rolls_rapide
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Toilet soaps...
I miss this one...
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I miss this one...
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Praise soap by Lever Brothers
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rolls_rapide
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Lux...
... with tuppence off...
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... with tuppence off...
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You can
Still get Lux, @Rolls, but only Morrison’s sells it, I buy regularly.
You can also order on Amazon (either pink or white on there), but dearer than Morrison’s (works out at about £1.25 a bar).
Still get Lux, @Rolls, but only Morrison’s sells it, I buy regularly.
You can also order on Amazon (either pink or white on there), but dearer than Morrison’s (works out at about £1.25 a bar).
I really liked Lux dishwashing liquid and was bummed when it was discontinued.
I can report that Praise soap is excellent. It seems much milder than other deodorant soaps of the day such as Dial or Safeguard. It’s kind of the granddaddy of Lever 2000, the excellent soap that came out in the 1980s and is still around, although the current Mexican-made bars are lousy.
I can report that Praise soap is excellent. It seems much milder than other deodorant soaps of the day such as Dial or Safeguard. It’s kind of the granddaddy of Lever 2000, the excellent soap that came out in the 1980s and is still around, although the current Mexican-made bars are lousy.
Am actually working through a large stash of vintage Zest
Mother's brand and was always in our bathrooms at home, so had to go for it on fleaPay.
Like the scent and fact Zest like Dove is a syndet: https://www.stephensonpersonalcare.com/blog/2014-12-09-soap-vs-syndet
So just like Dove, Zest can't dry one's skin like soap. *LOL*
Which is rather good since with this continued damp and hot water am in and out of shower several times a day it seems.
Mother's brand and was always in our bathrooms at home, so had to go for it on fleaPay.
Like the scent and fact Zest like Dove is a syndet: https://www.stephensonpersonalcare.com/blog/2014-12-09-soap-vs-syndet
So just like Dove, Zest can't dry one's skin like soap. *LOL*
Which is rather good since with this continued damp and hot water am in and out of shower several times a day it seems.
Great minds!
I've also been using a stash of Zest recently. In my case, the scent reminds me of an aunt I used to visit. Adolescent me was instructed by a dermatologist to use only Ivory, Dial, or Safeguard, so that's all we had at home.
The Zest they sell today is okay, but nothing special.
Man, they had leisurely commercials back then, lol.
I've also been using a stash of Zest recently. In my case, the scent reminds me of an aunt I used to visit. Adolescent me was instructed by a dermatologist to use only Ivory, Dial, or Safeguard, so that's all we had at home.
The Zest they sell today is okay, but nothing special.
Man, they had leisurely commercials back then, lol.
Strictly speaking Dove and vintage Zest are hybrids not syndets.
Today`s non-P&G Zest for some reason is just plain soap.
Today`s non-P&G Zest for some reason is just plain soap.
rolls_rapide
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Quick
Look on the web, they’re not a division of UL. But they are a sales, marketing and distribution company. They list all the PEARS toiletry products on their UK site.
So looks like (to me anyway) that UL still have ownership of these selected brands, but outsourced the “running” of them (I don’t know if that extends to manufacturing them)
Look on the web, they’re not a division of UL. But they are a sales, marketing and distribution company. They list all the PEARS toiletry products on their UK site.
So looks like (to me anyway) that UL still have ownership of these selected brands, but outsourced the “running” of them (I don’t know if that extends to manufacturing them)
Hi Stefan
Can you explain your defenition of the difference between "Hybirds" and "Syndets"
Just curious
Can you explain your defenition of the difference between "Hybirds" and "Syndets"
Just curious
Stan, a real Syndet is based on man made surfactants only and usually labeled as soap free and neutral in pH.
A Hybrid contains both soap and man made surfactants as well to prevent the formation of soap film or soap scum.
I`m not entirely sure how it can be done but I think some Hybrids even are altered to a neutral pH or at least one that is lower than that of real soap. Others are just soap with a chemical surfactant added to improve rinseability but still high in pH like ordinary soap.[this post was last edited: 8/29/2018-03:48]
A Hybrid contains both soap and man made surfactants as well to prevent the formation of soap film or soap scum.
