I like this lavendar soap I got in France called Monsavon. I can’t find it in the States, but it shouldn’t be too hard to get ahold of, since it’s made by Proctor & Gamble of Belgium
OrcaChow—Dr. Bronner’s peppermint body wash is great! I ran out a while ago, but I do love the stuff. An old girlfriend gave it to me as a birthday present. It makes my body all tingly, and I feel the tingling for hours afterward. If I weren’t so nearsighted, I’d read the bottle in the shower.
I like Zest, myself. Those commercials are correct about the film that other soaps leave on your body. I like the post-Zest feeling. Regular soap covers me with crud that I can do without. Zest isn’t even technically soap. It’s a deodorant bar.
Those of you who suffer frequent fungal infections may know that soaps are inherently alkaline in their pH levels (they contain lye, right?). Since fungus thrives in alkaline environments, I was wondering if anybody knew whether or not any of these great soaps listed above are closer to neutral or maybe even a little on the acid side. (“New mandarin orange dial- now with 10% more real orange juice!”)
Count me in for Lever. Unfortunately, the store I usually shop at has decided to discontinue the regular stuff, and now carries only the orange-box bug-phobic-lemmings-sliding-straight-into-hell “antibacterial” brand. Not sure what I’m going to do about that one.
Oh, and I’m with the folks who hate Dove because it leaves my skin feeling all skunky. If I don’t squeak, I’m not done getting clean.
Ivory; the 99.44% pure gimmick gets me every time.
And I hate soap; I’m forever dropping it in the tub while showering, making unsightly dents in the bar. Said dent doesn’t dissapear for a few days until the soap bar dissolves, annoying me to no end and ruining an otherwise pleasant showering experience
Oil of Olay BEAUTY BAR in PINK. It smells soft, subtle and feminine. Except for Safeguard on “delicate areas”
For my face-I like Clearisil Daily Face Wash-I’ve been using it for a for a few weeks now, and I DEFINITELY notice I haven’t had as many zits. In fact, I don’t have ANY right now…woohoo!
I remember getting my mouth washed out with Zest when I was little…
I prefer Pears over all other bar soaps and use Dial liquid at home and at work. I love the smell.
When I was a wee Feynnling I used to stay with my grandparents. I would hop onto Grandma Feynn’s lap and she always smelled wonderful. After I grew out of jumping on her lap I noticed that her bathroom had that wonderful smell too and for the life of me I couldn’t figure out what it was. She had perfume on the counter but these all made me gag. One day I was on my quest to find out what made this smell and discovered a small container on the shelf filled with soap chips that my grandmother had saved. This was what made my granny smell so good. Turns out that it was Dove soap.
She passed away 3 years ago but the smell Dove evokes such warm memories in me I can not help but miss her even more than I already do.
I typically use ordinary buy-'em-at-the-supermarket soaps, but I just started using a French soap from L’Occitane. It’s fantastic! Great texture and lather, and the scent is heavenly. This one is honey, but they make lots of scents, including some more masculine, woodsy ones. Fortunatly, L’Occitane has shops in NY, 'cause I have a feeling there’s no going back…
