What Soap/Bathwash do you use???

starryeyedtiger · May 14, 2007

Originally Posted by Kiwideus

Ohh Lush!

I am currently using the mud flats soap right now - its new and a very interesting colour.

But it is great on the skin and smells great!

I have a bar of Sexy Peel waiting to be used.

I am lucky that I can just walk into Lush anytime I need to stock up, I just buy what I need at the time, so to have fresher supplies.

I got some free samples of:
Karma soap, Sonic Death Monkey (great for chocolate lovers!), Tramp and Skin Sin!

I should be using them!

you haven't used your sexy peel yet??

that is a crime! its amazing!!!

oh yea which smells better -tramp or karma (keep in mind i HATE the flying fox scent

kiwideus · May 14, 2007

Originally Posted by StarryEyedTiGeR

you haven't used your sexy peel yet??

that is a crime! its amazing!!!

oh yea which smells better -tramp or karma (keep in mind i HATE the flying fox scent

I have used sexy peel before - I like to alternate

I like Karma better than Tramp, to be honest.

starryeyedtiger · May 14, 2007

Originally Posted by Kiwideus

I have used sexy peel before - I like to alternate

I like Karma better than Tramp, to be honest.

sexy peel is my favorite thing ever!!! it makes me happy!!

thanks for the recommendation- i will have to try karma now!!

I'm trying to decide between ordering Karma Komba or Seanick (i'm thinking seanick sounds good) for my upcomming order. Have you tried seanick? i'm wondering which is the better of the two as far as detangling/defrizzing?

kiwideus · May 14, 2007

Originally Posted by StarryEyedTiGeR

sexy peel is my favorite thing ever!!! it makes me happy!!

thanks for the recommendation- i will have to try karma now!!

I'm trying to decide between ordering Karma Komba or Seanick (i'm thinking seanick sounds good) for my upcomming order. Have you tried seanick? i'm wondering which is the better of the two as far as detangling/defrizzing?

I have tried Seanick, it doesn't have much of a smell but it is lovely on the hair.

swampwitch · May 14, 2007

Originally Posted by StarryEyedTiGeR

...Sexy Peel Soap - by Lush www.lush.com -it's my FAVORITE!!!!!

Honey I Washed the Kids- by Lush

Bath & Body Works- ylang ylang & murrh (sp?), ylang ylang and rose, orange ginger and several others of their aromatherapy line- i love it!! Ylang Ylang & Murrh is my favorite B&BW scent!!

Big Calm Jelly - it's a shower jelly- very cool! - by Lush

Caress Glowing Touch Body Wash- omg!!! it smells sooooo yummy!!!

Caress Cashmere Luxuary

Dial Antibacterial Soap Mountain Fresh -it smells good and is great after cleaning/scrubbing down animal kennels all day long!

Suave Whipped Coco (it was from their Christmas seasonal line and omg!!! it smells soooooo good i want to eat it

)

Some little travel sample of citrus ginger body gel colin's mom gave me

Amber Romance, Love Spell, Pure Seduction and a few others- Victorias Secret (

my family knew what to get me for Christmas

)

Pink Grapefruit body was (i think that's what it's called) from Bath & Body Works...

HOLY SMOKES! You must have a lot of storage in your bathroom!

strange_wings · May 15, 2007

Wow, I looked up some of the chemicals I listed in an earlier post. I knew some of them were bad, but not how bad. Not sure if anyone is that interested though. The chemicals listed are in various Lush products as well as most common soaps.

Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate
eye, skin, and respiratory irritant
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/si...+@rn+2235-54-3

Sodium dodecyl sulfate or Sodium Laureth Sulfate
same as above, can cause skin issues and even canker sores
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/si...m+@rn+151-21-3

Sodium Stearate
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/si...m+@rn+822-16-2

Propylene Glycol
lots of stuff on http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/si...rm+@rn+57-55-6

Glycerine - not toxic but...
"On May 4, 2007, the US Food and Drug Administration advised all US makers of medicines to test all batches of glycerine for the toxic diethylene glycol.

