JimmyJ Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Was getting PAPOUTSANIS TRADITIONAL OLIVE OIL BAR SOAP (Olive Oil, Water, and one other substance I suppose to solidify it) shipped to me but too difficult here. Read labels on all soaps at 2 markets - every one has "Fragrance". "Fragrance" can have any ingredients and for some reason they don 't have to be listed. I also don't buy animal products, and almost every soap I looked at has Glycerin. Anybody found something sold in CM (or Thailand) without those ingredients? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 (edited) Never looked. Soap is soap. Glycerin is NOT from animals. Edited June 5, 2022 by KannikaP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlover Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 You might like to try Madame Heng. http://www.madameheng.com/en/madame-heng-soap/ The locally produced rice soaps are also very good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante99 Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 18 minutes ago, KannikaP said: Glycerin is NOT from animals. can be but not always is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj230 Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 people still use bar soap? curious if I may ask why bar soap over liquid soap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FolkGuitar Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 (edited) 12 hours ago, KannikaP said: Never looked. Soap is soap. Glycerin is NOT from animals. Actually, most things we call 'soap' have no soap in them. The big name brand bars sold in supermarkets and drugstores have none. Just a lot of different chemical sufactants, preservatives, and fragrances. 'Ivory Soap' is one of the only big brands that really are pure 'Castile' (made from olive oil as it's triglycerides) soap. There are several lesser-know brands that are made with glycerin, but most have other chemicals added to them. Glycerin is made from triglycerides. Typical plant sources include soybeans or palm. Animal-derived source would be beef tallow. I buy pure pharmaceutical grade glycerin soap base at Union Science, melt it down and add a few drops of peppermint oil to it, for a bit of tingle (like the brand 'Irish Spring') in this hot weather, and form it into bath-size bars. Pure soap, cheap as chips! Edited June 6, 2022 by FolkGuitar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FolkGuitar Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Find a shop selling 'Ivory Soap.' That is pure Castile-style soap, made from Olive oil and lye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill97 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 55 minutes ago, FolkGuitar said: Find a shop selling 'Ivory Soap.' That is pure Castile-style soap, made from Olive oil and lye. That is very different from what Google says about what it is made from. ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJ Posted June 6, 2022 Author Share Posted June 6, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, FolkGuitar said: Find a shop selling 'Ivory Soap.' That is pure Castile-style soap, made from Olive oil and lye. "Looking for scent free hand bar soap." "The ingredients in Ivory soap include perfume, magnesium sulfate, sodium chloride, water, sodium tallowate, sodium cocoate, sodium palm kernelate and sodium silicates. The newer Ivory soap bars use heavier fragrances to create the aloe and lavender scents." https://www.reference.com/world-view/ingredients-ivory-soap-10662e54eefe18fc "I also don't buy animal products..." Sodium tallowate is a combination of tallow—a fat that is derived from the fatty tissue of sheep or cattle—and lye. Edited June 6, 2022 by JimmyJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JimmyJ Posted June 6, 2022 Author Share Posted June 6, 2022 11 hours ago, dj230 said: people still use bar soap? curious if I may ask why bar soap over liquid soap? 1) Habit. 2) Never noticed an acceptable liquid soap - but also never searched for one specifically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJ Posted June 6, 2022 Author Share Posted June 6, 2022 NOTE - EDIT: Liquid soap meeting my specifications will be fine, if anyone knows of one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FolkGuitar Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, Bill97 said: That is very different from what Google says about what it is made from. ??? I guess Ivory Soap has changed to meet the modern era. They used to advertise that it was "99.44% pure Castile Soap." It was the main thrust of their advertising. However, now they ALSO sell other types of soap as well. Those may contain other ingredients. According to the company, the original is still 99.44% pure. https://ivory.com/gentle-bar-soap-original-scent/ Edited June 6, 2022 by FolkGuitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJ Posted June 6, 2022 Author Share Posted June 6, 2022 (edited) 49 minutes ago, FolkGuitar said: I guess Ivory Soap has changed to meet the modern era. They used to advertise that it was "99.44% pure Castile Soap." It was the main thrust of their advertising. However, now they ALSO sell other types of soap as well. Those may contain other ingredients. According to the company, the original is still 99.44% pure. https://ivory.com/gentle-bar-soap-original-scent/ https://ivory.com/faqs/ I'm not spotting olive oil in any of the above. Thank you for trying to help, but it doesn't seem any of these are what I'm seeking. I'm not sure which of any of the above are 99 44/100 % pure. Pure what? Cannot find an ingredients list specifically for "Gentle Bar Soap Original Scent". Edited June 6, 2022 by JimmyJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FolkGuitar Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 44 minutes ago, JimmyJ said: I'm not sure which of any of the above are 99 44/100 % pure. Pure what? Pure Castile Soap. If you look up 'Castile Soap,' you will see that it is made from Olive oil and lye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJ Posted July 10, 2022 Author Share Posted July 10, 2022 Any other suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 "Simple" products are vegan and free of perfume. The brand is sold in Boots (maybe elsewhere too). I'm not sure whether they sell soap bars, but definitely gel. https://store.boots.co.th/products/simple-kind-to-skin-refreshing-facial-wash-gel/60d97ff7be6d1f3621ebc9bb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffersLos Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 On 6/5/2022 at 11:13 PM, dj230 said: curious if I may ask why bar soap over liquid soap? You can use it to press keys, which saves going to the key copy shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJ Posted July 10, 2022 Author Share Posted July 10, 2022 20 minutes ago, chickenslegs said: "Simple" products are vegan and free of perfume. The brand is sold in Boots (maybe elsewhere too). I'm not sure whether they sell soap bars, but definitely gel. https://store.boots.co.th/products/simple-kind-to-skin-refreshing-facial-wash-gel/60d97ff7be6d1f3621ebc9bb Seems to be what I'm looking for! Will try to get to a Boots tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 pass the pumice please.....gritty! to make u extra freshy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SammyJ Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Unfortunately, most every soap, laundry soap, etc have fragrances--usually of some rose or flower--even with infant soaps, it is difficult to find anything fragrance free or non-allergenic--just like it is difficult to find an establishment that is music free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJ Posted October 14, 2022 Author Share Posted October 14, 2022 (edited) I've become an iHerb convert (although I've found the website really annoyng in mutiple ways). Doing a search on their site for "Vegan Scent Free Soaps" turns up MANY choices - trying 3 currently. The site has user reviews of items. Edited October 14, 2022 by JimmyJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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