What soap do you use to bathe?

[JVS]

I use Irish Springs currently. I used to use Zest because I got 16 bars for $6.99 on sale. When I run out of irish spring, I'll try to find a big old box of cheap soap. Any suggestions?

[Tektonik]

1. I usually get what's on sale at CVS or get stuff at Costco

CVS generally has some soap/body wash on sale for 50-75% off, and it it's actually a good sale I'll pick that stuff up.

[Mugu]

2. You and I obviously have different noses.

I once received a sample bar of Irish Springs in the mail. I got up in the middle of the night and threw it out in the parking lot. There was no possibility that I was going to get any sleep with that smelly stuff in my apartment.

Regards, Mugu

[ScreamingMeemie]

3. Irish Spring is what we use.

It was my husband's favorite, even though I really don't like it. I still keep using it just because.

[JVS]

11. MrsGrumpy, your grief pains me too. It is so sad. I want to share a story with you.

My grandfather died when I was 6 years old and I remember the ordeal it had been for my Grandmother. They had married in 1937 or so and this had been after my grandmother had moved into his mother's house in 1930 at the age of 14 (he was 17 at the time). He had his first heart attack in 1952, she and my mother made money by delivering phone books because he couldn't work at that time. He was later able to start a machining shop, but his health was never good again. When my father met the man in the early seventies, the two would stay up late talking about engineering, mathematics, and science. By the time I was able to remember (3 or 4), he was pretty bad off. He didn't speak much; he liked watching cartoons with my brother and me.

Anyway, Grandma thought the world of him. She was crushed when he finally did die, especially after so many years of her busting her hump in the role of nurse to him. Without her he'd never have lasted as long as he did. It was terrible. Now, all her life she had never had pierced ears. My mother tells me that this has something to do with Grandpa thinking that earrings would make her look "cheap". A few weeks after his funeral, grandma was sitting around the house and looked sad and my mom decided to take her out to the mall. She finally got her ears pierced at the age of 70, and they had a good time doing that.

I understand that the loss you feel probably doesn't leave your mind very often, I see it in the posts you make. And obviously going out and having some fun isn't going to make things all better. I guess what I'm trying to say is: Go out and buy some soap you like. You deserve any small pleasures you can get because the one huge pleasure is so sorely missing.

[ScreamingMeemie]

23. JVS that is a really nice story about your grandma.

It's funny because my grandmother got her ears pierced around the age of 70 as well.

He was just everything to me and it is so hard to have him not be here. It truly was my worst nightmare. The thing that took my breath away with worry; that something would happen to him. I still can't believe it's real in so many ways.

Thanks for caring about us.

[RPM]

76. too bad you can't recommend a particular comment...

I always liked that story about our grandmother...

[skater314159]

39. I have a powerful connection to smells too.

Keep the smells and sensations that comfort you and make you happy... even if you don't always use that soap or whatever, keep it for when you want him near. It really helps.

I have one of my dad's shirts... its unwashed and I rescued it from the laundry after I first got to his home after being told he'd been killed.

Sometimes I still smell it, and put it on to feel close to him. It's helped me make it though some tough nights and days.

Don't feel you hafta explain your smell conncetion, cause ppl who get it get it, and those who don't are lucky, cause they've not experienced having only a smell to connect them to someone, something, or somewhere they've lost.

[Catshrink]

49. I have one of my dad's shirts, too.

I started to wear it to work as a jacket the other day and just couldn't. It smelled of him and waves of grief came over me. I didn't think I could teach and cry. Reluctantly, I hung it back up and grabbed a sweater.

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. Lye and Lava

Not really. LOL Irish Springs or whatever else is handy

[ThomCat]

5. I have chocolate soap and mint soap in my bathroom.

I love scented soaps, but I can't stand floral scented soaps.

[JVS]

12. Are you trying to smell like a york peppermint patty?

[ThomCat]

16. :)

Too many people smell like perfume, chemicals, or harsh soap. I could do far worse than smelling like either chocolate or mint.

[skater314159]

36. I'd be tempted to eat those...

... which is why I don't have Vanilla soap, lotion, or inedible stuff that smells like food.

If something smells good, I'll taste it once... which usually sucks, but you never know. Some day I might find something really tasty that way!

[flvegan]

6. Dahlem's Soapworks or Indigo Bee.

Dahlem's is a small soapmaker, selling online only (I think). Vegan, all natural, a number of great smelling varieties. Nice people, too.

Indigo bee is a local Tampa soapmaker. All handcrafted.

[MrCoffee]

68. Have you tried the Paper Street Soap Company?

It's the best soap I've ever used.

