The totally off-topic thread

[Princess Fiona]

A "versus" question: which do you prefer to use in the shower - liquid body soap, or bar (solid) soap?

I despise soap bars. I use Aēsop hand wash and body wash in all my home bathrooms and showers

 

[Flashback]

If it isn't soap then what is it? Skin conditioner?

In any case, it appears to be something which is used in place of (bar) soap to achieve more or less the same purpose.

Bar for me. I find liquid feels me leaving greasy or unclean - I don't know, I guess it just comes down to what you're used to!

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Bar for me. I find liquid feels me leaving greasy or unclean - I don't know, I guess it just comes down to what you're used to!

Or the liquid soap! Different brands rinse quite differently.

 

[drron]

I really don't like using the liquids in hotels.Much prefer a soap that comes in packaging.I feel it is much less likely to harbour bugs.

 

[love_the_life]

At home, always a shower gel. As Pushka said, less soap scum to clean off. When away, usually soap. Mr LtL prefers soap. I do have a slight problem in putting too much bath gel in the spa so I end up with a mountain of bubbles that engulf the bathroom! Never seem to learn.

JohmK - interesting eggs there :shock:

 

[serfty]

A quick scrub in the shower before an early departure then soap.

For a leisurely shower and clean when nothing is pressing then body-wash.

Properly cleansing with liquid soap product takes a few minutes loner then with a bar of soap.

 

[Pushka]

I guess some people prefer liquid soap over the bar of soap because the former is more "hygienic". That is, you don't want to use the same soap (or surface of the soap) to wash your face, torso, under your arms, etc. etc., let alone if that soap is used by more than one person (or guests)... how valid those kinds of arguments are about germs (or even whether that's a big deal anyway) is debatable.

Im still alive after decades of using bar soap. Although recently I am beginning to wonder.

And I am another who thinks that gel soap just doesn't do the job for me. I usually take my own bar of soap on trips as I dont like the tiny bars.

 

[medhead]

I, and I expect everyone else is bored to tears with this.

Indeed. Which makes me wonder why you're still trying to prove me wrong. I have an opinion, time to build a bridge and get over it.

 

[blackcat20]

A "versus" question: which do you prefer to use in the shower - liquid body soap, or bar (solid) soap?

Shower gel, because bar soap and my skin do not get along well (leaves me feeling dry and "sand blasted").

I guess some people prefer liquid soap over the bar of soap because the former is more "hygienic". That is, you don't want to use the same soap (or surface of the soap) to wash your face, torso, under your arms, etc. etc., let alone if that soap is used by more than one person (or guests)... how valid those kinds of arguments are about germs (or even whether that's a big deal anyway) is debatable.

And that. I do not share bar soap with people, because who wants to wash themselves with someone elses pubes.... :shock:

 

[medhead]

It takes me 8-10 minutes per pair of pants or shirt to iron.

:shock::shock: That's a very long time. you might need to practice.

I guess some people prefer liquid soap over the bar of soap because the former is more "hygienic". That is, you don't want to use the same soap (or surface of the soap) to wash your face, torso, under your arms, etc. etc., let alone if that soap is used by more than one person (or guests)... how valid those kinds of arguments are about germs (or even whether that's a big deal anyway) is debatable.

I have difficulty with the idea that something that kills germs can be unhygienic.

 

[JohnK]

JohmK - interesting eggs there :shock:

Hahaha. Greek Orthodox tradition.

 

[medhead]

In the process of reviewing business cards picked up last week at a conference. One of them is 3 to 4 times the thickness of any other business card. :shock:
Almost had to buy another suitcase to get it home.

 

[Quickstatus]

This is a funny one because we have had it come up with groups of parents quite a few times, predominately because the mothers insist on liquid soap and a lot of boys were having body odour issues. It, generally speaking, appeared to be men preferred bar of soap and women liquid and mainly related to the washing of armpits and nether regions. A number of doctor's insisted that for boys, unless they have really good personal hygiene and can manage themselves, they needed to use a bar of soap. I don't know about people on here, but my boys were very similar to their peers and never take hygiene seriously, hence they have to use soap. The older one has eczema and the doctor said it is fine so long as he just uses it on his armpits and groins and, from a hygiene perspective, is not required other places unless dirty/greasy/sweaty etc.

