Why is soap used in enemas?

Was wondering what is the reason to use soap in an enema?

Soap acts as a wetting agent, and by making the water "wetter" and more slippery, it flows more easily and helps dissolve the lumps of feces a little easier than plain water. It's better for initially dissolving feces, but not that much better if you do a plain water rinse or two.

I use soap, generally Ivory soap from the USA. I like using the soap because it makes the enema crampy, and I like having the cramps. I also sometimes use Palmolive Original NON antibacterial dish washing liquid. This followed by 2 2-quart rinses with 2-level teaspoons of table salt usually brings clear returns after the third or fourth enema.

Soap irritates the gut, producing the cramping and peristalsis. Ivory is pretty harsh stuff - no glycerine, very alkaline, etc. It doesn't float because it's pure; the manufacturer whips air into the soap. Adjust the amount to your comfort level; go slowly.

No, usually not. I'm not doing enemas for cleansing, but for pleasure.

Dr Bronner's Peppermint soap is the best! The peppermint creates wonderful warm/cool tingling sensation, both coming and going. I'm a fan.

A soapy inserted finger gives me a pleasant sensation, with a strange hungry feeling afterwards.

I have to admit I too think of "clean" when the smells of Ivory soap and Vaseline are combined. And yes, it probably goes back to childhood as these were the two main olfactory stimuli in my mother's recipe for a "good" enema. The other ingredients were:

1. Two quarts of warm water well mixed the the aforementioned Ivory soap.

2. An open top red bag (with a longer hose than those nowadays)

3. A black well-lubed (with the aforementioned Vaseline) regular enema nozzle. This nozzle was not the straight tip of nowadays. It was slightly bat shaped and also a bit larger, but then again so the was douche tip (that she never used on me, but when I was about 10-11 I personally Rectified that omission by myself!)

4. A towel across her lap.

5. And finally ME face down across the towel!

I used Dr. Bronners Peppermint for those everyday enemas that my sub gets. The Ivory is for those times I want him to have cramps.(I love hearing him cramp.) I don't do it very often, but for those times "he needs it".

I use soap as a first bag, then on to plain water or water and salt for the rinse. I don't use a great amount of soap in the solution as I prefer pleasure to pain.

I sure remember getting the call to come to the bathroom and seeing the sink full of soapy water and the towel-covered lap awaiting me.

Dr. Bronners peppermint is the best. And I always feel so minty clean afterwards... 😁