the kids can't get at it

EasterIssland · 03/05/2023 23:11

babyproblems · 03/05/2023 20:07

Diptyque.

Not the one with exfoliating bits in, the comforting hand wash one. Makes you feel like you’re in a 5 star hotel every time you wash your hands. All our guests comment on it!

It gave me a rash on my hands :(

LadyOfTheCanyon · 04/05/2023 12:32

I did not know Nesti Dante did liquid soap!

I usually pick up bars when I'm in TKMaxx for the shower ( currently using the wonderfully titled 'Emozioni in Toscana Villages and Monasteries' which smells a bit like Cire Trudon Carmelite candle - all mossy and cool.)

Kyse · 04/05/2023 12:37

LadyOfTheCanyon · 04/05/2023 12:32

I did not know Nesti Dante did liquid soap!

I usually pick up bars when I'm in TKMaxx for the shower ( currently using the wonderfully titled 'Emozioni in Toscana Villages and Monasteries' which smells a bit like Cire Trudon Carmelite candle - all mossy and cool.)

I'm using the thermal waters one from that range and it's lovely. Hard to describe the scent but it's addictive

Niftythrifter · 04/05/2023 12:42

@RuthTopp No specific recommendations really other than to say there is a nice whisky and honey one sold by a cafe/ ice cream place in Edinburgh (Gladstone’s Land) is lovely. I would say consider taking a trip to TK Maxx and browsing all of the hand soaps in there.

rejectedprincess · 04/05/2023 12:46

Soapsmiths have gorgeous glass
bottles and smell wonderful

Georgieporgie29 · 04/05/2023 12:48

Bath and bodyworks foaming hand wash from next

Heroicallyfound · 04/05/2023 12:55

Sanctuary handwash - it’s an orange liquid soap sold in Boots, Sainsbury’s, Amazon - nice alternative to Molton Brown as it has a lovely lasting non-fruity scent (I can’t abide fruit in a washing product!) and it’s only about £6 a bottle

Original poster
RuthTopp · 04/05/2023 13:17

@rejectedprincess

I have a fear of glass containers near bathroom basins , from a memory as a child of something falling in the basin , smashing and chipping the basin, sending my Dad into a tizzy of who did it !

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SirVixofVixHall · 04/05/2023 13:19

hellswelshy · 03/05/2023 08:39

Method botanical garden, it's lovely! Pleases me every time I wash my hands 😀

I love the smell of this. I use bars of soap most of the time but I use this in the kitchen .
I also love the Aesop hand wash but it is v expensive.

SirVixofVixHall · 04/05/2023 13:20

LadyOfTheCanyon · 04/05/2023 12:32

I did not know Nesti Dante did liquid soap!

I usually pick up bars when I'm in TKMaxx for the shower ( currently using the wonderfully titled 'Emozioni in Toscana Villages and Monasteries' which smells a bit like Cire Trudon Carmelite candle - all mossy and cool.)

I am using this too. Heavenly.

MrsElba · 04/05/2023 13:21

JuneShitfield · 03/05/2023 08:53

Scottish Fine Soaps have some nice ones. They're a bit like Molton Brown — they have that 'thick' feel — but are less expensive as a rule. The Au Lait range is especially nice and I also like the Silver Buckthorn, mainly because it reminds me of a stay in a hotel where they used it as the in-room toiletries.

The M&S Fragrance Society and Apothecary ones are pretty good (I think Fragrance Society are dupes of Molton Brown anyway).

I also like liquid Marseille soap; I get it from a French supplier.

I've also been known to use Original Source shower gel in a ceramic pump dispenser as handwash; it works quite well and the stuff is cheap. The Sea Salt and Samphire one especially has a nice scent and isn't too overpowering.

2nd the Scottish Fine Soaps - I love the Sea Kelp one, smells lovely and helps my super rough hands!

Inkypinkee · 04/05/2023 13:28

I also like the Baylis and Harding liquid soaps, they smell great and also are not tested on animals. I know MN doesnt like this brand but the hand soaps are great and cheap.

I like the sweet mandarin and grapefruit.

faith in nature dragon fruit is also lovely!

Waterswaters1 · 04/05/2023 14:17

Dr Bronner's sugar soap

It's completely free of SLS, parabens etc, its bottle is covered in weird tiny writing and it looks and feels like caramel! I like the spearmint peppermint flavour.

ORGANIC PUMP SOAPS

Fair trade & organic sugar plus organic white grape juice keeps hands-face-body-hair clean & nourished

https://shop.drbronner.co.uk/departments/organic-pump-soaps.aspx?deptid=SS

waltzingparrot · 04/05/2023 14:21

I always get one of the bargain big bottles from TK Maxx - not the same one each time but something that looks luxurious and smells nice

LudicrouslyCapaciousBag · 04/05/2023 14:42

Another vote for M&S Apothecary. I was given a bottle of Aesop a few years ago and it was lovely but the bottle has only ever been refilled with M&S!

Jijithecat · 04/05/2023 14:49

I like the lavender and geranium Faith in Nature. I don't like the smell of lavender on it's own but the geranium balances it out nicely.
I have sensitive skin which gets dried out by most hand wash but I've never had an issue with Faith in Nature.

KnackeredBack · 04/05/2023 15:02

Noble Isle Rhubarb Rhubarb. £24 and worth every penny, if you're looking in that range.

Saisong · 04/05/2023 15:08

I rather like the Bayliss & Harding ginseng and black pepper soap. Happy to go cheap on something I'm washing down the drain, it smells lovely on the way down!

Caspianberg · 04/05/2023 15:14

L’occtaine - the shea one. They have regular bags also which are cheaper and I buy the solid bar versions for in our en-suite and upstairs bathroom. It’s the only one that doesn’t dry my skin out

Rebootnecessary · 04/05/2023 15:35

Another vote for the M&S Apothecary range, they're really lovely.

SandySalmon · 13/05/2024 15:07

A little late to the party here, though I'd thoroughly recommend Self (ish) Company after having tried tonnes of hand washes over the years!

The handwash is £22, and contains essential oils and hemp which leaves hands feeling silky smooth and smelling fresh (I've always had a problem with soaps leaving my hands dry).

It is supplied in glass bottles which are smart looking & refillable.

Luxury Hand Wash & Hand Lotion | Self (ish) Company

Wave goodbye to dry hands with our essential oil-enriched hand wash & hand lotion. Stylishly supplied in luxurious 375ml glass bottles with pump dispensers.

https://selfishcompany.com/collections/hand-care

NeedWineNow · 13/05/2024 17:08

Another one loving the M&S Apothecary Range - we like Calm in our house. Like the fact you can get a refill bag for it. Also really like Aldi Lacura Orange and Bergamot. Smells similar to the Milton Brown one, but not as spendy. I do love Le Petit Marseilles hand washes but have yet to find a website that sells them that doesn't charge high postage so I wait until my brother goes to France and get him to stock up for me.

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