Personally I never feel clean with liquid washes or dove soap. Would even prefer a block of solvol to them and have on many occasions.

These day school excursions are no longer to your local educational attraction. Many head to Mascot.
Easter holidays saw our twin boys go to Germany for history tour. They were well behaved but not necessarily properly cleaned.

However, one boy (15) on the tour had to be rung by his mother because he did not have shower for the entire tour (teacher apparently told by gate agent at MUC of smell and on questioning his roommates who confirmed he never had a shower the entire trip....He said "yes I did mom" but of course did not. . Apparently he was told to use deodorant, change clothes or else possibly no carriage back to SYD

I still cant understand why he was not made to have a proper shower with quality assurance (sniff test) during the tour.

His room mates must have either got used to the smell or else were not necessarily clean enough themselves to notice the difference.:shock:

 

[MEL_Traveller]

It takes me 8-10 minutes per pair of pants or shirt to iron.

one of those high pressure and high volume steam generating irons... tefal is a good brand... will give you an ironed shirt in around 2 minutes flat. They've come down in price over the last few years, often on sale in the $150 range.

 

[QF WP]

I despise soap bars. I use Aēsop hand wash and body wash in all my home bathrooms and showers

+1 with the only difference being the type used (and to add we use a mesh bath pouf in showers and bath to scrub). Probably don't change every 8 weeks, but we do hang them outside every couple of weeks to get some serious bacteria killing from the strong Qld sun

 

[love_the_life]

Hahaha. Greek Orthodox tradition.

DOH, I forgot.

 

[JohnK]

Im still alive after decades of using bar soap. Although recently I am beginning to wonder.

And I am another who thinks that gel soap just doesn't do the job for me. I usually take my own bar of soap on trips as I dont like the tiny bars.

Gel/liquid soap is OK but not my preference.

As a teenager I could not stand how shampoo/conditioner made my hair feel so have been washing my hair with normal soap every day.

Also can't stand the feeling of moisturiser on my hands so that's out too.

 

[TomVexille]

one of those high pressure and high volume steam generating irons... tefal is a good brand... will give you an ironed shirt in around 2 minutes flat. They've come down in price over the last few years, often on sale in the $150 range.

My mum has one and it works so well it made me want one, but I iron so rarely that it's not worth it at the moment.

 

[anat0l]

:shock::shock: That's a very long time. you might need to practice.

Ironing a shirt, repositioning after each comma: outside collar, inside collar, inside button track (on both sides), outside upper top left front, outside upper top back, outside upper top right front, outside upper right front, outside right back, outside middle back (if shirt has a pleat, watch out or reset the pleat), outside left back, outside left front, left sleeve, left cuff, right sleeve, right cuff.

Wrong technique?

Maybe I should upload a video showing me ironing a shirt.

I have difficulty with the idea that something that kills germs can be unhygienic.

Well I was brought up with soap bar (I think as a kid we used a lot of Cussons) and I'm still well and truly alive. Liquid soap in those days seemed to be only things like hospital-grade stuff, a bit like what Qantas provide in the domestic lounge bathroom showers in the absence of the "good stuff" from Aurora Spa. Oh, and also the mild liquid soap stuff which was usually for washing babies and toddlers. But these days it's seemingly more common.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Ironing a shirt, repositioning after each comma: outside collar, inside collar, inside button track (on both sides), outside upper top left front, outside upper top back, outside upper top right front, outside upper right front, outside right back, outside middle back (if shirt has a pleat, watch out or reset the pleat), outside left back, outside left front, left sleeve, left cuff, right sleeve, right cuff.

Wrong technique?

yeah - me thinks the technique could use some work

If you iron the inside of the collar, the outside should automatically be ironed as well. Same for the button track - ironing the front of the shirt each side will auto iron the button tracks.

A steam generating iron means no more than two strokes down each panel/section and it's done. So about 15 strokes of the iron in total - or ~2 minutes.