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Lava soap
« on: July 31, 2012, 12:03:11 AM »
Ok.  So, I am a bachelor, and I like to work with machine tools and on cars.  This means that I get all kinds of greasy/dirty often.  After trying several different cleaner products (goop, gojo, fast orange), I found that the $1 Lava soap from walmart works outstandingly well.  It's abrasive and bonds to grease very well.  So, I keep that around.

The other day, I ran out of Dove soap for the shower.  Being a bachelor and unwilling to go out to buy stupid soap, I just used the shampoo.

Well, tonight I ran out of shampoo.  So I used the Lava soap.

Holy cow, I haven't felt this squeeky clean in years.  Question: If I keep doing this, will I abrade all the skin off my body?   :angel:
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Re: Lava soap
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2012, 12:05:48 AM »
You didn't have any Comet?
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Re: Lava soap
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2012, 12:16:21 AM »
Quote from: zxcvbob on July 31, 2012, 12:05:48 AM
You didn't have any Comet?

No, but there is some barkeepers friend in my cleaning bucket.
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Re: Lava soap
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2012, 12:21:04 AM »
Skin. Totally over-rated.
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Re: Lava soap
« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2012, 02:20:46 AM »
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Holy cow, I haven't felt this squeeky clean in years.  Question: If I keep doing this, will I abrade all the skin off my body?   


Only if you insist on showering everyday.
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Re: Lava soap
« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2012, 04:41:16 AM »
Lava soap and private parts. Just seems that the two were never supposed to meet.
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Re: Lava soap
« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2012, 06:32:21 AM »
Nick, try wearing nitrile gloves while working on the greasy stuff. Keeps your hands clean. You can get them cheap at Wal-Mart in the pharmacy area. As a bonus, the soap and shampoo aisle is nearby.

Or, you can use lotion on your hands before you start working with the greasy stuff. That helps the grease and dirt wash off easier.
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Re: Lava soap
« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2012, 07:32:35 AM »
Yeah, you might soap yourself raw after repeated uses.

Back when I did manual labor, I would sometimes use Ajax or Comet to get pine sap off my skin or out of my hair. 
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Re: Lava soap
« Reply #8 on: July 31, 2012, 08:15:26 AM »
Quote from: Nick1911 on July 31, 2012, 12:03:11 AM
Holy cow, I haven't felt this squeeky clean in years.  Question: If I keep doing this, will I abrade all the skin off my body?   :angel:

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Re: Lava soap
« Reply #9 on: July 31, 2012, 09:56:21 AM »
Good thing you didn't run out of Hoppes #9!
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Re: Lava soap
« Reply #10 on: July 31, 2012, 10:09:31 AM »
Eschew the theoretical and embrace the empirical:  run the experiment and post your results!

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Re: Lava soap
« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2012, 10:45:15 AM »
Nick, aren't you contemplating the company of females?

Go shopping.
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Re: Lava soap
« Reply #12 on: July 31, 2012, 11:01:25 AM »
Quote from: roo_ster on July 31, 2012, 07:32:35 AM
Yeah, you might soap yourself raw after repeated uses.

Back when I did manual labor, I would sometimes use Ajax or Comet to get pine sap off my skin or out of my hair. 

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Re: Lava soap
« Reply #13 on: July 31, 2012, 11:25:31 AM »
gojo orange with pumice
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Re: Lava soap
« Reply #14 on: July 31, 2012, 11:30:15 AM »
Turpentine.
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Re: Lava soap
« Reply #15 on: July 31, 2012, 11:33:40 AM »
Having had my mouth washed out with Lava Soap as a kid, I do NOT recommend it as a replacement should you run out of toothpaste!
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Re: Lava soap
« Reply #16 on: July 31, 2012, 12:06:43 PM »
Quote from: HeroHog on July 31, 2012, 11:33:40 AM
Having had my mouth washed out with Lava Soap as a kid,

They had soap back then?

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Re: Lava soap
« Reply #17 on: July 31, 2012, 12:38:45 PM »
Quote from: Nick1911 on July 31, 2012, 12:03:11 AM
Question: If I keep doing this, will I abrade all the skin off my body?   :angel:

I used it every day this summer for about two weeks straight on my arms and legs in the shower with no adverse effects.
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Re: Lava soap
« Reply #18 on: July 31, 2012, 01:35:09 PM »
And on the 16th day which parts fell off?

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Re: Lava soap
« Reply #19 on: July 31, 2012, 01:51:27 PM »
I don't think today's Lava contains as much pumice as it did when I was a kid. When my hands are real grimy, I use Boraxo powdered hand soap.

(Yes, I have used Comet.)
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Re: Lava soap
« Reply #20 on: July 31, 2012, 03:51:21 PM »
Dawn dish soap and a palm full of comet will wash off just about anything that needs washing off.
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Re: Lava soap
« Reply #21 on: July 31, 2012, 06:18:49 PM »
Quote from: lupinus on July 31, 2012, 03:51:21 PM
Dawn dish soap and a palm full of comet will wash off just about anything that needs washing off.

And some things that don't!
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Re: Lava soap
« Reply #22 on: July 31, 2012, 06:31:37 PM »
Lava soap will work....if you don't have any muratic acid lying around.....
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Re: Lava soap
« Reply #23 on: July 31, 2012, 06:44:26 PM »
Quote from: roo_ster on July 31, 2012, 06:18:49 PM
And some things that don't!
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Re: Lava soap
« Reply #24 on: July 31, 2012, 08:19:00 PM »
Quote from: seeker_two on July 31, 2012, 06:31:37 PM
Lava soap will work....if you don't have any muratic acid lying around.....

Funny you mention that - I do keep some HCl around - 12 molar.
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