Thread: For the Doctors in the house...

Originally Posted by crazycliff200843

If there's something growing on it, you could just take a thin layer of the soap off. Water or some kind of grater might work. I don't know if something could grow into the soap. If it has cracks or holes in it, it might be something to consider. There was a thread a while back about viruses living on old razors. I think somebody said they usually die off in a couple of days. You could use some antibacterial soap to get anything that's left. Maybe some surgical soap?

On a different note, it seems strange to recommend cleaning soap with soap. I've never heard of anybody using soap to clean soap before. Then again, before I found this site, I've never known anybody who went through the trouble to get really nice shaving soap, either.

Old spice aftershave has alcohol in it doesn't it? Maybe you could use some of the aftershave to not only kill the germs, but to add some smell back to it?

I don't think there is anything inherently self sterilizing about soap, it just helps remove grime. So if you really had something nasty in an old soap, my guess is you'd want to chuck it because there might be stuff you don't see (like anthrax spores to take the extreme example). But if it's hermetically sealed it shouldn't self generate spores (unless there is a hold in the packaging and it was stored somewhere damp, in which case the wrapping could be a greenhouse. But I don't know this stuff.

If you're really worried about it, dunk it in some diluted bleach.

Originally Posted by nun2sharp

Im no doctor, but it is soap, rinse it off before using and it should be ok.

AHAHAHAHAAAAA

True on that one.

Cooties, did you say Cooties,
you know only Girls can give you Cooties,

unopened soap has no chance to give you anything but Lather!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stay away from the Girls though!!!!!

Dr.Grottolord

Originally Posted by grottolord

Cooties, did you say Cooties,
you know only Girls can give you Cooties,

Now that explains alot. I'm surrounded by five year, three year old and 33 year old (spousal unit) girls, which would explain my sudden cootie infestation. I wonder if it's too late to save my two month old son! Maybe old spice, the ultimate in manly mandom, will help reverse the cooties.

Originally Posted by loueedacat

Now that explains alot. I'm surrounded by five year, three year old and 33 year old (spousal unit) girls, which would explain my sudden cootie infestation. I wonder if it's too late to save my two month old son! Maybe old spice, the ultimate in manly mandom, will help reverse the cooties.

I was going to post a fake doctors note involving bathing in gasoline, diesel, and kerosene; establishing a quarantine; and the burning of articles of clothing. But, as I was writing it, it started to sound too ridiculous.

+1 on dipping the soap in bleach or some other sanitizer (maybe barbasal?). How funny that soap needs to be washed.