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Glycerine & Honey, same colour as pears soap, only you can't buy mine in the shops.

Dee, soo tempted to say I would'nt use Emmerdale or Corrie......but I won't. We use a mixture of liquid and Imperial leather.....or whatever OH buys. Al

Does anyone remember Shield soap?? We uses it when we were kids....

We use Imperial Leather Mild in the shower, and liquid soap (usually Carex) for all handwashing. It is much more hygienic than leaving a manky skanky bar of soap on the sink. Liz

Soap? What is that? Many years ago at a makeup demo we were advised not to use soap as it removes the natural oils from the skin. A few yrs ago the doc advised my OH to stop using it for the same reason. I only use it on dirty hands, or if I get paint or grease or whatever anywhere and water and a slight rub wont remove it. Havent noticed people holding their noses when I am around! I also dont like the strong smells of most of the modern soaps, likewise washing powders etc. I dash down those aisles in the supermarket if I cannot avoid them.

Don't use soap on my face. Any soap has to be white & I usually buy Palmolive. Vivienne xx

OH uses Shield,I use liquid soap,we both use Dove shower gel.

Dove soap if it's a bar soap I'm using.........but tend to use liquid soap in the bathrooms and kitchen, more than likely just a shop's own brand anitbac. But I love the smell of coal tar soap and pears soap............reminds me of when I was wee.............also loved the smell of Vosene shampoo.........mmmmmmmm!!!!! My hubby laughs at me for spending ages down the cleaning aisle in the supermarket.................I'm quite fussy over my cleaning in the house and have to have the house smelling clean..........we have a dog and he's very clean but I hate going into a house where you can smell animals and panic at the thought of mine smelling of the dog.............the car does smell but that's coz I take dog to the beach and it's hard trying to get the smell of wet dog out of the car........people say they can't smell it but I can and I hate it. RDA.x.

Husband uses Imperial Leather but as a vegetarian I will not use soap with animal fat so use veg.oil based soap. We go to India every winter and I buy my supply from there. Fav. two are Mysore sandlewood and an ayurvedic soap called Medimix wich is wonderful. My daughter insists that I bring her Medimix as a present when we return. I had forgotten about Vosene!! Loved the smell. Jeanie A.

scent free liquid soap due to skin problems. Son can't use soap at all as his skin splits and bleeds with any soap or detergent and has to use aqueous cream instead. Angela

we have anti bacterial liquid soap in the kitchen and any make' I fancy trying' in the bathroom. We only use Simple soap in the shower as we have a water softener and most other bar soaps create too much lather. Rosi, I remember Shield. It had a marbled effect and apparently claimed to have an in built deodorant.

I can only use johnsons babysoap...............Hayley

I use Dove soap, its the only thing that will lather here,Ive tried various ones but there useless with this water.

Dont use soap ,use Sanex Shower gel and antibacterial wipes . Hubby uses Simple soap cos its unperfumed and doesnt affect his skin. We also have Superdrug liquid handwash in the loos for those that want to use it. I dont cos prefer the wipes Shirley

Hi Jeanie, I was interested to see about soap made from vegetable oil rather than animal fats, had never really stopped to think about that before Quite a variety of soaps there.I must admit I mainly use the dreaded liquid soap, and I am sure it works out more expensive in the long run Dee ;-))

I don't! No I don't smell!!! - I use hand wash, face wash and body wash. I find that soap dries my skin, particularly my face. Jack x

Brenda, do you remember those big bars of green soap they used to use for washing clothes, was it Sunlight?? ;-))

Camay or Imperal leather soap in the bathroom...liquid soap is too much of a temptation for little fingers otherwise, lol However i do use liquid soap in the kitchen, as it's easier to operate when you have sticky fingers. Wrights Coal Tar soap.....crikey the memories....my grandmother wouldn't use anything else!, she thought it was the cure of all ills lol Yvette

I use Dove, and looking forward to trying the new one. OH uses Imperial Leather, and when I can go to the pound shop and buy 4 big bars, thats ok with me. lol