billytheghillie Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 Recently when i have been showering i have used Cussons Imperial Leather soap. but tonight i was taken aback as in the shower was a cake of Pears soap. I held it up to see through its golden amber colour and childhood memories came flooding back. Wonder whats next? Wrights Coal Tar? Lifebuoy? or good old fashioned Carbolic. Happy Days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 Pear's is now made in India. Popular in Nigeria and available in "African" shops here is Dettol soap and Tura soap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 I've been using wright's coal tar soap for years , I do like pears though , it's mesmerising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 I use wright's coal tar or Imperial leather soap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garjo Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 We use Pears, nothing like opening a new bar and putting it on top of the sink . I was also thinking of getting some Vosene, not sure if they sell it anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 2 hours ago, loriusgarrulus said: I use wright's coal tar or Imperial leather soap. What! No "Cadum for madame", nor, as the joke had it "Liril for Cyril" Imperial Leather for me too, Wright's Coal Tar reminds me too much of school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diver One Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 Does Camay still exist? My mum used it all the time. Another one was Cuticura...I think it was dark grey or black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobba Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 Nostalgia indeed. At home in the 50’s my mum always had a copy of Pears Cyclopaedia and the first page was a drawing of a dirty tramp writing a letter saying “I used your soap two years ago since when I have used no other”. I use coal tar soap when on holiday. Part of being away. My father was a Brylcreem Boy (ex RAF) with Imperial Leather soap and Old Spice aftershave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scutt Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 pears soap meant a new baby in the house. other than that it was soap from the pit baths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 Nostalgia is not what it used to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 25 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Nostalgia is not what it used to be. Sadly, nor is Wrights Coal Tar, which is no longer based on coal tar (now considered carcinogenic) and uses tea tree oil for its medicinal/antiseptic properties but has a 'coal tar fragrance'. Quote: "European Union directives on cosmetics have banned the use of coal tar in non-prescription products, resulting in the removal of coal tar derivatives from the formula and replacement with tea tree oil as the main anti-bacterial ingredient. To cloak this major variance from the original recipe, an attempt has been made to approximate the look and smell of the original product, and it is presented in the same packaging as Wright’s Coal Tar soap, with the wording altered." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 swafega for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 16 minutes ago, ditchman said: swafega for me Pervert! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peck Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 Does anyone else find that you get 2/3 the way through a bar of soap and the rest just seems to go to mush and becomes a slimy sticky mess? , i end up chucking it down the bog to get rid of it. It never seems to happen years ago, have they changed the formuls do you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 1 minute ago, peck said: Does anyone else find that you get 2/3 the way through a bar of soap and the rest just seems to go to mush and becomes a slimy sticky mess? , i end up chucking it down the bog to get rid of it. It never seems to happen years ago, have they changed the formuls do you think. My feeling is that soft water causes it to go mushy. I live in a hard water area and it is a job to get a good lather - even with shaving soap. The bar lasts until the last sliver. However, when I visit Scotland where the water is soft - a few whisks of the brush makes a huge lather - even on an ordinary soap bar - and you get through soap much faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 11 minutes ago, peck said: Does anyone else find that you get 2/3 the way through a bar of soap and the rest just seems to go to mush and becomes a slimy sticky mess? , i end up chucking it down the bog to get rid of it. It never seems to happen years ago, have they changed the formuls do you think. Let it dry out, start the new bar for a few days and then use up the old one. Simples! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 53 minutes ago, ditchman said: swafega for me let me guess - the one with beads 😳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 1 minute ago, discobob said: let me guess - the one with beads 😳 Gravel ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Gravel ! minimum 25mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, discobob said: minimum 25mm Serious stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) Pussies...the lot of you......you stick with your la-di-da gunner grahamn soap.........i will stick with my manly soap.... Edited July 21, 2022 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 5 hours ago, garjo said: We use Pears, nothing like opening a new bar and putting it on top of the sink . I was also thinking of getting some Vosene, not sure if they sell it anymore. Amazon and B&M sell Vosene. I alternate using Vosene and Silver shampoo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 4 minutes ago, loriusgarrulus said: Amazon and B&M sell Vosene. I alternate using Vosene and Silver shampoo. Baahhhaa...................fairy liquid for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 2 hours ago, peck said: Does anyone else find that you get 2/3 the way through a bar of soap and the rest just seems to go to mush and becomes a slimy sticky mess? , i end up chucking it down the bog to get rid of it. It never seems to happen years ago, have they changed the formuls do you think. I have a wall mounted stainless wire soap dish to stand the soap in. Gets a good airflow round it a stops it going mushy. 2 minutes ago, ditchman said: Baahhhaa...................fairy liquid for me I didn't know you were a fairy. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 2 hours ago, ditchman said: swafega for me With or without the 'bits'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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