Body Wash Recommendation & Warnings


(Jane) #21

I make my own goat’s milk soap and it has similar (but fewer) ingredients than the Korean soap.

Mine (in order of quantity) has goat’s milk, coconut oil, palm oil, olive oil, sodium hydroxide, sweet almond oil and Shea butter.

I also make Castille soap from olive oil and grate it and mix with borax and baking soda to make laundry soap.


#22

I use Aleppo soap.
Ingredients olea europaea, laurus nobilis oil, sodium hydroxide, aqua. (Thats olive oil, bay laurel oil, lye & water)

Looks like a big chunk of clay but super gentle and can use on skin & hair.

This is what it says on the site i get mine from…

Traditional Aleppo soap is made from olive oil and bay leaves, sodium hydroxide and water. This soap does not contain chemical additives, preservatives and colouring substances, it’s made from natural ingredients, does not contain animal fats or chemicals. Usually only pressed oils are used. It is well known as first purest soap ever made.

The process of making Aleppo soaps is long and require time. The large blocks of soap are made by hand using traditional method, these soaps are cut into blocks and stamped with the mark of manufacturer. After soaps are set out to dry for a period of 6 to 9 months. Aleppo soap is so mild, gentle, moisturizing and natural that it can be used on adults, babies, small children and even pets. After each use your skin will feel refreshed. Laurel oil has antiseptic properties. It’s known as stronger disinfectant, it regenerates skin and it has purifying properties which help sooth sensitive skin. Some people might find them helpful with their skin condition like eczema, irritated sensitive skin, acne or rosacea. It’s good for skin with allergies because it is 100% natural and does not contain any irritants. It tones, stimulates and brightens skin complexion. It’s recommended for all skin types. Good for family, daily hygiene bath and shower, facial cleanser, washing baby clothes. The soap is very economical, 1 bar of 200g will last for long.


(Empress of the Unexpected) #23

That sounds amazing. I would love to drink goat milk but have no idea where to find any. I love goat cheese.


(Failed) #24

I just ordered some from Etsy, thank you for the information!


(Empress of the Unexpected) #25

Let us know how it works for you!


(Empress of the Unexpected) #26

I love skin care products that smell and feel great. But people are shocked when I say I enjoy my six minute shower. Ok, I have short hair, but six minutes is totally adequate to address everything. Even a quick leg shave. I cant believe the people who say they take half hour showers. Not good for the skin!


(Troy) #27

Recently switched to Dove unscented Bars
Taste ok…oops! Dove chocolate bar brain fog🙂

When it says unscented
They mean that!!! :sweat:
Too many years of using all the scented washes
Oh well


(Jane) #28

Same here. I call it my “navy shower”. I can be in and out and everything clean and fresh in under 10 minutes. My husband takes much longer showers.


(Susan) #29

I have very quick showers too; mostly since having kids, because I was always worried what they would get up too when they were little, so would be as quick as possible and it just stuck as a habit. I do miss baths though, I haven’t had one in years because of my weight, there is no way I could physically get in and out of one, so in another 100 pounds or so that will be a NSV for me =).


#30

So many things not good for the skin. I used to be a GP and spent more time treating skin disorders caused or exacerbated by ‘skin care products’ than any de novo skin problems. Just trying to stop people using soap or facial cleansers was an uphill battle


(squirrel-kissing paper tamer) #31

I just purchased some from Amazon with the description you posted. Let’s see what this bad boy can do for these hives! :grin:


(Jane) #32

I smile when I see “not made with any irritants” and natural soap is made with sodium hydroxide (lye) and will burn the crap out of you if you get it on your skin while making soap.

The process of saponification and subsequent curing neutralizes it… but the initial statement is incorrect. :slightly_smiling_face:


(Diane) #33

Me too. I hadn’t thought of that, but it would be an excellent NSV for me too!


(squirrel-kissing paper tamer) #34

It’s funny you say that. Earlier this year I had big plans to make potash soap with ash and rain water until I read about how caustic it gets and the safety precautions I would need to incorporate. I didn’t want to do it that badly!


#35

Yeah, I’ve avoided those nasty chemicals for a long time, once I learned how toxic and/or environmentally destructive they are. The lye/ash used in soapmaking is like that used in olive curing. Oddly, it transforms things well and has been used since ancient times though it is very caustic and nasty if the artisan has any mishaps!

I aim to try to reduce packaging for as much stuff as possible - so I do use bar soap (am switching over to using it for my hair as well - now that I have a good shower water filter it’s possible to do it).

I was delighted to find this handmade organic, fair-trade raw goat’s milk soap from Eupraxia Farm/Artemis Soaps. A 2 pound block comes in a biodegradable plastic bag, packed in a recycled corrugated box. I cut it into smaller bars. The goat’s milk is the 4th ingredient, so is it’s less milky than some others out there that I’ve had - but the coconut oil, shea butter, palm oil, and EVOO are all organic, and mixed with goat milk are quite luxuriant and velvety.

An excellent resource for those of us in North America who aren’t in areas where we can buy affordable local goat milk soap. They often go out of stock for a few months at a time though.


(squirrel-kissing paper tamer) #36

I got the Aleppo soap that @runswithdogs suggested yesterday. I was also having an exceptionally bad flare up of hives on my legs, painful to walk. Anyway, I used the soap, took benedryl and grumpily went to bed early.

The soap is brown and green and smells earthy and like olive oil. It’s pleasant but it didn’t suds up like I am used to so I felt like I was washing myself with a rock. But today my skin is so soft. Softer than normal. I’m going to keep using it. Thanks for the recommendation!

(Oh, and no new hives today but I did other things too so I can’t imagine it’s the soap, but at this point, who knows!)


(joseph) #37

you may want to pick up a copy of Dr. Anthony Jay’s book
“Estrogeneration” and also enter him in you tube for some eye opening things that are ok in America but banned in the rest of the world. :smile:


(Troy) #38

Reading this today
Thought I would share
I’ll be the Goat🙂

Enjoy

Benefits of Goat Milk
Uses in Beauty Products and Skin Care


(Jane) #39

I agree wholeheartedly! Can’t wait to retire and start my own herd of Nubians.

Making milk soap is trickier than using water because of the lactose in the milk. When you add lye to water or milk it is an exothermic reaction - meaning it generates heat. When you add lye to water it does not matter but if you dump the lye into milk the heat will char the milk sugar (lactose) and you end up with nasty charred bits in your soap.

I use a metal bowl sitting in a larger bowl of ice and add VERY SLOWLY to prevent this. It will also react with the milk fat and turn yellow and start to thicken. All milk soap will be brown. Any fragrances with vanilla will turn it even darker.

Sometimes I do this on purpose and add it to a smaller portion of the batch and swirl it in for a nice visual effect.


(Jane) #41

Depends on what kind of bar soap, but gels are all made from petrochemicals. Sulfur reacted with petroleum products (made from crude oil)