General Chat

I love LUSH products, especially the ones that look like strawberry cake, it smells divine. By the way my little one calls talc salt and pepper?????

Darlington Ann, whatever you are using seems to be working well, perhaps you can share the secret ;-)) Sue, perhaps they should start calling it ‘Babe’ powder then, and all us Baywatch Babes can use it !! Pat (or Twizz) where can you buy Lush soaps? I have heard of them but haven’t seen them locally, maybe I should try them

I like the shower gels. I have a shower once a week whether I need it or not.........hee hee

My good lady , son and daughter all work at Lush so you can guess were all of our soaps and cosmetics come from :-)))))))))))) Twizzle

I buy my soaps from Lush. Made from natural ingredients - not tested on animals. And smelling good enough to eat. Pat

Most of todays soaps are not made of natural ingredients..so tend to dry out and as Ann says crack and look a mess,or go in a big slimy mess,lots health shops sell natural soaps more expensive then commercial brands but better skin wise,,and last much longer,and dont contain any synthetic perfumes,,,

We use liquid anti bac in the kitchen and bathroom, but also have a bar of soap in the bathroom. OH demands Imperial Leather original as that's what his Mum used to use (we've been married nearly 40 years!) but you never see it at her house now! LOL. Son uses unperfumed Dove as anything else irritates his skin. I use whatever shower gel is on offer when I go shopping! Dee.........I also use Johnsons baby powder..shhhhhhh! LOL I just love the smell, although you are not supposed to use it on babies now. Sue xx

We use both,liquid in kitchen and toilets and soap in bathroom,only hubby uses it in bath or shower,my skin is too delicate so I use shower gel---have to keep my skin youthful!!!

I like the poem Pat ;-)) I wish I knew Ann, I thought it was just me. Mother in law used to keep hers in the airing cupboard before she used it and it was meant to make it last longer when she started using it. Mind you her airing cupboard was not as well lagged as mine so it used to get quite hot. But I must admit after a while mine looks quite unpleasant Dee x

Dee you are right they can be expensive and there are so many out now its hard to choose. I normally use the same products as I have sensitive skin but stock up on them when they are on offer, which seems to go on a rota in the different shops so it suits me fine lol

Like most on here we use both. Plus shower gel in the shower. But why do soaps crack and look horrible after a short while? Ann Glos

I forget to look in Boots Kay, maybe I should pop in next time I am in town Jax, the choice is somewhat bewildering these days, and so expensive I wondered that about germs as well Gillie, guess that is why servcie areas and the like use liquid soaps, less chance of cross infection Claire, talc is hard to come by, not much choice at all, I must admit I tend to use Johnsons baby talc, just don't tell anyone ;-)) It would help if they didn't keep changing the formula wouldn't it Mary, they keep 'improving' these things, without thought of allergies and the like Dee xx

Said the red soap to the green soap Can I hold your Palm Olive Said the green soap to the red soap Not on your Life Bouy. Oh dear! Pat

I agree, there's very little choice of soap bars nowadays, which I find irritating. I'm allergic to lots of soaps, and the liquid ones usually set off an allergy, so I stick to neutral unperfumed bars. There used to be several types on the market, but there's very little now. The paediatrician here in Italy told me not to use talcum powder when my son was born, because it gets into the lungs.

I have liquid hand soap for all sinks - less mess. Use Imperial leather for the bath/shower!!! Clare x

And where is all the talcum powder now? I used to like to sprinkle it on clean sheets to make them smell extra sexy,,,

I always use liquids soaps as I used to find my ex oh left black oil marks on my bars of soap from him being a mechanic, it then dawned on me that bars of soap must be unhygeinic as his oil was left on it, so that meant germs were left on it ready for the next person to spread them to themselves, right or wrong that is my reason for using liquid soap. Gillie XX

Boots do fairly good range of soaps,some nice old favorites,and yes Lifebouy still on the go but smells much nicer now,,, I buy a cheap liquid bath stuff and refill pump in kitchen,as it get high use, ,,,bathroom Carex anti bac,,,hand wash,,also have soap,,,,,,,,

I think its because there are so many other products out now. Where everyone used to use soap to wash all over their body now a lot of people use a shower gel or bodywash, a facial wash and hand wash all liquid. Jax xx

I have liquid soap at the sinks but OH prefers a bar of soap, so keep one in the shower and main bathroom sink for his use. x Jill