Enema Soap

Dove Soap :

Hi. There are many posts about popular enema soaps, but I haven't seen anything about Dove hand bar. Dove's original, in the blue and white box, is still my favorite for many years.

It gives pleasant, natural feeling cramps that give a very 'productive' release. It doesn't cause lingering abdominal cramps after the enema and it doesn't irritate my rectum like most soaps.

I would be interested to know if others try it and what they think of it. Thanks. H2eMale

I've tried it a couple of times. Like you said it seemed to work pretty well, without being too "harsh" (can you imagine that in a soap ad? "Strong enough for the most tenacious dirt and toughest constipation, gentle enough for your delicate skin and rectal tissues"), but I was (and still am) a bit leery about all the stuff that's in there that may or may not be safe when used internally.

I thought I remembered seeing here somewhere someone saying that they wrote to Unilever and got a response saying that it was OK for enemas, though I wonder if the responder just didn't know what the member was asking.

Theres lots of chemicals in dove bar soap. I prefer Dr. Broners Castile soaps. For an extra kick try the pepermint type, which feels tingley going in and smells very nice.

If you have had a long successful track record with the Dove soap then it probably is fine. The issue often is related to strength or concentration of what you are adding to the enema solution. Small amounts probably won't harm you, but larger quantities might cause problems.

As far as my use of soaps, I have stuck with Bronner's lavender and peppermint soaps and I add about a tablespoon to a 3 quart tap water enema and that is all I need.

I use some of the various Dr. Bronner's soaps at times, but have found the soaps from indigowild.com, also known as zumbar.com to be the ones I "go 2" the most often. They are made from goats milk and glycerin and have very few other ingredients (that can actually be pronounced!). Some health food stores have some of their soaps, or order directly from them as I do. They are great to deal with and shipping is quick.

...makes me think maybe I should put some to good use this morning.....

Dan

Dove was the soap used in our house. To this day the smell of Dove soap makes me think of many great childhood enemas. These days its Ivory, Dr. Bronner's and J&J baby shampoo when I do my SSE. All of these work well just don't mix too strong.

Dove was the soap used in our house. . . .

Is that because "Dove is one quarter cleansing creme?" 😁

The classic. Ivory then bronnnets now

I've used Dove soap in enemas and it was fine (milder than Ivory). I WILL NOT use Dove in the shower! It has so much crème in it, I almost broke my neck standing in the tub and slipping.

Is that because "Dove is one quarter cleansing creme?"

Yes, that's largely what I remember also from decades of Dove TV and print ads starting in my childhood. I always found it too oily or greasy for me for hand washing, as my hands always felt like it left lotion on them that I couldn't rinse off except by washing it off with a soap like Dial or Ivory not containing moisturizers. I presume that "moisturized" or lotioned feeling was exactly what Dove was aiming for, but it was just annoying to me. As a result, I would be extremely leery of putting a good dose of cold cream or "cleansing creme" (whatever it really meant) or lotion or whatever Dove has in it into my GI tract. I'm glad those of you who've used it haven't noticed any ill effects, but for me it's just an inconceivable nonstarter for enemas.

I use a carefully measured Bronners-type liquid Castile soap or rarely baby shampoo. And I agree with jimmyt about the dangerously slippery effect from Dove in a shower. I just usually notice it more after washing my hands, from which I then can't get all the lotion removed.

Eric

For me it’s dr. Bronner’s

Just for variety, I'll occasionally do an Ivory SSE ( emulsified Ivory bar soap} in water, but generally I stick with Dr.Bronners unscented Castile soap, or J & J Baby Shampoo. Either of those work well for me, and are non-irritating.

I grew up on Ivory Soap enemas, and while I probably enjoyed every one of them, they could be a bit harsh, especially if mom made them particularly strong.

The way it worked, she would boil a bar of soap, or a collection of bars deemed to small to bathe with, into a gel. That gel would then be mixed with the hot water in a pitcher before filling the bag. The amount seemed to be determined by how quickly or strongly she wanted the enema to work.

There were times when not much soap was added and I was expected to retain the enema for a long period of time. Being too young to actually measure the time, I'm guessing retention was anywhere from 10 minutes to half an hour. Oh, to have been old enough to masturbate, but with my mother's threats of burning my penis with a match if she caught me playing with myself...

Then there were the enemas made very strong where I was expected to produce results as soon as the nozzle was removed. My memory is that I much preferred the "retention" enemas.

By the late 1960's when I came to realize I was not the only person in the world that loved enemas, even though I had female playmates that also liked them, thanks to some ads in "Screw Magazine" I had made acquaintances who introduced me to "enema soap," which I soon learned was Castile Soap. I remember getting up the courage to go into a medical supply house and asking for Castile soap packets. Oh to have been more forward, because the clerk made some comment about enjoying them, so I'm pretty sure the reference was to enjoying enemas.

