Posted: 4/9/2011 7:16:09 AM EDT
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I've been stocking up on Ivory bar soap off and on for a while now, but never really put it to the "max" test of using for everything.
I've used it for the following and it's worked great in every aspect: body washing shaving (works MUCH better than foam in a can) hair (CLEANS it, need to use conditioner with it) under nails (prior to getting greasy) spot wash clothing (prob work for entire laundry cleaning) "liquid" soap for hands etc (leave small bits in water and shake) Haven't tried on dishes yet, but I imagine that it'd work ok, that's coming next. and FWIW one bar lasts quite a while, can be stored in a small space, reasonably light weight, and has multiple uses, all of which sounds great for mobile use in various bags as well as bug in situations. thought I'd pass along my findings, feel free to add uses if you've done it |
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Depending on your needs, it should have a fragrance free option. There's something about the smell of clouds of Ivory scent in a crowded WallyMart that are nasty but admittedly MUCH better than the alternative of no soap at all. I'm just saying that i wouldn't want to be track-able by my soap/B.O. alone. |
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I agree, but I've got to think I'd have a lot of other priorities if I were being chased/tracked enough that I could be picked up by scent, and if you're talking dogs, soap/bo/garbage stink, etc it's "the" smell they are after and once they have your shirt (like the movies etc) or your orig scent, you're going to have trouble masking/changing it no matter if you were clean/dirty or whatever.
It's very nice/comforting to be able to eat with clean hands, and approach crowds if necessary, to blend in with clean clothes and clean shaven etc |
| if you are worried about being tracked then keep some red and and black pepper in a small bottle. i store palmolive and ivory dish soap - palmolive i have used for years to wash my hair because it is a great grease remover and it keeps your skin soft also works great to shave with. bugging in liquid dish soap makes sense - if you are bugging out some air dried ivory bar soap makes sense. |
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I prefer Ivory also - wish that the Costco would stock it.
not sure if the best for the scalp ....? during our last hurricane, we used Dawn to wash hair for reasons stated above (it's what we had) Dawn was quite potent, so we didn't shampoo like normal. maybe Palmolive - remember that it's supposed to keep you hands soft 
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Not sure if its a physical thing or all mental, but my dad, grandpa, uncle and a couple aunts all in there 50s 60s and grandpa is 90 but they swear if you put a bar of ivory soap under your sheets w/ you in bed it will help with charlie horses, (leg cramps)  my father suffers from severe neuropathy and it seems to help him, Just a little info. 
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Quoted: Not sure if its a physical thing or all mental, but my dad, grandpa, uncle and a couple aunts all in there 50s 60s and grandpa is 90 but they swear if you put a bar of ivory soap under your sheets w/ you in bed it will help with charlie horses, (leg cramps) my father suffers from severe neuropathy and it seems to help him, Just a little info. My grandpa keeps a bottle of Windex by the bed for the same reason. Wake up with a cramp –– just a squirt of Windex and it's gone. He used to play tennis and he swears Windex cured his tennis elbow. |
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Not sure if its a physical thing or all mental, but my dad, grandpa, uncle and a couple aunts all in there 50s 60s and grandpa is 90 but they swear if you put a bar of ivory soap under your sheets w/ you in bed it will help with charlie horses, (leg cramps) my father suffers from severe neuropathy and it seems to help him, Just a little info. My grandpa keeps a bottle of Windex by the bed for the same reason. Wake up with a cramp –– just a squirt of Windex and it's gone. He used to play tennis and he swears Windex cured his tennis elbow. Reminds me of that movie"My Greek Wedding" I think. Windex for whatever ails you. |
| Soap is also a reasonably good lubricant for stuck drawers or windows, just rub on the glides or window frames. Also good to lube wood screws. I've heard, it relieves insect bite itching, but haven't tried that yet. Also good to rub on the bottom of pots and pans when cooking over an open fire for easier cleanup. |
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My GF is allergic to all kinds of things, including many widely used chemicals. Ivory bar soap and liquid Ivory dish soap are just about the only non-speciality soaps that she can use, without them she must buy expensive hypo-allergenic stuff from Whole Foods.
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