Re: baby "moose"

I use 99 cents Johnson bar baby soap.
I use shampoo as body wash too, suave o vo5, I can get them on sale for 79
cents and w/25 cent off coupons sometimes, so its 54cents!
"Tamo Mitamu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I've tried the Gerber "baby moose" products, which dispense lather with
> a special pump top. I note that the product seems to be watered down,
> and the pump generates the lather. I am going to try diluting an
> inexpensive shampoo and/or body wash and see if it works as a refill. I
> estimate that the ratio is something like 1:1 water to shampoo, or
> perhaps 1:2 water to shampoo. I will report my findings here.
>
>
> I like the "moose" lather, but it's not a frugal product. Anyone else
> tried these products? If you have please post your experience here.
>
>
> It's amazing to me that they are marketing a product which is mostly
> water, with the gimmick of the "moose" lather pump. I really like the
> "moose" lather to wash with, but there's got to be a way to recycle the
> bottle and pump with inexpensive liquid soap.
>
> BTW, I was using shampoo as body wash about 30 years ago, before they
> became popular in the US. I once wrote Suave a letter extolling their
> fine (and frugally priced) products, and suggested that they market
> their shampoo as body wash. At the time, they responded that body washes
> were not popular in the US like they've been in Europe, PLUS they sent
> me a full case (12 bottles) of in appreciation for my suggestion. I've
> always liked using body washes in lieu of soap bars; they rinse cleanly,
> where soap tends to leave a film on my skin that is tacky to the touch.
>
> Any comments on this are appreciated.
> --
> Tamo Mitamu 'Grey Squirrel Woman'
>
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> give thanks for the morning light,
> for your life and strength.
> Give thanks for your food
> and the joy of living.
> If you see no reason for giving thanks,
> the fault lies in yourself.'
> --Tecumseh