This follows an occurance of 100 fatal poisonings in Panama resulting from a Chinese factory deliberately falsifying records in order to export the cheaper diethylene glycol as the more expensive glycerine." Wow, not that anyone would find that too surprising...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycerine

Kind of interesting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._3_carcinogens

Easy to look up chemicals on.
http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/

The Dr. Bronner's stuff that sharky linked too looks interesting. I wonder if, depending on ingredients - ie no tea tree oil, some of the soaps would be ok for washing cats too.

dragoriana · May 15, 2007

Ooh guess what, ive been buggin mum about Lush lol. She isn't far from it in the city, so ill beg her next week to buy me something at lunchtime

i was planning on getting 17 cherry tree lane, chocolate whipstick and therapy

but then i also have coal face, lip service, joy of jelly and schnuggle on my list lol. Mum and dad have the shower/bath combo, i have the shower, so i cant use the bubble bars or ballistics *pouts*

swampwitch · May 15, 2007

I use unscented glycerin soap. Boring, yes, but it's better than the excitement of contact dermatitis and asthma.

p.s. I used to love tea tree soap, but can't use it any more. It irritates my skin like crazy.

swampwitch · May 15, 2007

Originally Posted by strange_wings

...Glycerine - not toxic but...
"On May 4, 2007, the US Food and Drug Administration advised all US makers of medicines to test all batches of glycerine for the toxic diethylene glycol.

This follows an occurance of 100 fatal poisonings in Panama resulting from a Chinese factory deliberately falsifying records in order to export the cheaper diethylene glycol as the more expensive glycerine." Wow, not that anyone would find that too surprising...

...

Wow, that is really interesting! I bought one brand of unscented glycerine soap that really irritated my skin! I wonder if it was one of these!

ddcats · May 15, 2007

Originally Posted by SwampWitch

Wow, that is really interesting! I bought one brand of unscented glycerine soap that really irritated my skin! I wonder if it was one of these!

Most glycerine is manufatured from petroleum products. The clear glycerine soaps on the market are pretty, but, not healthy. Natural glycerine is the by-product from natural handmade soap (lye and fats). Glycerine is also taken out of the soaps on the market made by big manufacturing companies (that's why so many have sensitive skin and dry skin) and they sell it to the pharmaceutical companies (cream rinse, shampoo, medicines) and weapons industry for making bombs.

swampwitch · May 15, 2007

Originally Posted by ddcats

Most glycerine is manufatured from petroleum products. The clear glycerine soaps on the market are pretty, but, not healthy. Natural glycerine is the by-product from natural handmade soap (lye and fats). Glycerine is also taken out of the soaps on the market made by big manufacturing companies (that's why so many have sensitive skin and dry skin) and they sell it to the pharmaceutical companies (cream rinse, shampoo, medicines) and weapons industry for making bombs.

So... is it good? Is it bad? I'm confused. All I know is that it's one of two soaps that doesn't irritate my skin.

ddcats · May 15, 2007

Originally Posted by SwampWitch

So... is it good? Is it bad? I'm confused. All I know is that it's one of two soaps that doesn't irritate my skin.

Is it a clear bar, one that you can see through? If yes, then it's not good because it has petro based glycerine.

Do a search using 'unscented lye soap' or 'unscented natural soap' or 'handmade soap' or homemade soap' and this will give you an idea of what I am talking about. Many people sell their handmade soaps online and they will give an explaination of what soap is REALLY ABOUT.

The BEST soap is made by using fats and lye. Usually health food stores carry handmade soap, Burt Bees comes to mind, but, I would rather buy from a farmers market or make my own.

swampwitch · May 15, 2007

Drat. Now what?

Can anyone recommend a soap for super-sensitive skin? It can't have any kind of mint in it. I wish I could find Kiss My Face unscented here.

Is it difficult to make your own soap?

Thanks for the heads-up BTW!

ddcats · May 15, 2007

I can't bring myself to recommend Dove, but, that's what most soapmakers used before.

Do you have a health/herb store nearby? They usually carry handmade soap.

Most soapmakers read and study before attempting to make soap, I read for two years before I did it.

Making your own soap is very hazardous as lye is very caustic, it must be done without pets/children around and goggles must be worn.

