Scarcity of Soap

There are a lot of sulphates in shampoo.

I also have just replaced my hand pump liquid soap in my down stairs loo with bar soap and when my granddaughter (2) went to wash her hands, she said , 'It's not working!' as it was dry!!

Is it just me who never buys shower gel? I always wash my hair in my daily shower so just use the suds as they cascade down to wash my body with.

I was given some Italian made soap for Christmas, Nesti Dante,
It sounds like a song Bijou - does that soap help you to sing in the shower?

I might buy some, I need all the help I can get with singing.

Holland & Barratt sell Oliva pure olive oil soap, as well as other brands. I find it lovely for my face with no added chemicals. Have stopped using liquid soaps and shower gels in plastic bottles. Love some of the special scented soups for showering.

Lots of you are recommending the soap that you like.
It would be helpful if you could also let us know if product is palm oil free.

You're right. Tesco is the only shop where I can find Palmolive soap at the moment.
I stopped buying hand-wash ages ago as it isn't as effective at sanitising despite what the labels say.
I always wash for at least 15 seconds with soap which is the recommended length of time to really clean your hands.

I have changed to soap not only because of the plastic containers but I did hear that shower gels contain tiny grains of plastic but Lauren sulphate which is bad for the skin. I was given some Italian made soap for Christmas, Nesti Dante, which at present I am using.
Seventy years ago I went on a consumer test. We were given unnamed bars of soap to try out and rate. Turned out to be Camay. I always use Palmolive.

How strange, I was only debating this at work on Friday! My DDIL told me recently DG (aged 8) had spotted something in the bathroom and asked his mum what it was- soap! The family usually use squirty soap and had decided to be more environmentally conscious.
Tbh I’d never given it much thought and use both at home. At work I order ‘stuff’ for the team and suggested getting block soap with the next order as none of our soap dispensers work anyway. There was surprising reluctance to this, ‘too messy’, ‘not as hygienic as anti-bac’ (really? ?) etc. So I’ve ordered a box of 36 soaps, they’ll get used to it!

You'll look a little lovelier each day
With fabulous pink Camay.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Rnu72NRWjU

Why not make your own? Lots of recipes on Pinterest or You Tube, or try a kit - Hobbycraft sell them (on line or in stores), as do Homecraft etc.
You can customise your soap to smell the way you want and tinker with ingredients to suit your skin.
Do a Google search for other kits and ingredients.

Funny this should be posted today as just yesterday DH and discussed giving up liquid soap ( which I do like) in favour of bar soap, for the sake of the environment. I did have a lovely bar of 'donkey soap' DD brought from France, made from asses milk. Apparently shampoo bars are also available, but haven't tried them.

I have loads of bars of soap tucked away, I usually buy ythem on offer whenever I see them, but tbh, I tend to use shower gels rather than soap and I have handwash avaiable as well as bars of soap.

Alexa, yes as far as I know, Olive-oil soaps are vegetarian. The information about one made by Olivia, certainly says that it is.

Holland & Barratt does a range of hand made soaps, called Faith in Nature, different fragrances lavender, orange, coconut. 100gms bars costing £1.99 per bar. Lovely soaps. Pears soaps which I used to use changed its original formula several years ago, and there was quite an outcry from the public as they added several extra ingredients to it and changed some of the original ones. I believe they said after all the complaints that they would change it back again to the original formula. I changed my soap after they altered and haven't used it since, so I don't know if it was changed back again.
I still use liquid handwash in the kitchen though as it's so much easier when you need to wash your hands quickly between food preparations and cooking baking etc, and have Wright's Coal Tar for that which I love the smell of.

The olive oil soap brands that are also totally vegetarian would make great birthday presents for the kind of relations I have who lean towards veggie or are totally veggie and are opposed to the use of palm oil.

Flossieturner, the olive-oil soap I mentioned is lovely for my dry and sensitive skin. (I bought the one made by Olivia - but other olive-oil soaps are available!) And it's cheap at £3.53 for a huge 600g bar. I cut the bar into four smaller bars, using a knife which I dipped into in very hot water.

www.chagrinvalleysoapandsalve.com/blog/posts/are-bar-soaps-hygienic/

David1968, I googled olive oil soap and found quite a few brands. Could you please tell me if olive oil soap brands are also vegetarian soaps, and would you mind telling which brand you recommend?

We also use bar soaps. I find that they last longer, especially if you have little visitors who will press on any liquid soap plungers over and over!!
I would also love to hear any recommendations for soap that doesn't dry out skin. I'm currently using yardley Shea buttermilk for sensitive skin ?

We have been having a similar conversation in our family. Trying to cut down on plastic and not use palm oil products.

Are there any recommendations for really good soap for dry skin

I am in the US and we have many brands of shower gel but I love bar soap. We have most of the brands I love and I wish more people used them because they are cheaper and no packaging!

try the friendly soap company- hand made, natural ingredients, recyclable packaging, reasonably priced, good range. I don't use any other brand now. They even do shampoo bars.

Pamela, Thanks for the informative list of alternative names for palm oil. I am shocked. I suppose because palm oil is being avoided manufacturers are trying to con us.

Try TK Maxx. They always have some heavenly high end soaps at knock down prices. You can get a giant bar of something like L'Occitane for a couple of quid.