Body wash in short term lets

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  1. Gockie

    Gockie Life is good ☺️ Premium Member

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    Hi,
    I'd like to know what you provide in terms of body wash in your short term lets. I used to have one I quite liked but Woolies (or was it Aldi?) no longer stocks it.
    Something gender neutral is the aim.
     
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  2. Scott No Mates

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    How do they compare against the commercial hospitality suppliers?
     
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    I can tell you as a renter to short-term lets i really like those special tree oil fragrances etc.
    I don't know why but i feel those fragrances always psychologically make me feel relaxed and gives that holiday feel.
     
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    I would buy whatever is cheap in a white generic bottle, then move onto far more important things :)
     
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    My Qld manager has a shop she goes to...
     
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    Something not tested on animals is always nice. So many people only use cruelty-free products these days.
     
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    I normally get just a nice 'girly' (for lack of a more PC term) pump bottle.

    I actually also provide hotel-style mini body washes as well. I like to think they add a bit of a fancy touch to impress guests.
     
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    I personally hate using a body wash- but I can see how it's much easier to provide than little bars of soap.
     
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    Really? I'm a little surprised. The little bars of soap are quite a bit cheaper to get compared to little bottles of body wash - I assumed the wash would be more popular.
     
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    I haven't used bars of soap for about 20 years. That kind of soap makes my skin itch. I use a pH balanced body wash, extra mild formula with chamomile extract. Sounds fancy? It's $2.15 for 1L from Woolies :p
     
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    One bar of soap lasts for one guest stay. You can't leave partially used bars of soap for guests. The body wash I've seen comes in about a 500ml pump which only has to be topped up for a new guest, so it's a lot more efficient than soap bars.
     
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    I meant the 20ml or 30ml mini body washes you find in hotels.
     
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    I've never seen the mini body washes in hotels. But I guess even the little ones can also be refilled from the no names refill. So there's much less waste.
     
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    Oh really?

    I attached a pic below - its the exact ones I use actually.

    bath gel.jpg

    I agree its more waste, but I just reckon its a nice touch of extra luxury.
     
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    OK, I thought they were mini refillable ones.

    So now I'm not sure if Gockie wants a refill pack or the little bottles.

    That's the problem with loose specifications- a person in the computer industry will have been familiar with those.
     
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    I don't know about short terms but once you go body wash you would never do soap...nasty stuff
     
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    We use a natural body wash here, no chemicals. It costs more, but your skin absorbs whatever you smear on it.

    I try to minimise wasteful packaging too and buy 1L bottles. If I was staying elsewhere I'd happily use whatever was supplied for a night or two. But at home, natural all the way.
     
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    Recently did my first AirBnB stay and they provided body wash, shampoo, conditioner and skin moisturiser in little bottles and a mini soap on the vanity basin. Impressed me.

    But I brought all my own stuff as I didnt know what to expect.
     
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    We have brown glass bottles with fancy labels that we bought off etsy that say "hand poured by me"- and just put a middle range body wash in there (I think Palmolive). Looks really fancy and smells nice. We have this for body wash, shampoo, conditioner, hand soap and moisturiser.
     
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    I quite like this idea! Environmentally friendly with a personal touch.
     
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