Liquid soap saver & other tips.

maphil

Instead of buying new bottles each time at a cost of 60-70p buy a litre bottle of cheap bath foam (Aldi is 59p) which will give you 3 refills.
I've also stopped buying laundry stain remover at a cost of around £5 a bottle. It doesn't work, a total waste of money. Instead I bought a bar of laundry soap in Asda for 50p it's absolutely foolproof.
I live on my own & need to be careful with my money. I do 98% of shopping in Aldi which I do with pleasure as the quality is good, let's face it if was cheap & nasty none of would go back.

Slinky

My dad used to swear by value washing up liquid as a cheap handwash.

pws52

I buy Tesco Everyday Value Shampoo....50p....and dilute it with water.
Empty liquid soap pumps aren't expensive in Wilkos etc if you don't have any empty ones to refill.

Bogof_Babe

Slinky wrote: »

My dad used to swear by value washing up liquid as a cheap handwash.

I bet he made up for the savings in buying repairing hand creams!

Farway

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

I bet he made up for the savings in buying repairing hand creams!

Real men do not use handcream, just swarfega if really dirty, or washing up liquid other wise

Slinky

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

I bet he made up for the savings in buying repairing hand creams!

I don't think my dad ever used hand cream in his life.

imho

I put bleach in empty spray container. I have been going through so much bleach just from pouring out to much. And find it easier to just spray toilets and kitchen area

Bogof_Babe

Farway wrote: »

Real men do not use handcream, just swarfega if really dirty, or washing up liquid other wise

I will tell my OH that he's not a real man. He does a lot of decorating, and his hands get very dry and cracked with working outside in all weathers. I bought him hand cream to stop him using up whole tubes of Germolene!

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

What is thus Cream you can put on hands.

Squirt of sqeezy for a quick scrub, swarfega if a little soiled. Aftershave to cool, and that is only for the face!

The rest, a quick flick off the grease rag.

Farway

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

I will tell my OH that he's not a real man. He does a lot of decorating, and his hands get very dry and cracked with working outside in all weathers. I bought him hand cream to stop him using up whole tubes of Germolene!

What he needs is a good industrial barrier cream, not scented poncy stuff

I have forgotten the trade name, but comes in big tubs, and most industrial / engineering factories also have it in wall mounted squirty dispensers in the bog, was pink gunge stuff when I were a lad

PS, I doubt you will find real barrier cream in the likes of Boots etc, you would probably need a tool merchant, industrial supplier, like maybe Screwfix for instance

Sue14

Slinky wrote: »

My dad used to swear by value washing up liquid as a cheap handwash.

A neighbour of ours when I was little told my mum he only bought washing up liquid, he used it for all cleaning jobs around the house and also for washing clothes, as shampoo, and in the bath.

imho wrote: »

I put bleach in empty spray container. I have been going through so much bleach just from pouring out to much. And find it easier to just spray toilets and kitchen area

That's a great idea, I think I'll start doing that.