lush life / love shack

[wallyb]

Nope. Not even Dial soap or any normal soap for that matter. I have to use Neutrogena scent free glycerin soap.

I'm sensitive that way.

Really - so say - handcuff - would leave a mark?

 

[RickinNYC]

Probably. I bruise like an overripe peach.

 

[wallyb]

Probably. I bruise like an overripe peach.

me too actually

I'll get my fur covered handcuffs and be right there!

 

[jeanigor]

Really.... must we ... It was such a nice day too.
I'll give you a mo to mull it over ... the usual verbal tennis match or a refreshing Friday of camaraderie.

Friendly Friday works for me. Especially if we're talking bath time.

 

[wallyb]

Friendly Friday works for me. Especially if we're talking bath time.

Now you got me Jonesing-
I'm going to have to get out my lemon grass and tangerine bath salts
and a glass of nice wine.

I could skip the "smelly stuff" if your interested too Rick.

Friendly Friday Flirting!

 

[TuckandStuiesMom]

Now you got me Jonesing-
I'm going to have to get out my lemon grass and tangerine bath salts
and a glass of nice wine.


I could skip the "smelly stuff" if your interested too Rick.

Friendly Friday Flirting!

WOO-HOO!!!! VIRTUAL GROUP BATH!!!!! Pass the Riesling, please.

 

[wallyb]

WOO-HOO!!!! VIRTUAL GROUP BATH!!!!! Pass the Riesling, please.

How about some geverztraminer?

 

[TuckandStuiesMom]

How about some geverztraminer?

Would luv me some of that, please.

 

[zulemara]

i love a man who knows the 52s

it was my signature song at 8-trax

 

[OrlandoMike]

How about some geverztraminer?

It's only my Thursday, but sure!

 

[npmommie]

I can't use any type of glittery smelly bath stuff. Makes me itchy afterwards and sometimes I get a rash. Boring plain old water for me. (sigh)

yep my dd has sensitive skin too, and she got in a Lush bath once.........her poor skin was sooooo itchy after that!!!!
she sticks to my handmade natural soaps now

 

[wallyb]

it was my signature song at 8-trax

Heard the remix - it's great.
You can get it at iTtunes

 

[rosiep]

Move over guys..I'm getting in the tub too.


OMG! What was that thing I just sat on?????

 

[wallyb]

Move over guys..I'm getting in the tub too.


OMG! What was that thing I just sat on?????

That was the luffa - but you can keep it now

And on the topic of getting in the tub with Rosie and her special "issues"-
I offer this cautionary tale-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCUiZCBKn-g&feature=related

 

[hematite153]

Nope. Not even Dial soap or any normal soap for that matter. I have to use Neutrogena scent free glycerin soap.

Well, yes, Dial has lots of perfume in it! Where do you find Neutrogena scent-free soap? All the Neutrogena products I find around here say things about being clear and natural, but, when I read the ingredients, are full of perfumes! (Likewise to all the glycerin products I can find these days.)

I used to use Dove...but, then, they started putting perfumes in that...but, then they came out with Unscented Dove, so, I used that...but, then about 6 months later they started putting perfumes in the Unscented Dove (supposedly something about making the same product for the US and Canada since in the US "unscented" means "has perfumes to make it seem like it has no scent" and truly "unscented" is labelled "fragrance-free", but, since both "unscented" and "fragrance-free" translate the same into French it doesn't quite work out as a distinction here)...so, then, I switched to the new Sensitive Skin Dove and that lasted about a year...then, my skin started cracking and bleeding this summer and I couldn't figure out why...I've switched to an organic clay soap and that seems to have worked. But, really, couldn't they just use the same recipe for a few years in a row???

All that to say, there are actually a few Lush products that I can use since I'm fine with 100% organic essential oils. However, most Lush product ingredient lists at some point include "fragrance" or "perfume" or "scent" or some other problematic item. There are a few of them though that are aimed at the sensitive--we just have to trust someone else to buy them for us because just walking past that store can cause an asthma attack.

 

[TuckandStuiesMom]

Soap is such simple chemistry -- (mixed fatty acids from either animal fat or vegetable oil -- mostly stearic or palmitic) reacted with sodium hydroxide. I am thinking relatively easy-to-find Castile Soap really is just plain soap.

It might be the fragrance that people are reacting to here or it might not be... I was completely shocked that plain ole 99 and 44/00% pure Ivory contained some not specified amount of sodium silicate. Sodium silicate (AKA: water glass) has a pretty high pH and can be fairly abrasive. There is TONS of sodium silicate in dish washing formulations (that's one of the reasons you want to wash your good china by hand)

Ivory also contains some unspecified amount of fragrance -- but I'm thinking that's because plain unscented soap can smell a little icky (think where tallow comes from for a minute)

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Cliff Klaven, move over...