Weird pandemic shortages
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Good to know it's just as good. I have a ton of regular bar soap which will do fine for handwashing. Mum must be very talented LOL. Making soap is above my pay grade.
I think she basically just liquified bar soap, I dunno. I am sure she will pipe in at some point.
I bought Softsoap on a special last October at my grocery store, they were .77 cents a bottle I think. I bought 20, still have quite a few.
I bought Softsoap on a special last October at my grocery store, they were .77 cents a bottle I think. I bought 20, still have quite a few.
@JASFLALMT. I grated a bar soap and put it in boiling water ( 1/2 a gallon to 1 gallon depending on soap) for about 5 minutes until it was all dissolved. You could add two tablespoon of glycerin or essential oils to avoid dry hands. Turn the stove off. Leave the thing covered for about 15 to 18 hours. You could pour it in a dispenser before it gets all "gelled up". A standard bar makes a gallon. Dozens of tutorials on youtube. I personally think tea tree oil would be a good addition since it's anti bacterial. I have been enjoying my DIY soap for a couple of days now in spite of having two big bottles of Softsoap.
@CoffeeQueen.. Talented..oh no! Just bored..My snobby husband in IT (yeah those guys think they are smart) thinks I am acting nuts. Wait till we run out of soap. I personally do not like washing hands with a bar soap.
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/01/2020 01:06AM by Mum.
I wanna know if salt and sugar scrubs are effective in removing COVID-19 from the skin. If they are, we can hoard salts and sugars and create shortages.
What.
What.
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. - Lao-Tzu
I know that salt has anti-microbial properties. It's always been great for preserving food (and I am sure not for preserving pathogens). You are so good at researching I am sure you can find your answer 
And I know you were being sarcastic. But...
That's the size package I buy, so I only have to think about it every few months. I'm down to five rolls, which in the normal world would mean it was time to get more on my next big shopping trip. However, my Aldi had empty TP shelves today.
@walesmaven wrote:
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Aldi near me had tons of TP, in "club sized" packages (30 rolls per package) yesterday and today. Go figure.
Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. Eleanor Roosevelt
Last week Hubby broke the soap dispenser in his bathroom. I looked for liquid soap in the stores, but had no luck and ended up buying a bottle of body wash. Hubby doesn't pour it well and I got tired of cleaning up the spilled soap, so I went into Walgreens today to look for a pump bottle of liquid.
There was an associate in the aisle, and when I told her I was looking for liquid soap she misheard and jumped over me, saying the CDC had determined that anti-bacterial soap wasn't necessary. I guess she had been asked about that before.
There was an associate in the aisle, and when I told her I was looking for liquid soap she misheard and jumped over me, saying the CDC had determined that anti-bacterial soap wasn't necessary. I guess she had been asked about that before.
@panama18 wrote:
FWIW I saw a doc on TV who was doing a Q & A say that regular soap is as good as anti-bacterial where the virus is concerned.
Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. Eleanor Roosevelt
Unlikely. The Coronavirus has a lipid bilayer that is disrupted by soap. Use soap. The reply that salt is an antimicrobial is simply not relevant because this is a virus, not a bacteria. Do not add salt to a soap solution because "salty water" is hard water and soap will not dissolve properly in hard water.
@Shop-et-al wrote:
I wanna know if salt and sugar scrubs are effective in removing COVID-19 from the skin. If they are, we can hoard salts and sugars and create shortages.
What.
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Microbes = pathogens, which includes bacteria but doesn't specifically refer to them only. It's viruses, bacteria, molds, and fungi. At any rate, using a aalt scrub would include a very thorough rinsing with water, which likely would eliminate the virus. If a person half-assed washed with soap it would likely not be as effective as using a salt scrub.
@myst4au wrote:
Unlikely. The Coronavirus has a lipid bilayer that is disrupted by soap. Use soap. The reply that salt is an antimicrobial is simply not relevant because this is a virus, not a bacteria. Do not add salt to a soap solution because "salty water" is hard water and soap will not dissolve properly in hard water.@Shop-et-al wrote:
I wanna know if salt and sugar scrubs are effective in removing COVID-19 from the skin. If they are, we can hoard salts and sugars and create shortages.
What.
The erosion factor of a salt/sugar scrub plus hand washing would likely remove the virus.
"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton
Very true!!!
@panama18 wrote:
FWIW I saw a doc on TV who was doing a Q & A say that regular soap is as good as anti-bacterial where the virus is concerned.
"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton
And remove all the dry skin on your hands from washing them so much. Add some lotion to the scrub and you're moisturizing at the same time!
@HonnyBrown wrote:
The erosion factor of a salt/sugar scrub plus hand washing would likely remove the virus.
Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. Eleanor Roosevelt
The basic wonderment was: does the flaky skin retain COVID-19 (in addition to blocking treatment products), and can exfoliating the skin make it possible for twenty seconds of washing with even basic soap to clean the newly smooth skin properly? The smooth skin is more receptive to even inexpensive treatments. In brief, y'all are geniuses. Go to the head of the class.
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. - Lao-Tzu
@panama18 wrote:
FWIW I saw a doc on TV who was doing a Q & A say that regular soap is as good as anti-bacterial where the virus is concerned.
That's commonsense. Viruses are not bacteria.
Deep freezers under the price tag of $400 are out of stock here in southern Arizona. I looked at Lowe’s, Home Depot, Walmart, Target and others and all out of stock. But I was able to back order one for June.
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You tried Best Buy? I bought mine 5 years ago for less than $200 from there.
I wonder if sewing machines are in stock anywhere?
They probably were at craft stores, but those closed in our area. Thinking of making masks? Try Walmart.
Does she have an iPad or computer? There's an app for jigsaw puzzles. I use it and love it. There's free ones and ones with a small cost for the puzzles. I love it!
Freezers ? Try the Sears Appliance outlet store.
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Have video cam; will travel
Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel
Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.
Is that online? We don't have Sears Outlet stores here, and actually two of our Sears regular retail stores closed. I think the 3rd is hanging on by a thread.
Sam's Club had (has?) freezers. Some hardware stores sell some appliances. Does anyone know about Overstock?
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. - Lao-Tzu
Yep - freezers are all gone at Lowes, HD, and the sears (and sears franchised) are all closed. BBuy is out as are the mom and pop appliance stores. Darn it all....
June will be here before you know it, and you will still need that freezer. They are predicting cases will peak in late May in most states, but that means we have a few months on the other side of it...I am staying put!
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