During the '70s I had a partner that loved what she called super soapers. She was forever trying different soaps, some of which, knowing what I know today, I would neither administer or take. But if she could hardly hold it and then exploded she got the experience she desired. She's still around, a healthy 69, so apparently no harm was done.

A quick aside, I've read all the warnings about the dangers of enemas published in various places, and if there were any truth to them, I think many of us here would be dead!

Anyway, to this day the smell of either Ivory or Castile soap is arousing and brings back some very fond memories.

Now all of those soapy enemas brought about "rinses," at least two per session, and those were generally required to be held for 5 minutes. I know it was 5 minutes because mom announced it would be 5 and often counted down the time.

Ah to have a woman who would take charge and repeat those wonderful days of my youth.

A quick aside, I've read all the warnings about the dangers of enemas published in various places, and if there were any truth to them, I think many of us here would be dead!

There is truth to them, but if you dig into the case studies (at least the ones I was able to read) you'll find that there was usually a very good reason that that particular enema was dangerous. Not being careful inserting the nozzle and a resultant puncture of the rectum, DUMB solutions that are dangerous (dangerous chemicals, too hot), existing issues (most commonly compromised renal system), carelessness (strong solutions such as phosphates and other electrolytes (Mayo, strong Epsom salts, etc.) do need to be watched, if they don't come out or if you puncture/tear the rectum bad things can happen), and the occasional "colon just really sensitive and gets chemical colitis from something other colons wouldn't".

Care and working up solutions (rather than going from no enema to "gee, I think I'll try a full Ivory bar in a quart of water) goes a long way to keeping enemas safe.

Moliere makes a good point, and yes people can injure themselves, point is, most of us are doing safe and sane enemas, and to listen to the medical profession we should all be unable to have a BM without an enema and other issues. In my humble opinion that's not true for most people.

I have taken thousands of enemas in my 72 years with no adverse effects, and I am sure there are many others that say the same thing.

Or, simply stated for 65 years I have taken or been given at least 3 enemas a week, that's 10,140 enemas, now during the years between age 22 and 55 most times it was double that amount, frequently more, so that brings the total to 15,288. Now let's put in a fudge factor and say I only achieved that amount 60% of the time, so conservatively that's still 9,172 enemas.

So thinking it over, yes, I have had or been given over 10,000 enemas! I'll bet that's not even close to the record of some here.

Interesting to note, I had one female friend who really got hooked on enemas at the age of 24 following a Barium Enema that gave her the most powerful orgasm she ever had, and to quote her, "Right there in front of god and everybody." She said after that her enemas were at least 5 a week and often more, and I talked with her about this when she was about 35. When I visited her at her home near Carbondale, Pennsylvania she had a collection of toys that would rival anyone here, so let's do the math...

11 years is 572 weeks times 5 enemas per week totals 2,860, and her comment was that is was frequently more than 5, because some days she just kept getting herself off. Again throw in a fudge factor and I'd say a minimum on 1000 enemas a decade or anywhere from 6,000 to 18,000 enemas in her Lifetime!

Anyway, as far as I know she is still alive and well, and close to my age, so her number may exceed mine.

Crazy numbers, but with some of us being frequent masturbators, both male and female, I think 10,000 enemas in a lifetime has been achieved!

My moniker is indicative of a long term affection for a soapy enema. I only do them occasionally for the more intense purge. As others indicate, the many thousands of enemas over my 64 years of indulgence, haven't resulted in any untoward effects. If anything, I'm better off as a result.

My mom had an affinity for green Palmolive soap. Maybe Madge influenced her with the dish soap commercials. In any case, Palmolive produced a very crampy and intense enema solution. Dove has too many other additives. Conti, Ivory, and Kirk's is intense enough. Bronner's and hospital enema soap packets seem to be sufficient for long term enjoyment, or plenty of shits and giggles as it were!

. . . .My mom had an affinity for green Palmolive soap. . . . .

I bet your mother had sadistic tendencies.

I used Green Palmolive a few times and vowed never to use it again. It wasn't crampy, but it left me sore and feeling like I had more to push out even when I was empty, but the very sore anus was the killer for me.

.................I used Green Palmolive a few times and vowed never to use it again. It wasn't crampy, but it left me sore and feeling like I had more to push out even when I was empty, but the very sore anus was the killer for me.

