Neutregena and Dove have liquid bath that is not drying. Oil of Olay is also good and non-drying. Wal-Mart Equate brand is good. I use Dove, Neutregena or Oil of Olay in cold weather and Equate in the summer. Dove has liquid soap with grains in it that you might like. My D-I-L had some and I used it by mistake and was surprised it had grains in it. I have not tried it since. Not sure what it was called. I use the regular Dove. I use the nylon net bath scrubbies, works great for most of the body. The liquid really foams up. Works on a washcloth also but does not foam as much. In case you are interested, the Equate hand liquid works well and does not leave hands slick feeling like some of the other brands. I hate trying to rinse the slick feeling off.

Sorry no one has offered help. The closest I've come to your problem was spilling liquid soap on flagstone. Because it was outside, I had to flood it with water and it eventually disappeared. It took a lot of water. Jane

You thinking of this thread by chance? There's a bunch of different recipes for laundry soap but they're all similar. Some prefer a powder detergent while others prefer the liquid/gel. Some add OxiClean, some add Cascade or similar to get some enzymes in there for an added boost, some add vinegar, some have added Calgon or other softener, although Borax will help soften the water.

OJ, if you put your soap there, there could be quite a combination of aromas! I won't go into detail! :) "Bar at sink ... bar on tub." Typical OJ.... always hanging out at the "bars". Wildchild, yes I know about the thoughts about potential bacteria and I use several containers. When one is done it's washed out and dried, then refilled. An occasional bleach rinse in there to sanitize it. (Yeah, I'll risk the world imploding and my house flooding from using bleach! ;)) One point, the value of it, watch your bar soap too. Many suggest opening them up and let them dry out to last longer. Not sure if it's a moisture in there or what but they claim the bars will last longer if you do. Can't confirm or deny since the last bar of soap I bought was Fels Naptha to try out on laundry stains. And there's controversy out there about antibacterial soaps. Some think we're killing off too many germs and bacteria. I used to think that was paranoia, but I'm starting to think there could be some truth to that. Looking at how Norway has essentially obliterated MRSA and how many times I see the "pristine" homes have sick people in them where someone who isn't afraid of a little dust does fine, it makes me wonder if there isn't some truth to that theory. I guess I aim to keep my home clean enough to be healthy, and not try to be sterile, unless I'm doing surgery!