Homemade cold process soap and plumbing

[Dennis]

I wonder if the sheet was part of a commercial washer breaking, like from a hotel. Just a rush of suds down a drain and the sheet was just the color or depth to not get noticed

Commercial in a sense. They were marked with the name of a hospital that was several miles away and went went through at least 3 lift stations. How did they get through the pumps?
Another interesting item was the thousands (maybe hundreds) of ramen noodle bags that came into the plant on Sunday nights. We finally figured out that the timing pretty much coincided with the visiting hours ending at the county jail.

 

[DeeAnna]

Amazing, Dennis. Wow.... or I should say ... Eww!!!!

 

[earlene]

Pills get flushed (or used to anyway) all the time. Straight from the bottles. Just because they showed up intact doesn't mean they went through someone's intestinal system first. Although that can happen under certain situations, but it's not with a normal healthy intestinal system doing all it's work as designed.

But in hospitals, nursing homes, private homes even, folks toss pills down toilets when they either don't want to take them (hidden from who-ever administered the pills) or decide to discard them because they didn't like them, the date has past, or they are purging the medicine cabinet or cleaning out a deceased family members home. Oh, lest I forget... The drug dealers being raided by the police, rushing quickly to the bathroom to flush everything before they get caught with the goods - a common occurrence, not just something you see on television or in the movies.

Granted, that's not what is recommended. It is recommended to drop off expired meds at a pharmacy, but that's a relatively new thing in the history of humanity taking pills of various types.

 

[LiLiSoapz]

Pills get flushed (or used to anyway) all the time. Straight from the bottles. Just because they showed up intact doesn't mean they went through someone's intestinal system first. Although that can happen under certain situations, but it's not with a normal healthy intestinal system doing all it's work as designed.

But in hospitals, nursing homes, private homes even, folks toss pills down toilets when they either don't want to take them (hidden from who-ever administered the pills) or decide to discard them because they didn't like them, the date has past, or they are purging the medicine cabinet or cleaning out a deceased family members home. Oh, lest I forget... The drug dealers being raided by the police, rushing quickly to the bathroom to flush everything before they get caught with the goods - a common occurrence, not just something you see on television or in the movies.

Granted, that's not what is recommended. It is recommended to drop off expired meds at a pharmacy, but that's a relatively new thing in the history of humanity taking pills of various types.

You are absolutely correct, there are so many different scenarios that can lend to the pills. I decided to change over due to seeing differences in how my baby responds to my breastmilk depending on the pill types. I also read about someone who found whole pills in her stools twice (she hadn't taken pills for five years prior).

I am going to work on my gut flora to ensure that I can absorb vitamins and minerals better.

 

[sarasvati]

After reading about all the things that end up at water treatment facilities, I am thinking maybe I don't need to worry too much about oil from my soap clogging my plumbing Thank you all for your replies! Every one of them was very much appreciated!

 

[MickeyRat]

I use a lot of paper towels wiping oils off things as I make soap but, when I'm finished, I just let everything sit till it passes the zap test and wash in the sink. I usually CPOP so the stuff just goes in the oven with the soap and is ready to wash the next morning. No plumbing problems yet.

DeeAnna is right. If you just toss it in the dishwasher, you'll get a kitchen full of suds. Guess how I know.

 

[sarasvati]

I use a lot of paper towels wiping oils off things as I make soap but, when I'm finished, I just let everything sit till it passes the zap test and wash in the sink. I usually CPOP so the stuff just goes in the oven with the soap and is ready to wash the next morning. No plumbing problems yet.

DeeAnna is right. If you just toss it in the dishwasher, you'll get a kitchen full of suds. Guess how I know.

Thank you for your tip, MickeyRat! So when you do the zap test, do you acturally try licking the bit of the soap residue on your soapmaking tools?

 

[MKLonestar]

Thank you for the reminder, I need to make the switch as well. What a waste of money these pills are if our bodies cannot digest them.

