Ignorant of TFM content?. Review on Pears Soap

Hello to all you lovely people at mouthshut. I am here to share some information regarding soaps which you all might be quite happy to know. The other day, I was reading on a website that the quality of a soap is determined by its TFM (total fatty matter) content. The higher the TFM, the more skin-friendly a soap is. Initially I was a bit sceptical about this fact but then I confirmed it with a dermatologist and he said this is indeed the case.

Now, popular soaps such as pears and dove are sold as ''bathing bars''. Even hamam falls under that category. According to BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards), a soap must hae a minimum TFM content to be declared as a toilet soap. Soaps not having a minimum TFM content cannot be called as ''soaps'' and hence a new category with the name of ''bathing bars'' has come up.

This could mean only three things. Either dove, pears, hamam etc are too mild and hence are not as harsh as other soaps, OR they are lower quality soaps with less TFM sold as bathing bars, OR they have just simply been called bathing bars for many years. Let's not forget that we pay more for pears and dove, than soaps like cinthol which declare their TFM content. Personally, I have been using pears for a long time and it is really good but then I can even owe my great complexion to genetics and diet!. I am merely making an observation. I live in the UK (studying for a year) and the pears soap here (it's made in india too) is sold as soap and not a ''bathing bar'' like the one in India.

Personally, I have used both, and the Indian ''bathing bar'' suits me better. Maybe because it's made for our (Indian) skin. But then again a great complexion depends on many factors. Just for everyone's information, Cetaphil (made in India) is the mildest product in the Indian market.

Anyway, coming back to my point, I have personally  never been attracted to foreign products. I think they are an absolute waste of money and some of  our Indian ones are better. My call to all consumers in India is lets wake up and start asking questions regarding the stuff we use. Consumerism is still lying low in India. Lets pump it up a bit!

My regards and love to all,

Rohan

P.S- Somehow, bathing bar sounds cooler than TOILET SOAP doesn't it? lol!

Cheers guys.