Extreme STENCH

[Rubystars]

There was a woman that I was doing a check on the computer for to see if another store had the item she was looking for. She had a child in her arms which was pretty much on face-to-face level with me. The breath of that child was enough to make me cough. I had to tell the mother that it was allergies so she wouldn't be offended. It smelled like rotten cheese.

[blas87]

There are medical conditions and allergies, but they are the exception and not the norm.

There's a guy I work with that supposedly is allergic to a popular ingredient in most soaps. So therefore, he only bathes with water, not trying to seek out soap without that ingredient.

[telecom_goddess]

There are medical conditions and allergies, but they are the exception and not the norm.

There's a guy I work with that supposedly is allergic to a popular ingredient in most soaps. So therefore, he only bathes with water, not trying to seek out soap without that ingredient.

There are TONS of natural soaps that are based in glycerin or whatever that he could use...that is just an excuse to not be clean in my opinion.

[Flyndaran]

There are TONS of natural soaps that are based in glycerin or whatever that he could use...that is just an excuse to not be clean in my opinion.

I don't know. I've only been "burned" once with an allergy inducing soap, but it took me quite a while to get back to comfortably using soap.

[Rapscallion]

Glycerin is the base of the soap, in the same way that others use palm oil or whatever. The actual cleaning agent is usually still sodium lauryl ether sulphate /sodium laureth sulphate (same chemical as far as I can tell). It's a damn good cleaning agent, but some people are sensitive. I tried bringing some glycerin soap over to Canadalandialand for Ree's grand daughter, but it's the cleaning agent in the soap that had just the same effect, unfortunately.

Rapscallion

[blas87]

Well I guess water is better than nothing at all!

[Rapscallion]

There are other cleansing agents, but I'll be damned if I can think what they are. I think a salt solution would help, since salt retards the growth of bacteria, and it's the bacteria that cause the stench. In fact, memory surfaces of how the Romans used olive oil and strigils to oil up and scrape off (with the crap) all the gunk of the day. They got into a really hot bath and really opened up the pores before getting into a cold one to finish off.

Feel free to suggest a hypocaust system!

Rapscallion

[telecom_goddess]

Well I know of people who make their own soap....and again at markets around here they sell all kinds of homemade and natural soap...there has to be SOMETHING he could use. It may be limited but there has to be at least one kind.

I could never feel clean without soap.......just water wouldn't do it. I don't know about the olive oil method that just sounds like it's getting dirtier and greasier

I'm really funny about anything greasy or gritty...HATE it. Especially on me

[Nyoibo]

There's a type of washing called monk style in which you only use water, but it necesitates the removal of all body hair.

[Flyndaran]

There's a type of washing called monk style in which you only use water, but it necesitates the removal of all body hair.

Reducing odor was the reason why people started shaving body parts.

[AFPheonix]

My husband is pretty sensitive to various chemicals, which has caused me to have to give away lots of various products whenever he starts reacting to them. Even if I use them and touch him later, he can have a reaction. I think the worst was some St. Ives Apricot scrub. I literally left a raised, red hand print on his arm from where I touched him and he broke out in a rash.

It figures though, I'm stuck using the really expensive Redken shampoo and conditioners and Dove body wash. Stuff works great on me, but I wish I could use something cheaper sometimes