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It's FFFFFFF FRIDAY

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**Ann**

**Ann** Report 13 Mar 2020 20:03

I used to love the smell of Pears soap :-D :-D :-D

JemimaFawr

JemimaFawr Report 13 Mar 2020 20:03

Oh my goodness! Loads of stuff comes here "made in China" :-0 :-0 :-0

You only have to avoid Italian Icecream and shoes ;-)

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 13 Mar 2020 20:04

Never used that one Ann :-D

Von

Von Report 13 Mar 2020 20:04

I see Cussons share price has gone up ;-) ;-)

JemimaFawr

JemimaFawr Report 13 Mar 2020 20:04

Carbolic soap for me! I absolutely loved the smell when I was a child :-D :-D :-D

But then I used to like petrol fumes too :-0 :-0 :-D :-D :-D

**Ann**

**Ann** Report 13 Mar 2020 20:04

Me worst nightmare Derbacs soap :-D :-D :-D

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 13 Mar 2020 20:04

Dad used Lifebuoy in the bath :-0

Von

Von Report 13 Mar 2020 20:04

I use Pears soap :-D :-D :-D

Von

Von Report 13 Mar 2020 20:05

They colour co-ordinate with my bathroom and toilet :-D :-D :-D

**Ann**

**Ann** Report 13 Mar 2020 20:06

Tis lovely Pat, Ientered my daughter in the Miss Pears competition in1977 :-D :-D :-D

JemimaFawr

JemimaFawr Report 13 Mar 2020 20:06

When I had that bad bout of eczema, the doc prescribed coal tar shampoo and soaps.
Yuck! So smelly and it didn't work!

It was something called Doublebase gel that stopped it all eventually. I have to use Dermol Cream to wash with and put the Gel on afterwards

**Ann**

**Ann** Report 13 Mar 2020 20:06

Sludgy brown Von? :-D :-D :-D

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 13 Mar 2020 20:07

Petrol gives me a headache and never smelt carbolic soap :-D :-D :-D

JemimaFawr

JemimaFawr Report 13 Mar 2020 20:07

Aw How did V do Ann?

JemimaFawr

JemimaFawr Report 13 Mar 2020 20:07

I wouldn't be able to stand it now Pat! :-D :-D :-D

Von

Von Report 13 Mar 2020 20:08

One is sludgy brown **Ann** but the other is sea green and they make a blue one as well :-D ;-)

JemimaFawr

JemimaFawr Report 13 Mar 2020 20:08

Oh Yes Lifebuoy - I remember it well :-D :-D :-D

JemimaFawr

JemimaFawr Report 13 Mar 2020 20:09

Then there was LUX soap :-D

Von

Von Report 13 Mar 2020 20:10

Lux smelled nice if I remember correctly :-D

JemimaFawr

JemimaFawr Report 13 Mar 2020 20:11

Yes it did Von :-) It felt rather luxurious - hence the name I expect :-D