13p for 3 bars of soap - bargin! (Sainsbury's Basics Soap Bars)

Member Name: 4pintfoss

Product:	Sainsbury's Basics Soap Bars
Date:	24/06/09 (77 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: the price. you get alot for 13p

Disadvantages: can dry skin out, doesn't smell particularly nice, gets slimy after a while

Soap is something that we use every day, and as such we must spend a lot of money every year on it. We use it when our hands are dirty and also when we wash. I would normally use a soap (pump) dispenser to use for washing my hands but these can cost over £1 a time. The alternative is to use bars of soap. While bars of soap are less convenient they are usually cheaper. On my usual hunt for a bargain I came across 'Sainsbury's basics soap bars'.

You get three 125g bars in a pack. The three bars are stacked on top of each other and packaged in a thin layer of cheap plastic. The label on the front is white and orange (just as all other Sainsbury's basics items) and displays the product name and the ingredients. The packaging looks bland and boring, but for the price (which I'll come onto next) you won't care!

For three 125g bars of soap it will set you back 13 pence. Yes you read it right, 13p! This is an absolute bargain compared to some other brands of soap, for example a single 100g bar of 'dove cream soap' will set you back 53p. So that is a huge price difference.

I bet your thinking that the quality of the soap must be beyond awful but it's actually not that bad. It's the sort of soap that is easy to get onto your hands, but very difficult to get off again. I haven't had any particular issues with the soap drying out my hands, but I would imagine that if you're prone to soap drying your skin out then it would be beneficial for you to steer clear of this product. The soap stays together quite well and doesn't break up easily, but after a few uses it does get quite slimy. This isn't really a problem and you have to remember that you get what you pay for.

The smell of the soap isn't too bad, but you can tell that it is cheap. It reminds me of the type of soap you would find in school bathrooms. I could also describe the smell as 'waxy' as it reminds me of wax.

I also use this soap for washing my feet in the shower, as I find that when I try to wash my feet with shower gel, it has all been washed off my hand before it even reaches my feet. Using 'Sainsbury's basics soap' solves this problem.

I will give this product 4 stars. While its certainly not the best quality soap on the market, for the price I don't think it can be beaten.

Summary: if your looking to save money on soap then this could be the answer