Coal tar soap

I am too young to have any proper memories of it, at least as far as I remember, but for some reason i love the stuff, it smells so nice in a way that connects to my little side and just makes me think of school showers or something 😃

now in the EU you can't get the real stuff any more. in UK i get Wright's which is now coal tar scented

https://wrights-soaps.co.uk/products/wrights-traditional-soap-with-coal-tar-fragance/

is it safe for suppositories or enemas? what should you look for, and avoid, in a rectal soap?

anyone else love coal tar too? even the bright orange colour is amazing!!

The Wikipedia article says Wright's now uses tea tree oil instead of coal tar. Tea tree oil is toxic if swallowed, so I doubt you would want it in your colon. It does have antimicrobial properties.

How would you describe the smell of Wright's?

@buttdial I guess its kind of a bit petrol like, "phenolic" might be a good word, but it's softer, almost kind of citrusy? It really is a very characteristic scent!

When I was a teenager and started to develop bad acne Wright's Coal Tar Soap was recommended by the doctor as a treatment to dry up the pimples on my skin along with Clearasil ointment. I never would have wanted it used to make soapsuds enemas. My Mom always used Ivory Soap in my enemas. She also gave me a big dose of Epsom Salts whenever I broke out in a fresh crop of pimples. She believed it would cleanse the toxins out of my blood that she thought were the source of my pimples which was a common belief back in the 50's and 60's. All I know is that the Epsom Salts gave me a severe case of free watery diarrhea causing dehydration which dried up the pimples for a few days.

I don't recall coal tar soap, but my aunt and uncle used to have Packer's Pine Tar Shampoo. Supposedly it was good for dandruff, but the smell was not particularly nice enough for me to want to try any.