Carbolic soap uses?

Uniscots97

I'm going to ask a silly question here. I always thought carbolic soap was pink (I remember 'that' smell from the soap we had at primary school and the hospital I had to attend when young), but my friend says its green. Who's right?

Zara33

bonnie wrote: »

I was given a bar of this and it smells wonderful, reminds me of when i was young.
How do i use it and what can i use it for. thanks.

:rotfl: You have taken me back years with the old carbolic soap :rotfl:
When i was naughty my mum used to say watch your mouth young lady or i'll wash it out with carbolic soap!

She never did

Seakay

unixgirluk wrote: »

I'm going to ask a silly question here. I always thought carbolic soap was pink (I remember 'that' smell from the soap we had at primary school and the hospital I had to attend when young), but my friend says its green. Who's right?

http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=carbolic%20soap%20uses&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi; I've only looked at the first 3 screens but they are all brownish or various shades of pink

amyandoli

beautiful bright PINK

Buy it here:
http://www.carbolicsoap.com/carbolic-range-c-233_269.html

(bought some for my mum as is supposed to be good for skin complaints)

carbonel

What about Wright's Coal Tar Soap - another blast from the past!:T
Came in a big yellow block and smelt like new tar. My mum used it for cleaning everything - including grubby kids!:eek:

frugalfairy_3

Yuk, I remember carbolic soap (pink) and Wrights Coal Tar (yellow) soaps! <shudder> I hate the smell of both :rotfl: I think the green one was Fairy wasn't it? I quite liked that one, and my mum used to use it as a stain remover before washing dirty clothes, scrubbing tidemarks on collars etc.

Personally I'm relieved that washing powder was invented

FF xx

black-saturn

If you don't like the smell of carbolic soap there are other OS soaps you can try such as Palmolive, Pears and Cameo.

Thistle-down

Well after someone kindly posted the Carbolic soap company website a few days ago, I went wild and ordered two bars of lemon scented household soap. (it was a BOGOF) and also some of the Pink stuff, (which is fantastic.)

Anyway, now that the soap is here I am not sure what to do with it or how to use it, or what it is best for. Any suggestions?

whatatwit

I tend to have household soap by my kitchen sink. I like it for giving my hands a good scrub.
It's usually good on laundry too, put a bit of water on a stain or on shirt collars and give the soap a good rub on the stain. Into the washer and it often works.
I would be cautious on using anything too strong on delicate fabrics, but I use the green Fairy block on all sorts of stuff.

annie123

just looked at their website and noticed they sell washboards.

that took me back to 1980 when as a new young mum in my first home an aunt said dont worry about no washing machine I'll get you sorted. ~I was expecting a twin tub or spinner maybe or if I was very lucky her old washing machine as she had mentioned getting a new one.

She gave me gave me her washboard:eek: ....I can still remember trying to smile and seem grateful. It was a glass one I was terrified of braking it.
She gave me a quick lesson on how to use it and what it could be used with it.

It did work, my mussels grew quickly and so did my savings for a secondhand washing machine:rotfl:

If anyone is tempted to buy one......think twice;)