[flvegan]

73. Breaking the First Rule again, I see.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

7. Irish Spring Aloe and Clearly Natural for my face and any dry areas.

Coast is a good substitute for Irish Springs.
Lever 2000 drives me nuts because it's so hard to rinse off.

[lightningandsnow]

8. Dove.

My skin is super-sensitive, so it's really the only one I can use without causing acne or rashes.

[lost-in-nj]

9. I use

Olay cloths for my face

Olay body wash

and I have Ivory soap in the soap dishes along with dial antibacterial
in the kitchen!!


lost

[LeftyMom]

10. Desert Essence.

I have skin drama. The tea tree oil helps.

[graywarrior]

13. Neutrogena shower gel.

I loves it.

[no name no slogan]

14. Homemade stuff from a local woman

It's got oatmeal in it, so it's a bit rough, but it's all natural and doesn't have any detergents in it. Just pure soapy goodness.

[Adsos Letter]

15. ...soap...bathe...

[Lydia Leftcoast]

17. Ivory

Just good clean fun.

[Duppers]

82. same here

the cheapest stuff my allergies will allow--Ivory.

[Lex]

18. Only organic soaps right now.

All the perfumes and filler-junk that they put in commercial soaps are kind of off-putting.

[LynzM]

19. Dr. Bronner's

We can buy it in bulk at the co-op, so I buy a mix of the Eucalyptus and Tea Tree Oil scents. All natural, and no wasted packaging because I bring the same container back and fill it up! And it smells fantabulous!

[Connonym]

56. you use the liquid not the bar?

I've been trying to find the castile bar soap in lavender scent but thus far haven't been able to find it except online. Maybe I should trek out to Whole Foods and look there. The regular grocery sells the liquid Dr. Bronners but I like bar soap for showering.

[LynzM]

72. Yeah, I prefer the liquid...

I've never much been a fan of bar soaps. Zornhau uses the locally made ones and likes them, but I prefer something that feels less drying and washes off better (or feels like it, at least.) That used to be body wash, and now is Dr. Bronners. I dunno if Whole Foods has it, we have a local food co-op and I get mine there

[Connonym]

75. ty

[femmedem]

20. I must have 15 bars of soap lined up on my tub.

Rose Geranium, Lemongrass Rosemary, Cocoa Orange, Tea Tree Lavender, Orange Clove...But then again I make soap for a living.

[IronLionZion]

21. Whatever men's body wash is on sale, usually the store brand,

currently I have zest but the last one was Irish spring. I've also used suave, old spice, axe, and a few others.

[The Animator]

22. Wh... Wait, you're supposed to use soap?

How come nobody ever tells me these things?!

I used to use Irish Spring almost exclusively. It was the brand my parents use, and it carried over into my adult life. Now I use Axe body wash. I've been experimenting with different fragrances, and oddly enough I just a bottle today.

[Bzzzz]

24. Irish Spring...n/t

[Droopy]

25. Irish Spring or Lever 2000

I really like the Lever 2000 although a bar doesn't seem to last as long and it's a little more pricey.

[Redstone]

26. Kirk's Coco Hardwater Castile Soap. Wash my hair with it too.

Redstone

[hippywife]

27. Dial. n/t

[fizzgig]

28. i stockpile soap when i go on vacation

so it's whatever the hotel had

[noamnety]

29. I use soap from femmedem

Knowing someone in the soap business has its perks.

[x-g.o.p.er]

30. Liquid shower gel and a loofa

Axe, Irish Spring, almost anything.

[TexasBushwhacker]

47. I like shower gels too

I stock up at Bath and Body Works when they're half price. The house brand shower gels at Whole Foods are good too. It's a small indulgence, but they don't get all gooey like soap bars do.

[NewWaveChick1981]

31. I really like Lush soaps and use them when I can get them.

Alkmaar is my favorite Lush soap! I also like a lot of other higher-end soaps. I also use Dial moisturizing soap, and my husband loves Irish Spring.

[Lyric]

32. I use Caress "Daily Silk" body wash

For hand-washing, we have a regular bar of Dial soap in the bathroom.

[datasuspect]

33. Sex Panther Bath Gel with Lustinol

[TexasBushwhacker]

37. As Dr. Phil would say

How's that workin' for ya?

[datasuspect]

38. 60% of the time it works all the time

[skater314159]

34. I use Bee & Flower Brand soap...

It's all natural, and it smells really nice. Even better, you get three bars for a dollar in the grocery... but I only know it is in Mexican grocery stores - weird they have chinese soap in Mexican groceries, but not the other "typical" stores... anyways, I really like the stuff. It's also good for ppl who have allergies and all that.

