Everything is being watered down.

Zandoni

Please tell me other people are noticing it too?

So many products have more water in, toothpaste used to be paste, now it sinks into the brush before you put it in your mouth. Sauces, shower gels, pump soap etc. are all much more watery and you have to use more.

I think we are all being robbed.

CalvinHobs

Tesco 4x concentrated lime cordial is as strong as it has always been. And I haven't noticed any change to the strength of Fairy Liquid.

400ixl

Many products have moved from oil based ingredients to plant based which would give some of the characteristics you are seeing. Not necessarily cheaper ingredients  or more water, but more sustainable and ethical..

TadleyBaggie

They are definitely watering down Evian!

basketcase

Tins of baked beans have gradually been getting more 'juice' and fewer beans for a while now it seems to me...

Oh, and I commented a few days ago that my toothpaste was runnier than the last lot.

basketcase

TadleyBaggie said:

They are definitely watering down Evian!

Same with San Pellegrino.  Maybe it's all the rain they've been having.

(Though, joking apart, I hope people haven't suffered too much...

elsien

I don’t know what toothpaste  you are buying, but mine isn’t sinking into the toothbrush at all. 

And you could always stop buying hand wash and start buying bars of soap, which are more eco-friendly anyway because there’s not a lot of plastic to get rid of.

sarah1972

No, not noticed that at all. 

dealyboy

Definitely noticed it with the Sainsbury's Stamford Street toothpaste and also has large air pockets, 100ml lasts little more than a week. I did a comparison with another 'brand' on g/ml and it was lower by a third.

Another Stamford Street product, tinned chopped tomatoes 400g seems a lot more watery in recent times.

Zandoni

elsien said:

I don’t know what toothpaste  you are buying, but mine isn’t sinking into the toothbrush at all. 

And you could always stop buying hand wash and start buying bars of soap, which are more eco-friendly anyway because there’s not a lot of plastic to get rid of.

I have tried many premium brands, they are all thinner.
i could use bars of soap but that’s not the point I’m making.

Murphybear

Zandoni said:

Please tell me other people are noticing it too?

So many products have more water in, toothpaste used to be paste, now it sinks into the brush before you put it in your mouth. Sauces, shower gels, pump soap etc. are all much more watery and you have to use more.

I think we are all being robbed.

My toothpaste is still paste.  I usually buy Colgate.