Pears Natural Glycerine Transparent Soap, 4.4-Ounce bar (Pack of 12) |  | Brand: Pears
Category: Beauty
List Price: $25.20
Buy New: $14.79
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 12,019
Ingredients: Sorbitol. Aqua. Sodium Palmate / Stearate, Sodium Palmkemelate, Sodium Rosinate, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, PEG 4, Alchohol, Glycerin, Perfume, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Meta Bisulfite, Etidronic acid, Tetra Sodium, EDTA, BHL CI 12490, CI 47005, Benzyl Benzoate, Bnzyl Salicylate, Cinnamal, Eugenol, Limonene, Linalool
Media: Health and Beauty
Number Of Items: 12
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 10.4 x 4.7 x 3.6
UPC: 692991701693
EAN: 0305211797603
ASIN: B001G7PZCY
Release Date: September 17, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | The original Pears soap is popular worldwide | | • | Pears is the world's oldest continually existing brand and the world's oldest soap | | • | A gentle soap based on glycerine and other natural products |
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Product Description
Pears soap is the world's oldest brand of soap and is loved by generations of people all over the world.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 16
 Not your great-great-great-grandad's Pears Soap July 19, 2010
Itchy
I wish I could give negative stars.
Until I read the other reviews, noting that Pears had dramatically changed their 200-year-old formula, I thought that I had purchased a counterfeit soap. It looks similar to the old soap, with the same warm color and general size, but the smell was strikingly different. It no longer smells natural but more like Mr. Clean or insecticide. I have sensitive skin, and after a week I noted that my eczema flared up.
I compared the new box to the old box and saw some radical differences. The old box noted that the soap was hypo-allergenic and non-comedogenic. The new box is silent, deleting the claim. The old box listed eight natural looking ingredients. The new box lists 23 ingredients, including Sodium Meta Bisulfite, Etidronic acid, Tetra Sodium EDTA, BHT, Cl 12490, Cl 47005, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Salicylate.
Whoah. I'm not rubbing these chemicals into my kids' skin. I threw all twelve bars in the trash. After 30 years using this soap, we are done. Bring back the old formula!
Terrible New Formula Nothing Like Old July 2, 2010
Private
Pears soap's formula has changed as of 2009. It is no longer the wonderful, natural product we all knew and loved.
Original ingredients: Sodium Palmitate, Natural Rosin, Glycerine, Water, Sodium Cocoate, Rosemary Extract, Thyme Extract, Pears Fragrance Essence.
New ingredients: Sorbitol, Aqua, Sodium Palmate/stearate, Sodium Palmkernelate, Sodium Rosinate, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, PEG-4, Alcohol, Glycerin, Perfume, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Meta Bisulfite, Etidronic acid, Tetra Sodium EDTA, BHT, Cl 12490, Cl 47005, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Salicylate, Cinnamal, Eugenol, Limonene, Linalool.
Buyer Beware - Horrible Changed Formula!!! June 10, 2010
Deb (SF Bay Area, California)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have been buying Pears soap for many years. I just used one of the bars from this package for the first time. While the soap resembles Pears, it is not. First of all, it stinks - really awful. Second, upon reading the new ingredients list, I was shocked to see that the soap is now made up of primarily chemicals, nothing like the purity of the original soap. Finally, the soap left my skin extremely dry and itchy. I am upset that I purchased a case of this soap believing that it was the same soap that I've bought for years. There is nothing on Amazon's site that makes clear to the buyer that this product has been completely reformulated. Because it's not within the 30-day return period, I cannot return this product for a full refund, and they will not refund my shipping. It's going in the trash where it belongs. What a waste! Don't let this happen to you. I wish I could give this 0 stars.
 a constant in my life... April 30, 2010
Sarah K. Robinson (Nashville, TN)
For years I have used Pears soap... I first used it in Wales and England in 1968, where I purchased it during a summer university session. When I did not find it in stores in my area, I ordered online! Cheers for Pears!
Attn. CHANGED FORMULA! April 18, 2010
Vera (Virginia, USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I just received a new case of Pears soap. I have been using this soap for over 30 years. I was shocked this morning when I opened the first bar of the new case. It smells awful and left my skin very dry and itchy. Below is a comparison of old and new ingredients. The new ingredient list is a caustic chemical frappe!
Those looking for the soap they remember can avoid the similarly packaged new soap by paying attention to the ingredients listed on the packaging.
The original listed ingredients were: Sodium Palmitate, Natural Rosin, Glycerine, Water, Sodium Cocoate, Rosemary Extract, Thyme Extract, Pears Fragrance Essence.
The listed ingredients of the new soap are: Sorbitol, Aqua, Sodium Palmate/stearate, Sodium Palmkernelate, Sodium Rosinate, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, PEG-4, Alcohol, Glycerin, Perfume, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Meta Bisulfite, Etidronic acid, Tetra Sodium EDTA, BHT, Cl 12490, Cl 47005, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Salicylate, Cinnamal, Eugenol, Limonene, Linalool.
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