Christmas is coming, and it is time to think about giving something useful as a gift. I am happy to suggest the wonderful soaps made by the wife of fellow blogger, Eddy Winko.
Gosia produces them with 100% all-natural ingredients, in a real home-crafting situation in Poland. Even better, you can choose from a great variety, including those suitable for sensitive skin, like mine. Prices are fair, and much better than those so-called ‘Artisan soaps’ seen for sale at craft fairs and trendy markets around the country. The soap I buy even softens Norfolk’s hard water, and makes the bath easy to clean after use!
Gosia will post to anywhere in the world, and advance payment is easily arranged by using Paypal. You can contact Eddy through the website for any special requests, or to leave your order and address details. I am not the only blogger who uses these soaps regularly, and every customer always comes back for more!
The latest updated link, in English.
This link is in Polish, but can be translated using Google.
Here is a link to the site in English, where you can scroll through and look at photos and descriptions of the products available.
Thank you for the recommendation, Pete. Although, thinking of Christmas before Halloween has arrived is a bit depressing.
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I know. My wife has already bought all the presents! 🙂
I wanted to give enough time to allow for any postal delays.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Julie has already bought the presents? Yikes! I feel stress and fear and worry coming on. 🙂 Best to you, Pete.
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She is well-organised online, then took days off work this week to go to the big shops in Norwich, and get more before the big rush in December.
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I am impressed, Julie. My organizational skills are typically for the week, and sometimes for the month. I haven’t done anything for Halloween yet, which is big here. Sigh!
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Thank you for mentioning this, Pete! A very great idea, and a gift one can not go wrong with. Michael
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Definitely not. Order today, Michael. 🙂
(Easy delivery from Poland to Germany!)
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thats true, its a short way. Michael
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I loved my order!!!!!!!!!!
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So glad to hear that, dear Lara. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I knew Eddy and his wife made their own soaps, but my goodness these look lovely. I’ll definitely check them out.
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I don’t often recommend things, Kim. But these soaps are literally the best you will ever use.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I have tidied up by adding a new page with updated pictures, however it does mean I have a new link https://winkos.co.uk/soaps/
I hope to add more soon and make sense of all the menus, but for now I hope this works better for everyone 🙂
If you find that a link or contact form doesn’t work in the meantime then please feel free to email me direct on eddy@winko.co.uk
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I have added the new link. You have three on here now. Good luck!
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Bath time for the kids, I’m glad of the break 🙂 Thank you again Pete,
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I can add testimony to the quality of Gosia’s Soaps, I use her shaving soap and it lasts forever. Ed
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Thanks, Theo. Glad to read another recommendation.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I had to laugh Pete, I started to update the site and I got caught out by the block editor 🙂 Now the page is all over the place, but I’kl working to correct it so please apologies to anyone who gets caught out in my updates 🙂
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Use the tips on Fraggle’s blog to go back to Classic. I should have warned you, but I wanted it to be a pleasant surprise. Sorry to give you unexpected work and brain-ache!
Cheers, Pete.
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🙂 Not at all
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Today’s match pits Sasquatch against the Green Goat!
“Ladies and gentlemen! In this corner, we have Jack Haldrup, known in America as Dr. Squatch. He will face off against his Polish opponent, known only as Gosia (wink! wink!), but often referred to by fans as Our Lady of the Green Goat. Both fighters produce all natural soaps and other organic products, so this is more than just a battle of the sexes! Jack and Gosia, when the bell rings, I want you two to come out fighting. But let’s keep it clean!”
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You managed to pun a soaps post! Well done, David.
Best wishes, Pete.
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They look wonderful, and definitely, as others have said, good enough to eat.
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They are a treat to use every day, Mary. The one I use has done wonders for my skin problems.
Best wishes, Pete.
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they have impressive collection of soaps! and what a story they have. thanks for the link! 🙂
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Definitely worth trying, Wilma. Other American bloggers have been very happy with them
Best wishes, Pete.
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I have bought some too, the Bastille one is great for sensitive skins, no perfume and it lathers up really well. I have no idea when I’ll get to use the others I bought as the soap lasts a long time! A great gift as you say Pete.
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Thanks, Jude. Castile is the one I use in the bath every day. I couldn’t be without it now.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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I have been using an olive oil soap that I bought years ago in Greece and found it so gentle with all this washing of hands going on these days. Eddy suggested this might be a good substitute as it is made from 95% olive oil and 5% coconut oil.
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BTW says Bastille on my label in case folk are confused 🙂
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I order it as Castile, and it isn’t labelled. 🙂 Might be a different one.
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Castile has the dibs on the name, so the standard is to call it Bastille 🙂
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Okay, that explains it. 🙂 I will rename my order next time.
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Whatever the name, it is lovely. 😊
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Thank you, I will let Gosia know 🙂
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Seems like it has to be ‘Bastille’. 🙂
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It does look delicious…..I will tell Sue she likes these things chuq
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I have no connection to Eddy and Gosia other than blogging, chuq, but I promise you this soap made a huge difference to my skin problems. Get some for Sue as a present! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Great idea for Xmas…..thanx chuq
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I love hand crafted soap! I’ve tried these before and agree they’re wonderful. I make my own soap or I’d be tempted to buy some more.
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I remember you make your own soap, Susanne. But I’m glad to hear another recommendation for Gosia’s great products.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I’m tempted to buy some more. They are prettier than mine!
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Go on, treat yourself! 🙂
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Maybe I will! Support the global economy! 😊
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Hooray! 🙂
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If you hadn’t expressedly stated that it was soap you’re showing here I might have thought it was fudge and I might have eaten it. 😉
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It does look good enough to eat, Pit. But it works better as soap. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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But one might want to keep it out of reach of children. They might really be attracted by the looks.
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They have two little girls, so I expect they have been told not to eat it.
Best wishes, Pete.
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They only do it once 🙂 I think of it as preventative medicine, our two girls haven’t sworn since 🙂
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As far as I recall from my Ambulance days, it doesn’t do any harm. Lifeboy soap was red, and Fairy soap was green. Both looked a lot like sweetie bars. 🙂
Cheers, Pete.
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I heartily endorse Pete’s advertising here, I use Gosia’s soaps and Phil uses the shaving bars. They are the best soaps ever.
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Agreed! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I totally agree, Fraggle!
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Thanks, Sue.
Best wishes, Pete.
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It looks edible ☺. I guess it smells well too.
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I have an unscented one for my skin, but others can and do smell lovely indeed.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thank you for the plug, much appreciated.
You have caught me out there Pete, I still have to update the page with lots of nice pictures 🙂 http://www.zielonakoza.pl is complete, even if it is in Polish, it can be translated easily enough from within your browser.
Now if only I could remember my password to add some pictures quickly 🙂
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the link doesn’t work Eddy, maybe something missing from the end?
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See I’m all in a panic 🙂 http://www.zielonakoza.pl
thank you 🙂
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Yep that works. Though can’t get a translation up, doesnt maatter though, the English version Pete posted still works.
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I have updated with the link to the Polish version too.
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