Sugar Soap?!

I was browsing the soap aisle at our local Sprouts market and noticed that Dr. Bronners is now making a hand soap in a pump dispenser that's labeled as “sugar soap.” I actually purchased it by mistake thinking it was just regular unscented castile soap. Checking the ingredients and sure thing, it contains sugar. Now, why anyone would put or want sugar in their soap, I have no idea, but I was wondering if it would be an “interesting” combination of the effects of an SSE and an M&M? Has anyone else seen or tried this? I'm a bit scared/reluctant to try it myself, but who knows, maybe I'll give it a shot.

According to Wiki sugar soap is good for cleaning grease and surface prep for painting . Advertised by several cosmetic skin care products as a soothing skin Care. Don’t think I’d try it in an enema.

I've seen sugar scrubs for skin care so it probably got added in that context. I don't know how much is in the soap but I doubt it would be enough to do anything much in an enema. You might absorb some but I doubt it would be much.

It's good for skin exfoliation.

I would not recommend sugar soap for anything other than the purpose for which it is intended.

Period !!

TSP is referred to as “sugar soap” since it resembles sugar in its powder form.

Interesting info though looking at the ingredients, it looks just the same as normal Dr. Bronners except one of the first ingredients is listed as sugar. Just the same I'll pass as better to be safe than sorry. Thanks for the info and input. yep, just checked side-by-side and the ingredients are identical between the “baby unscented” and the unscented sugar soap except for the sugar ("organic sucrose")

In the UK, it is used for cleaning old paintwork prior to re-painting (grease etc) and rubber gloves are recommended. Maybe the strength varies, but sounds risky!

It's good for skin exfoliation.

That was what I thought sugar soap suppose to help with…exfoliation.

Sounds like the sugar acts as a biodegradable abrasive. Wonder if it would feed bacteria in the colon to produce gas like and M&M enema does.

Sounds like the sugar acts as a biodegradable abrasive. Wonder if it would feed bacteria in the colon to produce gas like and M&M enema does.

From the descriptions of this stuff it sounds like you might be better off trying something else. You only have one colon and burning the lining with chemicals can't be a good thing. Stay safe people.

@Moppys_jalopy From the descriptions of this stuff it sounds like you might be better off trying something else. You only have one colon and burning the lining with chemicals can't be a good thing. Stay safe people.

I agree and should have clarified that it's not something I would ever try or advocate. I'll stick to good ole Ivory original bar soap.

Sounds like the sugar acts as a biodegradable abrasive. Wonder if it would feed bacteria in the colon to produce gas like and M&M enema does.

The sugar should feed the bacteria.

I would wonder about any other additives that might be in the soap. Be sure to check the ingredients.

Anything that contains sucrose will feed the bacteria and act as a force multiplier in an enema. A rinse or two will lesson the effects.

I need some. That way it will make my fine ass even sweeter than it is already!!!

Washing your hands with sugar , makes your hands softer removes dead skin.

It would seem to me that anything “abrasive” such as sugar, sand, grit, etc. would be a severe detriment to the delicate tissues in the anus as the ABRASIVE comes blasting out with the injected fluid- something like a sandblaster that is used to remove metal. Additionally, I can't see where the same process would not be cutting up the intestinal walls both on the way in as well as on the way out again! I know I will NEVER entertain this as an enema possibility. Why not Lava or GoJo then? It just sounds crazy to even consider this. Just my opinion.

Come on people, lets throw some “science” into this topic.

Most all soaps have the main ingredient is water. The only way to keep crystals of sugar is to “super saturate” the solution, and that would be a lot of sugar. Then if you mix it at 2 oz. of soap to 2 qts. water, any sugar crystals that “might” be there would be gone before you could say “the bag is full”.

Now, there may be other ingredients in there that may stay in crystal form, and they may not feel good on the delicate tissues.

But, most likely, if they have not been dessolved already, they will not and not absorbed into your body.

As for the bacteria, it would thrive on what sugar is there, but lets face it, there would be were little there as compared to a M&M.

Sounds like there may be a lot of very different things out there that are called “sugar soap;" however, as noted below, the ingredients are identical to Dr. Bronner's regular baby-mild castile soap other than organic sucrose. The label says it's added as a “natural humectant” to moisturize the skin - per Rocco's comment. There's enough sugar to turn the normally light yellowish soap a darker brown, caramel color though it doesn't smell sweet or anything. Definitely doesn't feel abrasive like some exfoliating soaps that are out there. Aside from it being Dr. Bronner's I can't imagine anyone selling anything that's seriously caustic as a hand soap. Might give it a try at some point. I'll report back if so.

Read All About It!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_soap

https://organicnaturalpaint.co.uk/faq/what-is-sugar-soap-and-do-i-need-to-use-it/

Seems the description varies geographically. Still I would not chance using it as Murphy is always lurking for an opportunity.

The Sugar soap described in WIKI and Organic Natural Paint references are cleaning agents - the US version being Tri-Sodium Phosphate (TSP). They are only called Sugar Soaps because in a powder form they look like sugar - they don't contain any sugar.

The OP referred to Dr. Bronners hand soap that's labeled as “sugar soap” which actually does contain some amount of sugar.

Although TSP is somewhat safe and I think it is in small amounts to balance out acid, I would keep it the heck out of enemas as it is a powerful cleaning solution.

Food additive

Sodium phosphates including monosodium phosphate, disodium phosphate, and trisodium phosphate are approved as food additives in the EU. They are commonly used as acidity regulators and have the collective E number E339. The United States Food and Drug Administration lists sodium phosphates as generally recognized as safe.