No bad reaction ...

[Marsi]

Its a good soapy day

when the soap i make for supersensitive fam

gets ... no bad reaction

long version
a few moments after i asked the question (did you like the soap)
and getting the reply (its just soap)
he said "Oh, I should get tested again"

my perspective?
he is officially diagnosed as allergic to soap
my soap ... made question whether he is still reactive to commercial soaps

a GOOD soapy day

 

[Susie]

He is probably allergic to the synthetic detergents they call commercial soap.

I "cured" my eczema by using hand made soap rather than the "soaps" my dermatologist recommended.

Keep making him soap. If he does not react by the end of three months, I would consider that he is allergic to synthetic detergents. The reason I say three months is that you can get a honeymoon period where the symptoms die down, only to reappear in a few weeks.

 

[Ugeauxgirl]

I have a friend who expressed an interest in my soap- she says commercial soap makes her itchy and leaves a white film on her skin. I had a soap in my car- I was taking it to someone else. It was not my most gentle soap, just what I happened to have on me. She said her skin was immediately less itchy. I think she's allergic to detergents too.

 

[jcandleattic]

I think she's allergic to detergents too.

Not sure if "allergic" is the right word here, but ...semantics.

Anyway, I just wanted to say, I too have a high sensitivity to detergents. About the only one that doesn't make my skin crawl is dawn dish detergent, but shampoos, body washes, commercial soaps, other liquid dish detergents, etc., all leave my skin scaly, flaky and itchy.
When I go on vacations I make sure to pack my own soaps. If the TSA decides to be picky (because it really just depends on who is working the booth at that particular moment) and throws my soaps away (has happened only once) or I forget, I try to find a local soapmaker and get some soap OR I'll shower without using it. Which sucks because then my shampoo will make that happen. (I can't use handmade shampoo, it strips my hair too bad) When I shampoo my hair I try to get as little lather on my back as possible.
Seriously, it's looks like I'm trying to do fast yoga in the shower when I'm washing my hair. LMAO

 

[Megan]

If the TSA decides to be picky (because it really just depends on who is working the booth at that particular moment) and throws my soaps away (has happened only once)

I would absolutely cry...

 

[jcandleattic]

I would absolutely cry...

I was not happy about it. I had never EVER had a problem with my handmade soaps before or since then.
I was going to Singapore, but it wasn't even an international flight at that time because I had to fly into San Fran before flying to SG, so it was a domestic flight. They took both my handmade soaps (3 of them) and my handmade candle.
For some reason every time I fly I always get a TSA pat down and check, so I didn't want to make a big fuss and make the pat down worse. LOL So I didn't say much, just questioned them, and all they said is "they're not allowed" which, yes, yes they are or the hundreds of other times I've flown they'd be confiscated then too.. But, whatever...

 

[Carly B]

I was not happy about it. I had never EVER had a problem with my handmade soaps before or since then.
I was going to Singapore, but it wasn't even an international flight at that time because I had to fly into San Fran before flying to SG, so it was a domestic flight. They took both my handmade soaps (3 of them) and my handmade candle.
For some reason every time I fly I always get a TSA pat down and check, so I didn't want to make a big fuss and make the pat down worse. LOL So I didn't say much, just questioned them, and all they said is "they're not allowed" which, yes, yes they are or the hundreds of other times I've flown they'd be confiscated then too.. But, whatever...

TSA rules are very subjective. I crochet, and I always carried some yard and a pair of child scissors--the plastic kind you get at the Dollar Store. They were taken from me in Melbourne. Sydney was fine with them, Singapore was fine with them, airports here and in Europe that I passed through were fine. I did take some soap to a friend in Tampa a couple years ago, no issues. I think credibility would be better if things were more standardized, but whatever.

 

[jcandleattic]

TSA rules are very subjective. I crochet, and I always carried some yard and a pair of child scissors--the plastic kind you get at the Dollar Store. They were taken from me in Melbourne. Sydney was fine with them, Singapore was fine with them, airports here and in Europe that I passed through were fine. I did take some soap to a friend in Tampa a couple years ago, no issues. I think credibility would be better if things were more standardized, but whatever.