Here is some info, read, read, read first before attempting to make soap.

http://www.soapdishforum.com/forum/--forum

http://www.soapdelicatessen.com/soap...ocess/-recipes

http://www.geocities.com/blueaspenor...CP_how_to.html --- how it's done

You can make a very simple soap with just lye, fats and water, no need to add anything else.

starryeyedtiger · May 15, 2007

Originally Posted by Dragoriana

Ooh guess what, ive been buggin mum about Lush lol. She isn't far from it in the city, so ill beg her next week to buy me something at lunchtime

i was planning on getting 17 cherry tree lane, chocolate whipstick and therapy

but then i also have coal face, lip service, joy of jelly and schnuggle on my list lol. Mum and dad have the shower/bath combo, i have the shower, so i cant use the bubble bars or ballistics *pouts*

Great list!!!!! I wanted to try 17 Cherry Tree Lane sooo bad but it's discontinuted here

chocolate whipstick is on my list for my next order though!!!

Originally Posted by strange_wings

Wow, I looked up some of the chemicals I listed in an earlier post. I knew some of them were bad, but not how bad. Not sure if anyone is that interested though. The chemicals listed are in various Lush products as well as most common soaps.

Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate
eye, skin, and respiratory irritant
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/si...+@rn+2235-54-3

Sodium dodecyl sulfate or Sodium Laureth Sulfate
same as above, can cause skin issues and even canker sores
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/si...m+@rn+151-21-3

Sodium Stearate
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/si...m+@rn+822-16-2

Propylene Glycol
lots of stuff on http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/si...rm+@rn+57-55-6

Glycerine - not toxic but...
"On May 4, 2007, the US Food and Drug Administration advised all US makers of medicines to test all batches of glycerine for the toxic diethylene glycol.

This follows an occurance of 100 fatal poisonings in Panama resulting from a Chinese factory deliberately falsifying records in order to export the cheaper diethylene glycol as the more expensive glycerine." Wow, not that anyone would find that too surprising...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycerine

Kind of interesting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._3_carcinogens

Easy to look up chemicals on.
http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/

The Dr. Bronner's stuff that sharky linked too looks interesting. I wonder if, depending on ingredients - ie no tea tree oil, some of the soaps would be ok for washing cats too.

Not all Lush products have the same ingredients in them that you've listed- some do, sls comes to mind for a few, but not all of them do

. You have to look through them individually.

sharky · May 15, 2007

I have washed a cat in the dr bonners almond one ... after a vet okay ... my dog get s the tea tree one

starryeyedtiger · May 15, 2007

Here are some lush soaps/washes that don't have those listed ingredients listed above (they do have some others- not sure if they're ok or not- but thought i might share these with ya'll!

bonnie1965 · May 15, 2007

Originally Posted by ddcats

Making your own soap is very hazardous as lye is very caustic, it must be done without pets/children around and goggles must be worn.

I have a scar around my wrists and up my forearm as testament to the hazards of lye. When I was about 3 yrs old, I stuck my hand into a pot of lye on my grandmother's stove. I was wearing one of those little long-sleeved shirts with the ribbing around the cuffs. Mom didn't know it happened until she went to undress me and my skin peeled off with the ribbing of the shirt. Told ya I was a quiet kid

I didn't freak out until my mom freaked out

starryeyedtiger · May 15, 2007

Originally Posted by Bonnie1965

I have a scar around my wrists and up my forearm as testament to the hazards of lye. When I was about 3 yrs old, I stuck my hand into a pot of lye on my grandmother's stove. I was wearing one of those little long-sleeved shirts with the ribbing around the cuffs. Mom didn't know it happened until she went to undress me and my skin peeled off with the ribbing of the shirt. Told ya I was a quiet kid

I didn't freak out until my mom freaked out

omg!!!! i would have freaked out!!!

laureen227 · May 15, 2007

all Bath & Body works....
Wickedly Hot Chocolate - 3-in-one & body lotion
Twisted Peppermint - 3-in-one & body lotion
Frosting Forever - 3-in-one & body lotion
going to be getting the Beyond Berry next month!
also have the body sprays for warm vanilla sugar [i added peppermint oil to it, tho] & sun-ripened raspberry. i'd have body sprays for the above scents if they made them!

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