Now they went and changed Ivory soap

[robbinsandmyers]

Most soaps these days have way too much perfume scent for me or really dry my skin out. lately Ive been using unscented colloidal silver bar soap and its the only one that doesnt dry my skin out in Winter.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

Well, here's the I Make a Clean Break with Ivory commercial I remember:



But where is the "And I use deodorant, anyway" line that I thought that Danny Vranes says?


-- Dave

 

[user 12105]

I've been using Irish spring for years and love the smell, but I noticed in the winter my skin started getting very itchy and it always happened to be when it was in the winter. Now that I've switched to Ivory soap, I didn't have that problem this year. Maybe it's the moisturizers in it ? I don't know but I'll continue to use it.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

I have Irish Spring as a body wash in a pump-bottle...

Would rather use that than all those Axe or other man fragrances or Dove and those brands catered to women...

I can also get it to last much better and longer than bars...

I have a liquid dispenser on the bathroom sink the tub/shower is in that I keep filled, as well as a built-in one on the kitchen sink which is hard to fill without it overflowing...

Naturally when we have liquid soap dispensers and they're good, ceramic ones, they fall and break (& sometimes right after they're completely full) so losing one in that manner, has me using a huge bar of Dial in the other bathroom, with just a sink in it...

We have spare bars for it, of more Dial as well as Irish Spring and Ivory...



-- Dave

 

[pstehle]

About Ivory Soap......

Believe it not, I'm 72 now, but still remember when my grandmom would bathe me in her kitchen sink when I was only 2 years old.
My parents lived up on the 3rd floor of her big house before they got a home of our own.
I can still visualize staring up at the sink faucet above me in that deep old sink.
And I remember playing with the bar of Ivory soap, I found it to be fun to plop it around like a floating boat, and pushing it down in the water to watch it pop back up and make me laugh.

Today, I've been using Safe Guard bar soap for decades.
It's the only one that doesn't leave me itching like some soaps did.
And has a mild pleasent scent.
But I'm dissapointed that they shrunk the size of it to a miserable 3.2 ounces.
It used to be 6 or 8 ounces.

I have an old photo of me at about that age, sitting stark naked in my grandma's kitchen sink eating grapes -probably right before or after a bath. (must've been a PA thing!)

 

[ea56]

When my niece's and nephews were babies and we babysat them we always bathed them in the kitchen sink. It just makes sense because there is no bending over required, the kitchen sink was small enough to keep them from slipping under the water and the counter top made a great place to dry them off and dress them.

Eddie

 

[phillymatt53]

When my niece's and nephews were babies and we babysat them we always bathed them in the kitchen sink. It just makes sense because there is no bending over required, the kitchen sink was small enough to keep them from slipping under the water and the counter top made a great place to dry them off and dress them.

Eddie

Indeed, that makes sense.
When I got older and started to stand, and walk, granny would put me into the bathtub to bathe me, along with the well-known toys like the rubber ducky, boats, etc.
I vaguely remember those days too.

 

[circlew]

I have a picture of me at about one year old, getting a bath in the Youngstown double bowl sink with drainboards. This was at the old house we lived in until I was two.

 

[soapdog86]

In the world of ever-changing products, re-formulations, down-sizing, up-pricing and the overall rip-off to the consumer in the name of corporate consolidation and increased profits, they have decided to change Ivory soap.

Apologies if I'm late to the party. This is something I just noticed. Like many of us here, I keep a good stock of certain items that I like and use frequently, Ivory soap being one of those things. A bar of Ivory soap has been in my bathroom sink soap dish for most of my life. It is my favorite handwashing soap. Often, I also keep a bar in the shower because I love the gentle smell.

When I recently opened a 3-pack I purchased recently, I immediately noticed something was different with the bar. For those who use Ivory, you know that often the paper wrapper clings to the bar and you have to peel it away. The new wrapper slid right off and I saw a small seam on the middle of the side of the soap going all the way around. Seemed like P&G was using a different mold. Giving it a sniff, the smell was very similar to the old version, but not quite the same. A closer look on the package revealed the soap is now being made in Colombia.

The formulation seems to have changed, as well. In using the bar, the texture is denser, less porus. IVORY SOAP NO LONGER FLOATS. It also no longer says more than 99 percent pure ingredients (although I was never sure about that claim).

All this to say that it is a different product and not the same soap I have used my entire life. You better believe that the cost to make this new soap in Colombia is far cheaper than the old version - and the price has only increased. More money for P&G stockholders, which is what it's all about.

So please add Ivory soap to the long list of products that have been changed to increase profits regardless of consumer preferences.

Here's a photo featuring Ivory Soap in my vintage soap collection.

 

[soapdog86]

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"Syndets such as Dove, Zest and others are better bar cleansers for most persons over pure soap."

</blockquote>
I absolutely agree with you. I have been making homemade soap using lye and animal fat for a couple of years. I make beautiful bars that my family and friends really enjoy. My own skin, however, reacts poorly to the soap that I make, regardless of recipe or additives.