I've never once had a problem in an airport other than here in the United States. They say it's "random" and one time when I was going through, I was like "oh look, here's my "random" check" LMAO The TSA lady got so mad and yelled "it IS random Miss" HAHA I was like "yeah, I know, I get 'randomly' pulled aside every single time I fly".
I mean, it is what it is, but it definitely is not random. I fit some sort of profile they have or else it wouldn't be every single time, in every single airport.

But I digress - sorry to the OP for getting OT.
Glad your friends/family aren't having reactions to your soap..

 

[Ugeauxgirl]

My sister brought a PIE through airport security. They just wanted your soap @jcandleattic .

 

[Zing]

@Marsi, I've shared this repeatedly here and will bore you all again. For decades I had rashy skin and tried every OTC and prescription lotion and potion. I would wake up to find myself scratching myself. Every dermatologist told me to use Dove Sensitive. I was drawn to making soap as a creative outlet but immediately experienced incredible improvement on my skin. I was used to applying my prescription multiple times in a day and now I can go weeks without applying. While soaping is an expensive hobby, I know I've saved on doctor visits and drugstore costs.

Another gamechanger was discovering lotion bars. For decades, in the winter, my fingertips would split and bleed - I would use super glue. I've gone several winters now with completely healthy and intact fingers!

I've mentioned to 2 dermatologists that my homemade soap and lotion bars "cured" me. They didn't have a response except to recommend Dove Sensitive again. (I'm not dissing doctors, here, but I thought I'd get some sort of response.)

@jcandleattic, in my fantasy, your TSA agent recognized quality and took it for themselves. I once had a package of my homemade lefse removed from my checked baggage and pretty sure someone else enjoyed it for themselves.

My lovely Mrs. Zing was a TSA agent for several months. We had just moved to town and was able to get us all health insurance right away. She absolutely loved the customer service part. Knowing many passengers are like her hubby who needs to down shots of whiskey before boarding (I'm owning that I totally self-medicate!), she enjoyed making small talk and making folks smile and put folks at ease. She shared that many of her coworkers just escalate passengers' anxiety, rather than calm them down. She left TSA once her training period was over because her next role was to solely pat down women passengers. But bless those TSA agents for keeping us safe.

 

[jcandleattic]

Knowing many passengers are like her hubby who needs to down shots of whiskey before boarding (I'm owning that I totally self-medicate!),

OMG me too!! I HATE flying, but do it very often. It's better than many years ago when I first started flying regularly, but I still don't particularly like it. Especially the long international flights. At least on most of the international flights they offer free wine.

 

[jcandleattic]

They just wanted your soap @jcandleattic .

Honestly, I do believe that to be true because they also took my candle. LOL

 

[Marsi]

He is probably allergic to the synthetic detergents they call commercial soap.

I "cured" my eczema by using hand made soap rather than the "soaps" my dermatologist recommended.

Keep making him soap. If he does not react by the end of three months, I would consider that he is allergic to synthetic detergents. The reason I say three months is that you can get a honeymoon period where the symptoms die down, only to reappear in a few weeks.

ill tell him what you said about the detergents

thank you

@Marsi, I've shared this repeatedly here and will bore you all again. For decades I had rashy skin and tried every OTC and prescription lotion and potion. I would wake up to find myself scratching myself. Every dermatologist told me to use Dove Sensitive. I was drawn to making soap as a creative outlet but immediately experienced incredible improvement on my skin. I was used to applying my prescription multiple times in a day and now I can go weeks without applying. While soaping is an expensive hobby, I know I've saved on doctor visits and drugstore costs.

Another gamechanger was discovering lotion bars. For decades, in the winter, my fingertips would split and bleed - I would use super glue. I've gone several winters now with completely healthy and intact fingers!

I've mentioned to 2 dermatologists that my homemade soap and lotion bars "cured" me. They didn't have a response except to recommend Dove Sensitive again. (I'm not dissing doctors, here, but I thought I'd get some sort of response.)

@jcandleattic, in my fantasy, your TSA agent recognized quality and took it for themselves. I once had a package of my homemade lefse removed from my checked baggage and pretty sure someone else enjoyed it for themselves.