Many flavours available too - Jasmine, Rose, Sandalwood, Ginsing.

Here's a place on the net where you can get 36 bars for under six bucks - even better then the grocery price!

http://www.mothernature.com/shop/detail.cfm/sku/58754

[supernova]

35. Suave Body Wash

is very good. It's cheap and smells good without excessivley drying out my skin.

I've also made my own glycerin bar soap from supplies from the craft store.

I generally like the body washes because they don't leave soap scum on the bathtub the way bar soaps do, therefore washing out the tub is less of a chore.

[Shakespeare]

40. The Healing Garden's Sensual Jasmine bath gel.

Doesn't dry your skin, and smells heavenly. Lever 2000 on hand for teh boy.

[Burma Jones]

41. Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Bar Soap

ALL ONE

[Connonym]

57. I can't find the Bronner's in bar form except online

where do you buy it? I can only find the liquid in the stores around here but maybe I'm not looking at the right places.

[Burma Jones]

62. Trader Joe's and Whole Foods Market

Whole Foods has about 8 or 10 different varieties of the bar soap. Trader Joe's has only the peppermint.

[Connonym]

74. ty n/t

[mondo joe]

42. This neat Almond soap, or the Oatmeal one - I can't think of the brand name.

The bars are nice and big, and I like the texture of the almond soap.

[gemdem]

43. Two bath soaps in this house

I use Coast. The kids use Ivory.

[femmocrat]

44. Johnson's (for adults)

It is the only thing I have found that doesn't make me itch.

[Fleshdancer]

45. Origins Ginger body scrub

I love this stuff. My family knows I love Origins Ginger products so I tend to receive a lot of it during xmas and for my bday.

[LiberalEsto]

46. Cetaphil

I'm allergic to everything else

[last_texas_dem]

48. Kroger-brand imitation Irish Spring

Oh yeah!

[Mojambo]

50. Any kind of anti-bacterial liquid soap

If I don't use it I tend to have boils flare up.

[huskerlaw]

51. Johnson's moisture wash

yes, the same company that does the baby wash. It smells fabulous and also contains lotion, so it's great for dry skin.

[Drops_not_Dope]

52. Coast

[Ahpook]

53. Don't use the scented........

But this is a pretty good alternative If i use anything else, as in Irish Spring and the like my skin is on fire for hours.

Perfumes are terrible for me

Anyway, it is a bit expensive but if you drip a few drops of it in a loofah it does go a long way

http://www.globalhempstore.com/body-care/soap /

[Fox Mulder]

54. Irish Spring.

I love the smell.

[madrchsod]

55. any orange or lemon soap from tj max

most of this soap is under 4 dollars and lasts for at least a month...

[elleng]

58. color,

aroma, flavor???

[annonymous]

59. Anything that's on sale.

However, my kids prefer the fancy handmade soaps, but those don't last very long. I tend to avoid the cheap strong smelling ones that come in a multipack you find at discount stores ie Dollar General and Family Dollar.

[spinbaby]

60. Liquid soap

Grapefruit scented. Forget what brand.

[minnesota_liberal]

61. Campbell's Chicken Noodle

Oh, SOAP. Nevermind.

[mikeytherat]

63. Aida Grey Seaweed Soap

mikey_the_rat

[raccoon]

64. Baby wash, also Palmolive green or Pure and Natural.

Deodorant soaps make me itch.

[ordinaryaveragegirl]

65. Suave...

Cheap, and it smells good.

[Deep13]

66. Ivory. That smelling crap makes me break out. nt

[unpossibles]

67. Dr. Bronner's peppermint castile oil liquid soap

love it. Plus it tingles.

[Kutjara]

80. I use the good doctor's soaps too. They're great.

I tend to buy one of each of whatever varieties my local shop stocks.

[unpossibles]

81. me too, but prefer peppermint

but yeah, we have lavender too, and I also like the almond.

[azmouse]

69. Crabtree and Evelyn soap

So many wonderful scents.

[TommyO]

70. Softsoap for Men body wash

and Lever 2000 bars

[Chan790]

71. boutique ginger-root and grapefruit body wash.

Yeah, it's "girly" but the lasses at work like it. A lot. Not bad for an accidental discovery. Chan, you lucky boy.

[Zoigal]

77. Maja or Olay Body wash z

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

78. Creamy Body Wash from Bath and Body Works (several different scents)

Mr. DTBK seems to like the Kirkland brand soap from Costco.

[Jack Sprat]

79. Zestfully clean. nm

[Taverner]

83. Old Spice Original Bodywash

Retro-COOL!