Good description. That's just about exactly the feeling I've tried to describe here a few times when discussing my excessively sensitive anus and rectum that keep me from enjoying some of the stronger recipes others write about using. I'm sure I'd get it from the Green Palmolive, so thanks for the warning. As a short example, I got that feeling in my rectum and anus when I went from 5% (nice grumbly enema) to just 10% glycerin - very sore "need to keep pushing" rectal feeling and very sore anus. Oh, well, I know what to avoid and still enjoy myself, mostly with fairly high volume enemas with long retentions (~3.5-4.5 quarts for a half hour or more usually with orgasms included).

Eric

... to listen to the medical profession we should all be unable to have a BM without an enema

To be fair far too often that is the case for me, but the reason I started the enemas was that I already had that problem.

I used Green Palmolive a few times and vowed never to use it again. It wasn't crampy, but it left me sore and feeling like I had more to push out even when I was empty, but the very sore anus was the killer for me.

From A Christmas Story

Ralphie narrating:

"Over the years I got to be quite a connoisseur of soap. My personal preference was for Lux, but I found Palmolive had a nice, piquant after-dinner flavor - heady, but with just a touch of mellow smoothness. Life Buoy, on the other hand..."

So it makes me wonder what effect one might get from Life Buoy

LOL!

Susie,

I'm certainly not one to talk, having an excessively sensitive anus and rectum, but I found your comments surprising:

.................I used Green Palmolive a few times and vowed never to use it again. It wasn't crampy, but it left me sore and feeling like I had more to push out even when I was empty, but the very sore anus was the killer for me.

You can take it as a compliment, but with all the intense/strong/extreme enema solutions you write about, I'm surprised that a simple single soap solution like Palmolive would actually irritate you to that extent. But of course I also have no idea what's in it or what strength it was.

Eric

I used a lot and made a strong solution but remember green Palmolive is a strong DETERGENT NOT SOAP meant to dissolve fats and burned on foods from cookware.

I used a lot and made a strong solution but remember green Palmolive is a strong DETERGENT NOT SOAP meant to dissolve fats and burned on foods from cookware.

If you are talking about the green liquid dish detergent I agree.

However, if you are talking about the green bar soap I present the following:

Ingredients:

Soap (Sodium Tallowate, Sodium Cocoate, Sodium Palm Kernelate (Palm Kernel Oil), Water, Glycerin, Fragrance, Sodium Chloride, Hydrogenated Tallow Acid, Coconut Acid, Titanium Dioxide, Pentasodium Pentetate, Pentaerithrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhyrocinnamate, D&C Yellow 10 (CI 74005), D&C Green 5 (CI 61570)

I thought it was clear that I was talking about the dish soap when I mentioned cleaning foods burned on cookware.

I thought it was clear that I was talking about the dish soap when I mentioned cleaning foods burned on cookware.

From the last comment, yes. From the previous comments from you and @sse4fun , no. The reference to "Madge" was about influence of the commercials but I didn't take it to mean that @sse4fun's mom was using the same dish detergent that "Madge" had women's nails and finger soaking in for the television commercials (or that you said you had used previously).

OTOH, I was reminded of the line from "A Christmas Story" and the dramatic vignette "Soap Poisoning."

"Madge" used the dish soap in tv commercials when getting manicures, but there is a big difference between soaking keratinized fingers in the stuff compared to colonic mucosa.

"Madge" used the dish soap in tv commercials when getting manicures,

"You're soaking in it!"

Like women would just naturally stick their fingers in any bowl of liquid that's sitting on a desk! LOL!

Since this topic is about enema soaps, I have a question. I bought a box of 50 of the little 0.9 ml Castile Soap packages that come with the Enema Administration kits that hospitals use. Within a year the soap inside all of the unused packages turned to solid. Then I bought a bottle of Dr. Boners Castile Soap and after a few months it turned to a solid, too. What happened to make it do that and could anything be done to salvage the soap and turn it back to a liquid so it would still be okay to use in a soapsuds enema? Anyone had similar experiences or an answer to my question? Thanks.

@SwitchableSusie

You wrote:

I used Green Palmolive a few times and vowed never to use it again. It wasn't crampy, but it left me sore and feeling like I had more to push out even when I was empty, but the very sore anus was the killer for me.

Are you telling us that did you use the green Palmolive dish washing detergent rather than the green bar body soap? And more than once?

Since this topic is about enema soaps, I have a question. I bought a box of 50 of the little 0.9 ml Castile Soap packages ... Within a year the soap inside all of the unused packages turned to solid. Then I bought a bottle of Dr. Boners Castile Soap and after a few months it turned to a solid, too.

Try heating it up some. Even if you leave it solid the soap is still soap and will work, you'll just need to spend a bit more time dissolving it in water. You could also try adding an equal amount of boiling water to your Bronners (which might be enough to keep it liquid) and just using twice as much.

Liquid soaps are generally potassium-based and are dissolved in water, so if too much evaporates they will go solid.