I actually got in to soap-making because I wanted to copy the Dove Beauty Bar. That's when I learned that not all soaps are true soaps. Syndets are Synthetic Detergents, whereas true soaps are comprised of saponified oils/fats. Sodium hydroxide (lye) binds with all of the oil molecules and chemically changes the oils into soap molecules. When the math is done correctly, a bar of soap will not contain leftover lye. This process is known as saponification. It's also worth noting that true soap often leaves the skin with that squeaky-clean feeling whereas a syndet beauty bar will leave the skin feeling smooth and conditioned. Anyway --



I was loyal to Caress-brand beauty bars for many, many years. They were my favorite. As to be expected, Caress reformulated and re-scented their original bar soap about a year ago. I admit that I was a good sport about the reformulation! I just could not get behind the new scent. I used to frequent bargain stores to find rare Caress flavors, but I haven't seen any flavors other than the reformulated one -- very disheartening.



I have since switched to Dove's "Pink" flavor of bar soap, but I'm not too crazy about that scent -- much too powdery with no real floral notes. The Dove bars also gets slimier than Caress. I do like a perfumed soap that lingers on the skin, so these days I do an initial wash with a beauty bar and then I use my perfumed Korean shower gel (absolutely divine, by the way) with a washcloth to get a really good scrubbing. A double cleanse creates an extra step but it makes a big difference. It's kind of like shampooing twice.

Dove is getting to be too much of a good thing by expanding to deodorants, hair care, and baby products. What's next, Dove flea and tick shampoo for dogs? I think Dove should've stick to just a beauty bar.

 

[soapdog86]

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"Syndets such as Dove, Zest and others are better bar cleansers for most persons over pure soap."

</blockquote>
I absolutely agree with you. I have been making homemade soap using lye and animal fat for a couple of years. I make beautiful bars that my family and friends really enjoy. My own skin, however, reacts poorly to the soap that I make, regardless of recipe or additives.



I actually got in to soap-making because I wanted to copy the Dove Beauty Bar. That's when I learned that not all soaps are true soaps. Syndets are Synthetic Detergents, whereas true soaps are comprised of saponified oils/fats. Sodium hydroxide (lye) binds with all of the oil molecules and chemically changes the oils into soap molecules. When the math is done correctly, a bar of soap will not contain leftover lye. This process is known as saponification. It's also worth noting that true soap often leaves the skin with that squeaky-clean feeling whereas a syndet beauty bar will leave the skin feeling smooth and conditioned. Anyway --



I was loyal to Caress-brand beauty bars for many, many years. They were my favorite. As to be expected, Caress reformulated and re-scented their original bar soap about a year ago. I admit that I was a good sport about the reformulation! I just could not get behind the new scent. I used to frequent bargain stores to find rare Caress flavors, but I haven't seen any flavors other than the reformulated one -- very disheartening.



I have since switched to Dove's "Pink" flavor of bar soap, but I'm not too crazy about that scent -- much too powdery with no real floral notes. The Dove bars also gets slimier than Caress. I do like a perfumed soap that lingers on the skin, so these days I do an initial wash with a beauty bar and then I use my perfumed Korean shower gel (absolutely divine, by the way) with a washcloth to get a really good scrubbing. A double cleanse creates an extra step but it makes a big difference. It's kind of like shampooing twice.

Here's a 1967 Zest ad that features Gold Zest and Rose Zest, which had didn't survived as well as popular Aqua Zest.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

Here's a 1967 Zest ad that features Gold Zest and Rose Zest, which had didn't survived as well as popular Aqua Zest.

Gold Zest might have too much a strong resemblance to Dial... (?)

 

[soapdog86]

Gold Zest might have too much a strong resemblance to Dial... (?)

Palmolive Gold may also have too much a strong resemblance to Dial as well.

 

[harvestgold68]

My favorite soap was Palmolive Green bar soap because it didn’t dry out my skin and the scent was classic 1950s, 60s, 70s, 80s. In 2015 I bought 36 bars just in case they ever changed it. Well, in 2022 I bought a case of 24 bars and immediately smelled the stench of weird green apple perfume instead of the classic Palmolive Green scent. I called the company and they said other consumers were also complaining about the new scent but it was a done deal. I suppose some young know-it-all brand manager who knows nothing changed the scent. I have a few original scent bars left but hesitate to use and now buy Ivory but nothing is like original Palmolive Green. Oh and if you see Palmolive Green in a dollar store it’s a stinky weird perfume version made in Mexico so don’t waste your dollar.

 

[soapdog86]

My favorite soap was Palmolive Green bar soap because it didn’t dry out my skin and the scent was classic 1950s, 60s, 70s, 80s. In 2015 I bought 36 bars just in case they ever changed it. Well, in 2022 I bought a case of 24 bars and immediately smelled the stench of weird green apple perfume instead of the classic Palmolive Green scent. I called the company and they said other consumers were also complaining about the new scent but it was a done deal. I suppose some young know-it-all brand manager who knows nothing changed the scent. I have a few original scent bars left but hesitate to use and now buy Ivory but nothing is like original Palmolive Green. Oh and if you see Palmolive Green in a dollar store it’s a stinky weird perfume version made in Mexico so don’t waste your dollar.

Here's a photo featuring a vintage bath size bar of Palmolive and a photo of vintage regular size bar of Palmolive along with regular size bars of Lifebuoy and Lux. I hope these photos will relive your fondest memories.