Shower gel and bath gel

lucylou · 23 July 2005 at 11:10AM

I went to Boots yesterday and noticed that Palmolive shower gel was on bogof at £1.29 for 250ml. I bought it and on my way out I saw that their bath gel was on offer as well £1.65 for 500 ml.To be perfectly honest I think I could have used their bath gel and saved money as I think they are probably the same stuff.What do you all think?I think I have been wasting money on shower gel:eek:

Bargainloverbec · 23 July 2005 at 11:16AM

To be honest Lucylou as much as I love Boots you can nearly always get things cheaper elsewhere in the cheapy shops and places like Aldi, Netto etc. I suppose it depends how important it is to get a specific brand - I just buy whatever looks like a bargain.

In answer to your question I have a sneaky suspicion that all these bath & shower gels are pretty much the same thing and bubble bath is a cheap alternative.

Even more moneysaving idea - you could stop washing..... might not have any friends left though!

squeaky · 23 July 2005 at 11:23AM

Actually you've almost got it right there!

One of the regular TV doctors has often said that he only uses soap on his aromatic areas, armpits and the like, and just rinses everything else. I don't go that far but I do use a minimal amount of soap where I can.

lucylou · 23 July 2005 at 11:43AM

thanks for your answers I only buy with my boots points or Boots free piggyback vouchers or vouchers I get from survey sites.

p.s. I think I'll keep washing myself though:D

Ticklemouse · 23 July 2005 at 11:48AM

squeaky wrote:

aromatic areas

What a nice way to describe them

I too only use a minimal amount of soap and the only reason I have shower gel/bubble bath is due to the freebies with the mags. Too many nasties in them for me to use all the time, but I reckon once in a while will be OK.

FYI, I currently smell of spearmint, cos today was 'once in a while'.

madmummy_2 · 23 July 2005 at 11:58AM

I bought a shed load of discontinued Bubble Bath from Avon and we have been using it as shower gel for over a year now. it foams up and cleans just as well as shower gel it's just a bit runnier that's all.

Gingham_Ribbon · 23 July 2005 at 1:31PM

We experimented with tesco value baby bath but my son has very sensitive skin. As we'd bought about 3 bottles, we've been using it in a pump dispenser as hand wash for some time now. The bubble bath I got at Christmas is in an old squeezy bottle in the shower and we use it as shower gel.

And the value hair conditioner which made my head itch is a great shaving cream. My husband swears he'll never buy shaving products again.

Becles · 23 July 2005 at 3:23PM

If you get one of those shower scrunchie things, it really foams the shower gel up. I can do my whole body with a 10p sized blob of shower gel on the scrunchie, so a bottle lasts for ages. I'm still working my way through what I got given at Christmas

Turning_into_scrooge · 23 July 2005 at 3:58PM

lucylou wrote:

I went to Boots yesterday and noticed that Palmolive shower gel was on bogof at £1.29 for 250ml. I bought it and on my way out I saw that their bath gel was on offer as well £1.65 for 500 ml.To be perfectly honest I think I could have used their bath gel and saved money as I think they are probably the same stuff.What do you all think?I think I have been wasting money on shower gel:eek:

Saw an expert on TV once who said they are exactley the same so may as well buy the cheaper version.

Ticklemouse · 23 July 2005 at 4:33PM

Gingham_Ribbon wrote:

And the value hair conditioner which made my head itch is a great shaving cream. My husband swears he'll never buy shaving products again.

It's fantastic for shavng your legs too. I had a bottle of el cheapo conditioner in the cupboard in case the DS's got headlice, but I'm currently using it for leg shaving purposes. Leaves your skin much nicer than using soap. Now, how much do they charge for a tin of that ladies leg shaving gloop?

Gingham_Ribbon · 23 July 2005 at 6:49PM

Ticklemouse wrote:

It's fantastic for shavng your legs too. I had a bottle of el cheapo conditioner in the cupboard in case the DS's got headlice, but I'm currently using it for leg shaving purposes. Leaves your skin much nicer than using soap. Now, how much do they charge for a tin of that ladies leg shaving gloop?

I agree. Lovely smooth legs. Can't imagine ever getting them waxed! :rotfl:

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