I used to be allergic to all soaps! Finally tracked it down to an allergy to coconut oil. There are many ingredients in soaps that are derived from Coconut Oil including Lauryl and Laureth Sulfate, Cocoimydal Propyl Betain and other "Coco-" prefaced compounds.
Also am allergic to Quaternium, another name for Formadldehyde. And Non-oxynol, aka Benzalkonium chloride. You have to know all the names and derivatives of what you are allergic to. It's a real tangled web, intended to confuse the consumer. I did overcome my allergy to coconut oil and can now use most unscented pure soaps. I do use Dr Bronner's Peppermint, it does not bother me now but in years past I could not use any of his castile soaps. Garnet On Thu, 2004-03-04 at 09:39, sol wrote: > Reid, > Is the Brunner's soap you use bar or liquid? I had a violent allergic > reaction to the Brunner's liquid peppermint soap, but don't know if any > of the others would do the same, and I'm also allergic to Ivory (yah, > supposed to be impossible, right?) Both of those were skin reactions, > but I don't much care to test them orally :-) > I am currently using the Myrrh soap from Sallye Ander, but would > appreciate hearing from anyone else trying the bar soap brushing as to > what soap you are using. I also had good results from Tom's of Maine > (forget which type bar it is) but the soap taste of that really lingers. > TIA, > paula > > Reid Harvey wrote: > > >Friends, > >I too have been really impressed with the bar soap brushing, and it > >feels totally natural. Now I wouldn't touch tooth paste with a ten foot > >pole. Last month I went to the dental hygienist and she too was really > >impressed. When she talked about flossing and the little proxy brush I > >said 'oh yeah,' but I'm not going to do this, and expect an even better > >report when I go back to the dentist. > > > >One thing I find is that a lot of rinsing is a good idea, doing this > >three times. Also frequency is important. Though I slacken off in the > >evening I probably brush three or four times during the rest of the day, > >sometimes just a light once over. I use Brunners Castile soap and find > >that the proper dilution is important, but I'm also happy to hear about > >Ivory. Thanks for that tip Jonathan. I think it's probably a good idea > >to pick and choose, just which soap, and maybe we could put together a > >short list. I recall somebody on here had a really bad experience with > >antibacterial soap, that this contained some sort of pesticides. > > > >Oh day when the jabberwocky smiles on us, not to worry about teeth and > >gums. > >Reid > > > > > > > >-- > >The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > > >Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > > >To post, address your message to: [email protected] > >Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > > >Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > >OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html > > > >List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
