Best All Purpose Bug Out Bag Soap

[NJ Rich]

We have beaten a lot of bug out bag info to a pulp here!!! I do have a question I think will spawn a lot of discussion.

If you had to take one soap with you for what could be a long term bug out, what "all purpose soap" would you pack? Is it bar or liquid soap? This soap should do all of your body cleaning and other all purpose cleaning. This soap should clean clothes and cooking equipment and yourself. It doesn't need to do all these things well but do a passable job of cleaning for health and safety.

We will leave: Antiseptic soaps out of this post as I think we all have some antibacterial soap as part of our First Aid Preps or we should have.

We will also leave out soaps for infants and young children whose cleaning needs are far differa nt than for adults.

Let's hear what you think would be the Best all purpose Bug Out Bag Soap.

[damoc]

just real soap, lard/tallow and lye

it can be used for all cleaning purposes i have had to contend with
it will handle heat needs no special packaging
you can make it yourself because i think its getting hard to buy in stores
everything is get in your eyes safe and smells like??? to much perfume and
stuff in them

also since i started using just real soap again i dont have the problem of
cracked skin in my hands and feet like i used to get with modern soaps

[beaglebiz]

fels naptha
or home made lye

[Spinner]

Originally Posted by beaglebiz

fels naptha
or home made lye

You beat me to it. That's what I was going to say.

Fels Naptha is about the best commercial all purpose soap available, but home made lye soap is the very best. Both can be shaved and turned into a liquid for shampoo, dishes, etc. The bars can be used for bathing & laundry spot cleaner (shaved for general laundry).

[Cabin Fever]

I was also gonna suggest Fels Naptha. We used this for everything in Scouts. One of the few soaps around that will remove poison ivy oil.

[ChristyACB]

Ivory bar soap right now

When my next order comes in, change to Fels Naptha.

[mpillow]

I've been using Zote...it was very cheap at salvage store...and it works well for hand soap and farm type stains...from blood to oil to poo...on clothes

[Carolyn]

my homemade goats milk soap-- we keep logs of it

[coehorn]

Found this at wikipedia for Fels-Naptha:


Health Considerations

While sometimes also sold next to personal-care body soaps it should not be used as an overall body soap or regular laundry additive since it contains Stoddard solvent, a skin and eye irritant.

According to the "Chronic Health Effects" section of the National Institutes of Health's MSDS for Fels Naptha:

Chronic toxicity testing has not been conducted on this product. However, the following effects have been reported on one of the product's components. Stoddard solvent: Repeated or prolonged exposure to high concentrations has resulted in upper respiratory tract irritation, central and peripheral nervous system effects, and possibly hematopoetic, liver and kidney effects.

Stoddard solvent is another name for mineral spirits, which are, like petroleum distillates, a mixture of multiple chemicals made from petroleum. Exposure to Stoddard solvent in the air can affect your nervous system and cause dizziness, headaches, or a prolonged reaction time. It can also cause eye, skin, or throat irritation[2].

[ace admirer]

all right! if it good enough to have an msds,,,its good enough for me...i'll look for it tomarrow.

[texican]

I don't have soap in my BOB. I have laundry soap and dish soap in the truck (which I consider my BOB). We have quite a bit of goat milk soap here in the house.

[Michele of MI]

Dr. Bronners peppermint liquid soap. You can use it for almost anything. It smells great too.

[FreightTrain]

dr bronners peppermint soap

[Blu3duk]

Ive always been partial to Kirks castille soap which is about as close to home built soaps as a person can get in a commercial environment.....

Dr Bronners is what a lot of backpackers use in different flavors though I still prefer the bar of Kirks...... easy to carry and lasts a long time the way i use a bar.......;-Þ

William
Idaho

[Calico Katie]

Ivory soap bars, cheap with no perfumes.

[hsmom2four]

Ivory--its great for everything and won't irritate most people.

[NamasteMama]

I love Dr. Bronners. I would never use Fels Napha on my body or dishes, its laundry soap!

[hunter63]

Ivory cheap bar soap.
Floats, (river bath), shaved, works on most everything.
Have had a cut down bar in my mountain man possibles bag for cleaning the muzzle loaders.

[Betty Jean]

Originally Posted by Cabin Fever

I was also gonna suggest Fels Naptha. We used this for everything in Scouts. One of the few soaps around that will remove poison ivy oil.

Yes! Our oldest DS was terribly allergic to poison ivy. His pediatricioan gave us this advice.

The trick is to wash with cool water and Fels Naptha after exposure. Washing the skin with warm water opens the pores to the poison oils.

[wyld thang]

I also like Dr Bronners and ivory.