Hot or Not: Handsoaps

Handwashing season is upon us, and what better way to get kids enthused about hygiene than with these cute and ever-so-slightly creepy handsoaps? What do you think? Adorable? Or a bit too reminiscent of disembodied doll limbs?

Personally, we think these would look fun in any washroom, regardless of whether or not you have children. The only downside might be trying to get your kids to leave them alone.

$18 for a 100 gram set (at least 10) at foliage on Etsy

Comments (19)

I kind of like them, but they are super super creepy! and would only get more so with use.

posted by kchoun8 on November 4th 2009 at 2:34pm
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Yeah, this kind of creeps me out too.

posted by rhianna on November 4th 2009 at 2:38pm
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yeahhhhhh....I'm pretty sure I'm going to have nightmares about these. But that won't keep me from buying them :)

posted by sarah hawley on November 4th 2009 at 2:42pm
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creeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeepy

posted by hundredsofseabirds on November 4th 2009 at 3:22pm
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I have these. For parties, I make sure they are the only soap available in the bathroom. That way my guests have no choice but to use them. ;)

posted by BunnyMendelbaum on November 4th 2009 at 3:31pm
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LOVE THESE. Creepy, just a bit. Hilarious and fun to handle for the kidlets, certainly.

posted by teamcraun on November 4th 2009 at 3:32pm
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um creepy !!might have been cool for halloween though lol
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posted by adrienneK on November 4th 2009 at 3:38pm
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creeps me out.

posted by edava72 on November 4th 2009 at 4:26pm
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No, just no.

posted by se7en on November 4th 2009 at 4:52pm
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NOT!!!! Super scary in my opinion!

posted by sarahjohnson on November 4th 2009 at 5:28pm
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Creepy, yes, but that display looks so cool.

posted by jlyn2723 on November 4th 2009 at 5:35pm
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ewwww

posted by ameliabluebelle on November 4th 2009 at 10:13pm
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Adorable!

posted by RLB on November 4th 2009 at 10:43pm
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Nothing against the idea...some people might find them cute...just not for me. They are funny though. But if it's getting kids enthused about handwashing we're looking for, I'd rather get one of those soaps that has a little rubber duckie or other toy embedded in it. Or soap that smells good (I have a bar of rosemary mint in my bathroom)...it's all about the scent!

posted by KiraArts on November 5th 2009 at 12:07am
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They're creepy, but in a good way. My boss has earrings that are the same thing, little disembodied baby hands and adult hands. However, I don't think they're for kids, a sensitive child could have nightmares over them.

posted by Pencils on November 5th 2009 at 10:07am
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My step-father worked at a nursery and they would put arms, legs, sometimes even a head of broken toy babies into pots and mix them around with the plants. When a kid would ask about it, they would say they are growing a baby and to come back in a few weeks. It was hilarious and none of the kids I saw ever freaked out...in fact if anyone did it was usually the parents!!!

posted by pohoiki808 on November 5th 2009 at 10:32am
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Creepy! I love it! Though I think they would just be blobs after not that much use... great for parties though!

posted by lemonadefish on November 5th 2009 at 11:20am
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Not even a little bit.

posted by annie t on November 6th 2009 at 2:34pm
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I have them. They're displayed in a dish in my bathroom next to the goldfish-in-a-bag soap.

They go great in my bathroom, but then again, I also have a Bristol Stool Chart framed above my toilet and a robot holding my toothbrush.

posted by eeka on November 8th 2009 at 9:26am
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