OK, I'll bite. Radish soap?

[grumpy_owl]

I see posts about this on my Facebook soaping pages. What the heck is it and why?

 

[Obsidian]

Apparently its quite popular in Thailand for scars and dark spot treatment.

 

[The Efficacious Gentleman]

I know some of 'you all' make pumpkin soap and carrot soap and so on, so it's not totally otherworldly. Still, I think you'd have to watch the amount used to avoid burning

 

[navigator9]

If it's for scars and dark spots, wouldn't radishes applied directly to the skin be more effective than a wash off product, like soap? Sounds like a case of adding something for label appeal, to me.

 

[shunt2011]

I'm with navigator9 on this. I wouldn't think it would do much in soap but would work better with direct contact.

 

[DeeAnna]

"...I wouldn't think it would do much in soap..."

Ah, but you forget the wonderful, wacky, and weird power of wishful thinking! :clap:

Seriously ... I agree with you and Navigator.

 

[The Efficacious Gentleman]

But no one ever adds things to soap just for label appeal, surely?

The Facetious Gentleman

 

[boyago]

Magic ingredients in soap are like iodine in our diet. A little dab'l do ya.

 

[grumpy_owl]

But no one ever adds things to soap just for label appeal, surely?

Touche, sir. Although the radish is a rather unsexy vegetable. I'm not sure why it seems popular. I was just curious—it's not something I'd try unless it was life-changingly amazing.

So it's on to Tussah silk soap, then, as my next experiment in terror. You have been warned.

 

[snappyllama]

Don't fear the silk. Just put a tiny pinch in your lye water. If you're using ice for milks, strain the lye-solution. Sometimes my silk doesn't fully dissolve if the solution stays really cold.

 

[Obsidian]

I am so tempted to try radish soap now. I figure I can buy a daikon radish and juice it, seems like thats the common kind used for soap. You never know, it could be wonderful.

 

[girlishcharm2004]

I am so tempted to try radish soap now.

Do it!

 

[biarine]

I did sweet red bell pepper pureed in my soap in 100% coconut milk