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What have they done to Pears Soap???

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Sue

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The original listed ingredients are: Sodium Palmitate, Natural Rosin, Glycerine, Water, Sodium Cocoate, Rosemary Extract, Thyme Extract, Pears Fragrance Essence.


The listed ingredients of the new soap are: Sorbitol, Aqua, Sodium Palmate/stearate, Sodium Palmkernelate, Sodium Rosinate, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, PEG-4, Alcohol, Glycerin, Perfume, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Meta Bisulfite, Etidronic acid, Tetra Sodium EDTA, BHT, Cl 12490, Cl 47005, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Salicylate, Cinnamal, Eugenol, Limonene, Linalool.


This is terrible! It smells of coal tar, which brings back hideous childhood memories (6) involving Wrights Coal Tar Soap, Vosene and Loxene, instead of pleasant Pears Soap memories!


And it makes me itch (6)

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Sue Wrote:

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> Benzyl Benzoate


AKA "horse liniment" - used to treat scabies (i.e. "sweet itch").


> Eugenol


A naturally occuring analogue of the recreational drug ecstasy and a precursor in its illicit manufacture (second only to Safrole).


> It smells of coal tar


That is the smell of phenol, also known as carbolic acid, a powerful antiseptic and disinfectant that is now considered too toxic for use in topical OTC consumer products.

Sue

Sue

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There are three Facebook pages devoted to Pears Soap, saving Pears Soap and slagging off Unilever for changing the formula of Pears Soap.


They have now changed it again but it's still not back to the original, though apparently they've now removed many of the chemicals they added.


Sadly the two I bought at my last Sainsbury's shop are the baddies.


(6)

Sue

Sue

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woofmarkthedog Wrote:

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Yeh, there :))

katie1997

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Scandalous.


Bring back original Pears soap bars, not that gunky liquid that bears no resemblance. And don't get me started on the shower gel....*shakes head*


In some countries you have rose and menthol (!) varietes of pears soap - again, these are nothing like the stuff you used to get over here :(

PeckhamRose

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I love this forum!

I had no idea Pears had done the dirty with its new ingredients.

I do use coal tar soap sometimes too.

But currently suffering from eczema so using E45 bath oil and a prescription thing.

Simple Soap ain't so simple is it! Gawd knows what's in it.


But Pears soap! I LOVED Pears soap! I'm off to join those Facebook Groups!


Valderma anyone?

Sue

Sue

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Yeh and on the box it says "Pears is a 200 year old brand." Weasel words.


And the soap is now wrapped in a sealed bag inside the box. If it hadn't been, I would have noticed it smelled different and not bought it in the first place (6) because I wouldn't have been able to resist smelling it in the shop :))

cate

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What sad news. Why on earth would they fiddle about with the original? It was very mild and good for face washing due to the glycerin. Maybe there are hidden stocks of the old version about...........200 year old brand but not recipe so I guess they are technically accurate!(6)
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Yes apparently there is someone in Australia, I think :)) who has loads in stock, but people are buying it all up quick. If you're interested, the details are on one of those Facebook pages.

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> What sad news. Why on earth would they fiddle

> about with the original?


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Because apparently the new formula means the soap wears away twice as quickly, so people will buy twice as much (except they won't, because it's vile).


And almost certainly - it's cheaper for them to produce. But they haven't reduced the price, have they?


(6)

woofmarkthedog

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> The company think they can get away with using

> cheap, nasty ingredients and denying us the

> pleasure of our treasured Pears soap....

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> I'm off to join the facebook group too :))


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Itchy...


Fan**es aside....


I prefer "Sanex"



( even though it sounds like a brainwashing technique )



W**F

woofmarkthedog

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OK...




So they've added "electricity" to the instruments


I'll give you that



But basically it's still blowing & strumming for yoghurt makers & weavers


Isn't it !





W**F

cate

cate

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I used to like the soap sold by Culpeppers the Herbalist, but the last time I checked at the one in the Fulham Road,they have stopped doing their nicest ones like jasmine and stephanotis. Boots also used to do their own range of soap that was pleasant and mild, like the oatmeal one. I now use Jason's soaps. They come in a large size pump action container and don't have any unpleasant additives. They do small and large sizes but I just get a large one as it is better value and you can decant it into a container for the sink.
HonaloochieB

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Let's not get snootable about coal tar.

I frequently apply to my bath, Tidman's sea salt, a capfull of Dettol and lather myself up with a handsome bar of Wright's coal tar.

I leave my tub redolent of a 1930's millhand, and none the less 'sexy' for it, as some of the young 'uns might be inclined to put it.

I mean seriously, you've only to smell me.

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As I say, don't know much about folk music, do you :))

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