I have wasted a TON of money on medication/vitamins that my body could not handle. When we moved, my husband literally packed a 16x16x12 box FULL of medicine/vitamins that have been prescribed or doctor recommended that are not compatible with my body make up. Some are 12 years old (maybe even older). They just sat in a cabinet because I could not find a place to take them to dispose of them. I use to flush meds years ago, but I learned how bad that was for the environment, so I just held onto them. I am still trying to figure out a safe way to dispose of them, especially now that I am on the coast and definitely do not want to risk them getting in the Gulf waters.

 

[OldHippie]

I am still trying to figure out a safe way to dispose of them

Fire.

 

[Dennis]

I have wasted a TON of money on medication/vitamins that my body could not handle. When we moved, my husband literally packed a 16x16x12 box FULL of medicine/vitamins that have been prescribed or doctor recommended that are not compatible with my body make up. Some are 12 years old (maybe even older). They just sat in a cabinet because I could not find a place to take them to dispose of them. I use to flush meds years ago, but I learned how bad that was for the environment, so I just held onto them. I am still trying to figure out a safe way to dispose of them, especially now that I am on the coast and definitely do not want to risk them getting in the Gulf waters.

Check with your local water and/or wastewater utility. Most are happy to assist.

 

[amd]

@MKLonestar take it to your local pharmacy! They will know what to do with them, especially if some of them are prescriptions.

 

[MKLonestar]

@MKLonestar take it to your local pharmacy! They will know what to do with them, especially if some of them are prescriptions.

I asked our local pharmacy and they don't take them here. I will have to take them over to a pharmacy 20 miles away, so I will take them with me when I go on a Sam's run or have other reasons to go to the city.

 

[MKLonestar]

Fire.

That might actually work with some of them. The compound pastes and liquids won't burn, but maybe crushing the pills and then burning them would. I will have to suggest that to the hubby since he loves playing with his charcoal grill.

 

[Lin19687]

In AZ the meds from my Mum that Hospice told us was to soak them so they dissolve and put them in kitty litter in a bag, then trash.

Our local Police Dept has a bin for old meds. I think it is really for old opioid stuff so kids don't get them but I think you can take anything.

 

[MKLonestar]

Our local Police Dept has a bin for old meds. I think it is really for old opioid stuff so kids don't get them but I think you can take anything.

The police department in the city I moved from did this as well. What they didn't put on the flyer was that you were to bring the medication in the prescription bottle or package and that either your name or the prescription number MUST be visible along with what the mediation is and the dosage. AND the prescribing doctors name and number MUST be visible. I had gone through all my old prescriptions and blacked out all but the prescription name and dosage, so when I took them to the "prescription round up day rally", they wouldn't accept them. They do this rally 3 or 4 times a year, which makes me wonder exactly how my tax dollars for that portion of the police force (known as the "Drug Task Force") were being spent. Why did they need my information or my doctor's information? If I am turning over unused medication, I am doing so because I am 1) being a responsible citizen by keeping out of the water supply system, 2) I no longer need the medication for whatever reason, and 3) being that some of the medications are opiods, I am responsibly keeping them from getting into the hands of the wrong person. Maybe I am being paranoid about it, but I personally think the only thing they need to know is what is in the bottle and nothing more, so for that reason, they didn't end up with all my old prescriptions.

 

[Lin19687]

@MKLonestar ditto

 

[cmzaha]

Our hazardous wast collection will take them. I remove all the label other than the medicine name and strength. I also send old fragrance oils to hazardous waste pickup with labels intact

 

[MickeyRat]

Thank you for your tip, MickeyRat! So when you do the zap test, do you acturally try licking the bit of the soap residue on your soapmaking tools?

Yes I do. In fact, one time I did it when I knew it wasn't ready just to find out what a failed zap test is like. It really is just like licking a 9 volt battery.

 

[sarasvati]

Yes I do. In fact, one time I did it when I knew it wasn't ready just to find out what a failed zap test is like. It really is just like licking a 9 volt battery.

Wow, that's interesting to know! I have never performed a zap test myself. I am kind of scared to do it so I use pH test strips instead... One of these days, maybe I will be brave enough

 

[shunt2011]

Wow, that's interesting to know! I have never performed a zap test myself. I am kind of scared to do it so I use pH test strips instead... One of these days, maybe I will be brave enough

PH strips will not tell you of the soap is lye heavy. Plus the hare not reliable when testing soap.