My lovely Mrs. Zing was a TSA agent for several months. We had just moved to town and was able to get us all health insurance right away. She absolutely loved the customer service part. Knowing many passengers are like her hubby who needs to down shots of whiskey before boarding (I'm owning that I totally self-medicate!), she enjoyed making small talk and making folks smile and put folks at ease. She shared that many of her coworkers just escalate passengers' anxiety, rather than calm them down. She left TSA once her training period was over because her next role was to solely pat down women passengers. But bless those TSA agents for keeping us safe.

super glue

and lotion bars!
thank you Mr Zing

i had no idea that soap on planes was such a contraversial issue ... eye opener OT

 

[Susie]

super glue

and lotion bars!
thank you Mr Zing

Superglue was originally used to close surgical wounds: Dermabond: Surgical Skin Glue
And it works quite well to close skin cracks. I used to close my dad's skin cracks, now I close mine when I have too much outside work and forget to wear gloves when washing big pots-also hand sanitizer.

Also y'all, they should not confiscate your soap if it is in hotel sized bars. The problem (so says the son-in-law flight attendant and the TSA next door neighbor) with regular sized bars (and candles) is that it/they could-possibly-potentially-maybe be used to hide plastic explosives. If you need to give or sell that soap on the other end of that flight, why not ship it ahead of time?

 

[Quilter99755]

The reason I started making soap was my skin was itchy after any shower and no matter what kind of "soap" I used it itched. Dove was recommended and it was as bad or worse than the others. A friend gifted me a bar of soap and it was like someone put the fire out. I'm one of the few that can use bar soap on my hair, but am making syndet bars for my daughter who is having a reaction to bar soap on her cochlear implant. So far using them doesn't make my skin react, so I don't have to do the yoga routine like @ jcandleattic. I have given bars to others with the same reaction, run of the mill soap...just no detergents. One friend started using it on his rosacea and said it works better than the prescription soap his dermatologist prescribed. I'm not sure it is really an allergy to the detergents but know for me that real soap will calm the itches. And that is enough for me to keep me making soap until I'm too old or senile...and then my daughter has said she will take over for me.

 

[Susie]

I'm so glad you found something to work!

My son said he would take over and make soap for me.

 

[Orebma]

@Marsi, I've shared this repeatedly here and will bore you all again. For decades I had rashy skin and tried every OTC and prescription lotion and potion. I would wake up to find myself scratching myself. Every dermatologist told me to use Dove Sensitive. I was drawn to making soap as a creative outlet but immediately experienced incredible improvement on my skin. I was used to applying my prescription multiple times in a day and now I can go weeks without applying. While soaping is an expensive hobby, I know I've saved on doctor visits and drugstore costs.

Another gamechanger was discovering lotion bars. For decades, in the winter, my fingertips would split and bleed - I would use super glue. I've gone several winters now with completely healthy and intact fingers!

I've mentioned to 2 dermatologists that my homemade soap and lotion bars "cured" me. They didn't have a response except to recommend Dove Sensitive again. (I'm not dissing doctors, here, but I thought I'd get some sort of response.)

@jcandleattic, in my fantasy, your TSA agent recognized quality and took it for themselves. I once had a package of my homemade lefse removed from my checked baggage and pretty sure someone else enjoyed it for themselves.

My lovely Mrs. Zing was a TSA agent for several months. We had just moved to town and was able to get us all health insurance right away. She absolutely loved the customer service part. Knowing many passengers are like her hubby who needs to down shots of whiskey before boarding (I'm owning that I totally self-medicate!), she enjoyed making small talk and making folks smile and put folks at ease. She shared that many of her coworkers just escalate passengers' anxiety, rather than calm them down. She left TSA once her training period was over because her next role was to solely pat down women passengers. But bless those TSA agents for keeping us safe.

I don't know why they continue to prescribe Dove sensitive. It's one of the worse soaps I've used for setting my eczema off on my hands. Home made soap rules!

 

[Susie]

Because hand made soap does not have a sales rep that goes to their offices and pushes the product.

 

[Marsi]

i cant imagine a commercial soap brand being prescribed for excema

thanks for the idea
my doctor will be getting soap from me this christmas

 

[KiwiMoose]

i cant imagine a commercial soap brand being prescribed for excema

thanks for the idea
my doctor will be getting soap from me this christmas

Fantastic idea Marsi!