Every hour, every day across the UK, millions of people are going without toothpaste, deodorant and shower gel.
They’re grating soap to wash clothes, using toilet roll instead of period products, watering down washing-up
liquid to use as hand soap. They are making impossible choices between eating, paying the bills and
liquid to use as hand soap. They are making impossible choices between eating, paying the bills and
getting the basics we all rely on to feel clean.
Nearly one in five UK adults say they or someone in their household has gone without essential hygiene products
because they could not afford them in the last six months.
