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curious...what aerosol will survive the trip from Africa? I'm not sure how that would be a risk? (Nevermind that Africa is quite a large continent, with many countries not part of this outbreak...) I guess everyone's risk aversion varies, and as I said, I wouldn't want someone to do something...

um...there's the off-chance that you're kidding so don't be offended....but scraping bits off and rubbing them on your hands wouldn't tell you anything about the safety, ebola- or other similar disease- wise, of any product, especially over such a short timeframe....and is that how you'd want to...

agree with everyone else, very pretty, elegant, and wispy. "Will-o'-the-Wisp" soap?

I like dixiedragon's idea, if the soap is still fairly soft/fresh. I wouldn't process soap that wasn't fairly dry, because it will clump, ime. Freezing it sounds likely to work, in that case. (although I think a processor with a grater attachment might work ok) You could just put them in a...

yes, it depends somewhat on the oils used, and the conditions of storage. There's a lot of information available, and answering all that would take a long time! This is where research is useful....start reading this forum and other places - probably one of the "search feature" experts will be...

o. my. goodness.. ok, the adding of bugs at least now falls under "not that unexpected" though still not "ok"....

I'm not squeamish and don't care about bug bits, but I DO care about what seems to me to be the unnecessary cruelty of specifically seeking a bug to add. (and nope nope nope to spraying for harmless/helpful things like crickets and spiders, and the collateral damage of pesticide use. sorry...

wow...ok...so I'm not a vegan or a Buddhist, but finding animals and purposely mixing them into a hot lye solution seems a little over the top....I won't weep about things that fall in accidentally, but.....nope, that's just not for me...

lol. Apparently the wildlife branch of the govt here regularly gets requests for replacement deer/etc tags when people discover parasites in their game....even after they are identified as harmless when cooked. Substantiated rumour has it that there are some great BBQs in that department...

My thoughts on soap and babies: Soap is for removing excess oil and dirt from the skin, and babies in arms just don't produce that much oil and don't do things to get dirty (yes, they poop and spit up, but even then, mostly, babies can be cleaned very adequately with warm water and a soft...

Source? I've never heard of that! ETA: googling got me this " Question "I received an email that said the reason why JOHNSON'S® Baby Shampoo was gentle to the eyes was because it contains numbing agents that numbs the eyes if contact occurs." Answer "The assertion that chemicals are added...

Even in the regular, highly processed stuff there's specific limits for bug bit content (obviously they will not be listed on the label....they're sort of incidentals, or collateral inclusions, I suppose....:twisted: )

tearless shampoos, etc are designed with a pH close to that of the eye, which isn't compatible with the pH required for soap, so you won't be able to make a soap that could be called "tearless", and I don't suggest putting it in your eye to test it because it WILL sting like mad.

Nope. There's likely been a bug leg or egg in a candy bar you've eaten. (bonus protien!) lol You'd definitely need to understand the specific refining process and track down the regulations, but I would not be the least surprised if they will include some percentage of foreign material (twig...

there's a whole thread or two on using sea-water, and the end conclusion was that the lye would handily deal with anything. The average soaper hasn't got any sort of filter that would cope with the micro-organisms anyhow. re the salt content, you're on the right track there. From one of the...

*evil grin* now may not be the time to point out that food processing companies work to a set "bug parts in your product" limit...

LOL I had forgotten that little feature of gluteraldehyde....the Cookbook for Geeks actually uses it to glue various protein foods together - sort of riskier than your average BBQ. and yes, the gamma irradiator would be a bit...overkill (But I was thinking of irradiation at the various borders)

omi! That's a little anxious-making! I hope she's ok now and you didn't have to turn up the Mom-factor too much! ;)

ok...thanks Carolyn. OliveOil2 - 30 min at 60C inactivates ebola. That it is cooked would make me LESS worried, not more. from the link I posted above "Ebola are moderately thermolabile and can be inactivated by heating for 30 minutes to 60 minutes at 60°C, boiling for 5 minutes, or gamma...

Seconding all of this.