solidsoap

SoapismorepopularinliquidformthaninbarsintheUK–buttherearegoodreasonstostickwiththeoldtraditionalwayofkeepingcleansaysGarethRubin.

soapinliquid

AccordingtomarketresearchcompanyMintel87%of

Britonsusuallybuyliquidsoapcomparedtoonly13%whobuybarsofit.Andsolidsoapislosingthepopularity.Butwhydosomepeoplestillprefertraditionalsolidsoap?

1.It’swhatthey’vealwaysknown.

Somepeoplearejusttraditionalists.AccordingtoMarkConstantinehethinksit’salwayslovelywhenwe’reusingsomethingthat’sbeenaboutfor3000years.Solidsoaphasgotahugehistoryandthey’reverybeautiful.

2.Solidsoapismorepleasant.

Smellingaplasticbottledoesn’tfeelverycomfortablewhileyoucangetbarsofdifferenttexturesandsmells–somebarshaveseasaltnutsfruitsorflowersinthemforabitofasurprise.Otherscomeinbeautifulorevenfunnyshapesandsizes.Youcantieattractivebarsofsoapupinsilkribbons(丝带)andpresentthemasagifttoalovedone–theeffectisn’tquitethesamewhenyoudothiswithaliquidsoap.

3.Lesspackaging(包装)isbetterfortheplanet.

Allthosebottleshastocomefromsomewhereandgosomewhere.Recyclingcanonlydosomuchwhereastypicallyabarofsoapcomesinalittlepaperwrapperandthat’sit.Ifyoucareabouttheenvironmentyoucanevenbuybarsofsoapwithoutpaperaroundthem.“Andabout60%ofthecostofabottleofsoapgoesonthepackagingandthepump(泵头).”saysConstantine.

4.Thebottlesarealittlebitdifficult.

Youcanholdabarofsoapinonehandanditworks.Withthebottlesyoufirsthavetousebothhandstounlockthepumpandshutyoureyestotheliquidslowlydroppingthestickythingontoyourbathroomfloor.Whenthebarofsoaprunsdownyoucanstilluseituntilitisnomorebutwiththeliquidsoapitisadifficulttasktogetthelastdropoutofthebottom.

1.AccordingtomarketresearchcompanyMintel______.

A.solidsoapisaspopularasliquidsoap

B.morepeoplerefusetobuyliquidsoap

C.solidsoapisbecominglesspopular