I`m not entirely sure how it can be done but I think some Hybrids even are altered to a neutral pH or at least one that is lower than that of real soap. Others are just soap with a chemical surfactant added to improve rinseability but still high in pH like ordinary soap.[this post was last edited: 8/29/2018-03:48]
Being as that may
After an extensive internet search cannot find any mention of what exactly is a "hybrid" soap.
OTOH there are scores of pages on syndet (short for "synthetic detergent") bar, and DOVE along with others fall under that category. This despite their soap content.
At least in the United States the word "soap" is regulated by government when it comes to consumer goods. Dove, Zest and other syndet products are *NOT* labeled soaps because far as US government is concerned they aren't. Thus they call themselves beauty, face, cream, body, and other "bars", but not soap.
https://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/productsingredients/products/ucm115449.htm
Early Lever Bros. patents disclose reasons for including soap in their detergent bars. It had to do with giving product certain qualities and production.
https://patents.google.com/patent/US2894912A/en
After an extensive internet search cannot find any mention of what exactly is a "hybrid" soap.
OTOH there are scores of pages on syndet (short for "synthetic detergent") bar, and DOVE along with others fall under that category. This despite their soap content.
At least in the United States the word "soap" is regulated by government when it comes to consumer goods. Dove, Zest and other syndet products are *NOT* labeled soaps because far as US government is concerned they aren't. Thus they call themselves beauty, face, cream, body, and other "bars", but not soap.
https://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/productsingredients/products/ucm115449.htm
Early Lever Bros. patents disclose reasons for including soap in their detergent bars. It had to do with giving product certain qualities and production.
https://patents.google.com/patent/US2894912A/en
After an extensive internet search cannot find any mention..
Gosh, somebody really has to have the last word on everything.
Try the terms "combar" or "combination bar" if "hybrid" doesn`t work out satisfactorily enough for you.
It may be that syndets and soaps are clearly defined by trade laws in the USA and elsewhere around the globe. Apparently this does not prevent insiders of the toiletries` industry to use even more specific technical terms.
But let`s not be too fussy now, sometimes for example the term soap powder in the right context is just as good as the term detergent, don`t you agree ?
https://www.verywellhealth.com/types-of-bar-soaps-1069542
https://books.google.de/books?id=KJ...#v=onepage&q=soap vs syndet vs hybrid&f=false
Gosh, somebody really has to have the last word on everything.
Try the terms "combar" or "combination bar" if "hybrid" doesn`t work out satisfactorily enough for you.
It may be that syndets and soaps are clearly defined by trade laws in the USA and elsewhere around the globe. Apparently this does not prevent insiders of the toiletries` industry to use even more specific technical terms.
But let`s not be too fussy now, sometimes for example the term soap powder in the right context is just as good as the term detergent, don`t you agree ?
https://www.verywellhealth.com/types-of-bar-soaps-1069542
https://books.google.de/books?id=KJ...#v=onepage&q=soap vs syndet vs hybrid&f=false
If they ever plan on a remake of "Whatever happened to Baby Jane" I think that the two of us would be the perfect cast.
Don`t you agree, Dear ?
Don`t you agree, Dear ?
rolls_rapide
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Yes....
I remeber, I did put my two pennies worth the in on the thread IIRC
You’re right, it does make sense, they keep the brand (and of course some revenue it generates) but don’t have to worry about running the product.
If fact, just today come across (and was very surprised by seeing) Ariel professional washing powder and instead of where it would show P&G professional on the box, it instead had “Blue Sun” professional. - linked the webpage below.
It made me even question was the product genuine?
I have seen the “introducing A+“ on some Ariel pods too. No idea what it is though.
I remeber, I did put my two pennies worth the in on the thread IIRC
You’re right, it does make sense, they keep the brand (and of course some revenue it generates) but don’t have to worry about running the product.
If fact, just today come across (and was very surprised by seeing) Ariel professional washing powder and instead of where it would show P&G professional on the box, it instead had “Blue Sun” professional. - linked the webpage below.
It made me even question was the product genuine?
I have seen the “introducing A+“ on some Ariel pods too. No idea what it is though.
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I thought this Praise name was a Christian type soap that cleanses your sins out and us stupid Catholics went to confession and now just could shower and forget it down the drain. I never heard of that soap around here.[this post was last edited: 8/30/2018-20:37]
The thought occurred to me too, lol. But they weren't selling indulgences; it was a real, mass-market item in the 1960s.
