Liquid Handwash vs Block Soap

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I've been reviewing the products I buy and the handwash choice is interesting, so I thought I'd see what GD's take on it is. I think...

Liquid Handwash
- Does the job
- Plastic packaging
- Cost: ~ £1 / bottle

Block Soap
- Does the job
- Paper packaging
- Cost: ~ 50p / bar

So on the face of it, they both do the job, block soap is cheaper and better for the environment, so are we all mad for using liquid handwash? Discuss...
 
I haven’t used soap blocks for years, only time recently is travelling. Find them annoying as they leave a wet/soapy residue on the sink. They last forever though.
 
Minstadave said:
I haven’t used soap blocks for years, only time recently is travelling. Find them annoying as they leave a wet/soapy residue on the sink. They last forever though.
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Destruction of the planet via plastic waste vs residue on sink

Hmm, it's a tough choice....

Liquid handwash for me too :p
 
billysielu said:
I've been reviewing the products I buy and the handwash choice is interesting, so I thought I'd see what GD's take on it is. I think...

Liquid Handwash
- Does the job
- Plastic packaging
- Cost: ~ £1 / bottle

Block Soap
- Does the job
- Paper packaging
- Cost: ~ 50p / bar

So on the face of it, they both do the job, block soap is cheaper and better for the environment, so are we all mad for using liquid handwash? Discuss...
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Why is it better for the environment? The plastic soap bottles are recyclable. In fact there are reusable in some of the more expensive hand washes.
 
englishpremier said:
Why is it better for the environment? The plastic soap bottles are recyclable.
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Most recyclable plastic you put in your recycling bin doesn't get recycled. Plus the process of making the stuff in the first place.

Participant said:
Liquid soap as nobody has touched the soap before it's used to clean your hands.
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Does that matter? It doesn't result in your hands being any less clean after use.
 
Participant said:
Liquid soap as nobody has touched the soap before it's used to clean your hands.
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In theory the liquid dispensers should be refillable.
In theory, for those washing their hands many times a day, healthcare etc, the liquid should dehydrate your skin and nails less, than block soap.
The soap itself can harbour nasties on the surface in the form of physical dirt also.
The block can leave a nasty residue.
That said, both do the job, as long as people wash their bloody hands.
 
Liquid soap when using the sink. Bar soap in the shower. The liquid soap is more convenient. But having said that, the argument that it's cleaner than a bar of soap may not be true. Other people have to press the handle down on the liquid soap dispenser. If their hands were dirty then they leave that dirt on the dispenser.

I'm thinking of asking the family to move back to bar soap in an effort to reduce use of plastic.
 
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