# Soap **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 30, 2000, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap/35175 "2000-09-30T19:54:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Larmal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/67e7ee/32.png) [@Larmal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larmal)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2000, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap/35175/1 "2000-09-30T19:54:45Z")
Alrighty, I know I’m new and nobody knows me and bla bla bla… but I’m going out on a limb here and starting my first thread (Yay me!). I love soap. Like, absolutely LOVE soap. I use a soap from a company based out of England called “Lush” ([www.lushcanada.com](http://www.lushcanada.com)). Hand made, natural ingredients (such as apple juice, etc.)… well, I guess all I’m wondering is what kind of soap everybody else uses. Hey, it could be interesting… you never know… or it could just suck. =) Either way, I’ll take responsibility. So? Got Soap? ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2000, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap/35175/2 "2000-09-30T20:12:11Z")
Soap? I hate it. It’s disgusting. Gets all lathery and slippery and its supposed to go all over your body like that. ::shudder:: Personally, I just hose down in the backyard once a week to knock the big splotches of dirt off me. Don’t even get me started on shampoo. That makes me feel nausueated. ---
**Author:** ![Catrandom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@Catrandom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catrandom)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2000, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap/35175/3 "2000-09-30T20:14:47Z")
Tone. It’s lathery, nondrying and cheap, and I am told (though I have no sense of smell meself) that it smells nice 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Skelji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Skelji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skelji)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2000, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap/35175/4 "2000-10-01T04:01:56Z")
I like Lever. When I was a kid, I said “Shit!” once and my mother stuck a bar of Ivory in my mouth. Does that count too? ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2000, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap/35175/5 "2000-10-01T04:11:20Z")
Irish Spring Sport is the bomb. you get **clean** and you smell _good_… what more can a guy want in a soap? on the girly front, body shop (body works? i don’t know the difference) has a soap called Satsuma that drives me totally nuts. i used to go into the bathroom just to smell it in the air after one of my housemates who used Satsuma got out of the shower. they finally bought me a couple bars but i can’t bring myself to open them. i just keep em in strategic locations around my place for when i need a sniff to brighten my day. Ivory tastes good to me. i don’t know why it does, but whenever i happen to be showering with it (it’s my backup for when i’m in a hick town that doesn’t have a store that carries Irish Spring Sport), i always get a little in my mouth “on accident.” ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2000, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap/35175/6 "2000-10-01T04:14:45Z")
I love body shop’s liquid soaps, especially oceanus. The regular stuff just dries my skin out. ---
**Author:** ![Tabithina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@Tabithina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabithina)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2000, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap/35175/7 "2000-10-01T04:22:33Z")
Our water here is heavily laden with minerals, so I like Tone. It doesn’t seem to dry me out quite as badly, although I have to get it rinsed off pretty quickly, or it feels like it’s left a film on my skin. ---
**Author:** ![mega\_the\_roo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@mega\_the\_roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mega_the_roo)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2000, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap/35175/8 "2000-10-01T04:24:58Z")
I’m a Dove girl. It’s the only one that doesn’t dry me out (thank you Accutane). And personally, I prefer soap that doesn’t make me vomit. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Baglady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@Baglady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baglady)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2000, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap/35175/9 "2000-10-01T04:40:04Z")
Ever since it was recommended for the antibacterial properties of Triclosan for cleaning new body piercings, I have used, and absolutely LOVED the smell of Liquid Dial. I buy the big gallon bottle at Costco and refill all the small dispensers in our home. ---
**Author:** ![Dark\_Lord\_Davidson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bc8723/32.png) [@Dark\_Lord\_Davidson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Lord_Davidson)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2000, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap/35175/10 "2000-10-01T04:59:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by White Lightning \* > \*\*Ivory tastes good to me. i don’t know why it does, but whenever i happen to be showering with it (it’s my backup for when i’m in a hick town that doesn’t have a store that carries Irish Spring Sport), i always get a little in my mouth “on accident.” \*\* Same with me, except I accidentally get Dove in my mouth… What’s wrong with us? ---
**Author:** ![Fairy\_Princess\_Kitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df705f/32.png) [@Fairy\_Princess\_Kitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fairy_Princess_Kitty)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2000, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap/35175/11 "2000-10-01T05:57:02Z")
I adore dove, it’s just so soft and mousturizing, I dunno why I love it, I just do. Though I can’t account for taste. Kitty ---
**Author:** ![Eo\_Echo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ebca7d/32.png) [@Eo\_Echo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eo_Echo)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2000, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap/35175/12 "2000-10-01T07:27:02Z")
I use Jergens aloe this week. Not only was it on sale but it leaves my skin oh so silky smooth. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2000, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap/35175/13 "2000-10-01T07:33:07Z")
Another vote fer Irish Sping! ---
**Author:** ![Commander\_Fortune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Commander\_Fortune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commander_Fortune)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2000, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap/35175/14 "2000-10-01T09:32:53Z")
I use Kama Sutra’s Clove Body wash. I, too, love soap. I’m planning on attempting to make my own. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2000, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap/35175/15 "2000-10-01T09:55:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lord Davidson \* > > Same with me, except I accidentally get Dove in my mouth… > > What’s wrong with us? Freaks, man. we’re freaks. that’s all there is to it. you’ve got a big time post party coming up though, so it’s okay. ---
**Author:** ![magdalene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@magdalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magdalene)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2000, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap/35175/16 "2000-10-01T10:02:38Z")
Yay, I always love it when posters cross new frontiers of the mundane and pointless. Larmal, m’dear, you are Lewis, Clark, and Sacajawea rolled into one! Welcome to our world. ---
**Author:** ![nadin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/46a35a/32.png) [@nadin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nadin)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2000, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap/35175/17 "2000-10-01T12:59:18Z")
I like Lush too, except I can’t smell anything else for an hour after going in there. Dove wins on the creamy moisturising factor and means I can still smell. Oh and welcome to the board. ---
**Author:** ![Nimue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@Nimue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nimue)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2000, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap/35175/18 "2000-10-01T13:05:48Z")
I’m another fan of Dove. The only trouble with it is that it goes mushy too easily. ---
**Author:** ![L714](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dec6dc/32.png) [@L714](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/L714)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2000, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap/35175/19 "2000-10-01T13:19:12Z")
I love their Cedar Soap from Scotland. It’s a very soft scent. On my last visit to the city, they told me they weren’t going to carry it anymore so I bought the last eight bars they had. Once that’s gone, I guess I’ll go back to Calgon’s, In The Rain Body Gel. ---
**Author:** ![yESTERDAY\_mAN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a87d85/32.png) [@yESTERDAY\_mAN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yESTERDAY_mAN)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2000, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap/35175/20 "2000-10-01T13:47:03Z")
I buy an obscure brand from the Paper Street Soap Company. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap/35175.md?page=2)