Pears Natural Glycerine Soap 4.4oz (Pack of 24 Bars)

This soap feels nice, lathers well, is easy on the skin. Based upon other reviews, the smell should have been good too. Unfortunately, it is not. It smells like the inside of a barroom mop bucket. They should clean house in their olfactory division. Just don't clean it with this stuff. Apparently, I've got the new version, made in India with artificial modern noxious-smelling ingredients. Wish I hadn't gone the economy route and purchased so many of the damn things. I'm afraid to throw them out and create a new Love Canal. Apparently, plans are in the works to change the scent, but nothing else. It's too bad they ruined a 200-yr old brand.

Update (2011):

A company spokesman states:

"You will be pleased to hear that although some changes were made in October 2009, Unilever India have listened to their customers and are revising the product again and it will be much closer to the original by March this year." (2010).

The Wikipedia article on Pears Soap suggests that that has not, in fact, happened. In any case, they are essentially admitting the original formula is gone. Probably forever.

After reading all the reviews, specifically the ones that say it smells way different and is a different formula, I decided to look for myself. Wikipedia really spells out a lot of what is going on with this soap. Up until just a few years ago they have had the same formula from 1789 all the way up to 2003. Then they started changing it. It started being made in India. they started using alcohol and a whole list of other ingredients. Look for yourself:

I won't be buying any. I used to love this soap. But I'm not going to even try it now that the formula has changed. I'll stick with Basis or Sebamed.

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original formula for 200 years had 8 ingredients. Now it has 24!

it is not delightfully mild smelling or long lasting. I urge you to research this product before buying. I learned the hard way. It is not what you have fond memories of. Very disappointing.

it irritated my eyes and nose. i could even taste it. AVOID.

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The traditional, original Pears transparent soap Hypoallergenic and Non-Comedogenic with its eight natural ingredients is no more.

What you will get now in a bar of Pears is called "Gentle Care" with a new formula: 20+ ingredients are listed on the package. Here they are: Water, Sodium Kernelate, Sorbitol, Sodium Rosinate, Sodium Palmate, Glycerin, Sodium Stearate, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, PEG-4, Alcohol Denat., Sodium Chloride, Fragrance, Sodium metabisulfite, Tetrasodium Etidronate, Tetrasodium EDTA, BHT, Thymus Vulgaris (Thyme) Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf (Rosemary) Extract, FD&C Yellow No. 10 (Cl 47005), D&C Red No. 33 (Cl 17200)

Thank Unilever for the change to Gentle Care. It does not smell good to me. I think of it as a cocktail of chemicals, a sort of benign Bh*pal for the B*dy, but I am no chemist and really have no idea if the product's new formula is good for you, or better than the original Pears. It's definitely not the same fine soap we had enjoyed for so many years.

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I ordered this PEARS soap because I have always loved the smell more than anything. I've used this soap for like 30 years. When it came and I opened it and used it, the smell was not the usual, but way more like a bad chemical smell. Apparently, the PEARS company was sold to another and the same old soap with the wonderful smell is no longer in production. So sad.

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