Dr. Bronner's Castile Soaps

Actually, the chemistry between bronners castile soap and epsom salt is the precipitation of magnesium salts of the olive and coconut oils, same thing happens with dr. bronners and very hard water, the calcium and magnesium ions ppt. the acid oils. takes all the "fun" out of the solution.

Regarding Dr. Bonner's soaps. I read somewhere that Euclyptus (sp) is bad and should not be used in enemas. Can anyone confirm that Euclyptus soap is bad for enema users.

I have now tried Dr. Bonner's peppermint three times. The first time is described above. The two following has been better! I quite like it! The second time I took a just a little bit more soap and didn't feel bad at all. Just the nice hot/cold-feeling expelling it. But I didn't think the result was any different form using regular salt water.

The third time I dared to try a stronger solution... And then I got it! 😃 I was able to hold it for a couple of minutes and the result was perfect. The cleaning effect was really noticeable. And the special tingling, hot and cold feeling and the feeling of freshness was just amazing. I will absolutely use it again!

I prefer the Dr. Bonners regular liquid castile soap for usual maintenance, but the peppermint is occasionally nice, although, as previously noted it does have some extra tingle and irritation. It also has a nice odor after being expelled.

I too like Dr. bonner's sastile soaps. The peppermint soap seems irritating enough for me that a two quart single enema essentially cleans me out. I find however that I need to be very careful regarding just how much soap I put in the enema. I generally use one and a half teaspoons in a 2 quart enema. I thought I would be brave once and used two teaspoons. NOT!!!! I could not retain even a pint of that solution. The cramping was horrific. Maybe with a balloon catheter, but not otherwise. And it would essentially be a punishment enema.

I like the regular, peppermint & lavender. Like to use w/Ivory soap. Anyone on it's own is great really gives you a good cleaning out and very sexually arousing.

I use soap all the time. Mostly Ivory bar soap, for several consecutive

clean outs, and at least one Dr. bonner's peppermint clean out. After each

I usually wait a hour or so until my system calms down. This allows the next

clean out to be less irritating. When I'm done I feel great for the next few days.

Every time I use water it seem to get stuck and take hours, little at a time

to evacuate.

I have a question about both Dr. Bonner's Castile Soap and the little castile soap packets that come with those plastic enema buckets that they use in the hospital to give enemas with. I bought a box of the castile soap packets to use. After a number of months, maybe a year the liquid soap in the solidified. I threw them away. Then I bought a bottle of Dr. Bonner's Castile Soap and within a year it did the same thing, turned to a solid.

The box of 50 packets was only $8 so it was not a great loss, but I did like those soap packets and they gave a good enema and cleaned you out good, too.

Has anyone else had this experience with either kind of the castile soap I talked about?

Does anybody know why this happens and what can be done to stop it?

Thanks.

I tried the lavender and did not care for the smell or intensity of action. I like the peppermint soap the best and the baby gentle a close second. The peppermint is good for the intensity, feel, and peristalsis and the baby gentle is good, in that you can use a good amount and it gradually builds to a nice strong peristalsis and urge.

The soap in the packets tends to dry out. I have had similar issues. I found that it can be scraped or squeezed and reconstituted in hot water. Just make sure you mix well and then add cold water to bring it to an acceptable temp.

This description of Dr. Bronner’s Pure Castile Soap - Peppermint . is off the Target website :"Why is this our most popular fragrance? Because peppermint essential oil is a mild therapeutic stimulant that tingles the body and clears the mind." Why don't they just come right out and say it? "It's the best Enema Soap there is." lol

I gave the Tea Tree Dr. Bronner's a whirl yesterday. Quite intense. Very tingly and quite a bit of cramping. I don't know if I would recommend this for the new enema users. I'll give it another try next week and try a weaker solution. I'd also like to hear about anyone's experience with the other scents of Dr. Bronner's. I know Grace would really like to know about the eucalyptus one.

David 😃

I've tried about all of them. The Eucalyptus is one that I have used when I had a bit of a cold. It gave a good clean out, but nothing spectacular. The Almond flavor is also a fairly mild one, like the baby mild regular. Peppermint was the one I was first introduced to by the late Frank Ball, on Mother's Day of '78. I am still using from the last gallon of Peppermint that I bought well over 10 yrs. ago. The tag is from Sherwynn's in Chicago, and was $30.99 for the gallon. From what I have seen of the soaps now, they seem to be much thinner and watered down. I have also tried a few of the bar soaps from Dr. Bronner's. I would find them more convenient to carry when traveling.

Dan

Thanks ilffer..that's just the information I was looking for. I'll be on my way to Target to take advantage of the sale this week on Dr. Bronner's. I bought peppermint on Monday. I have seasonal allergies with symptoms similar to a cold. After reading ilffer's post, I'm hoping the eucalyptus might make me feel better. I'm springing for the citrus, too. it's hard for me to pass up a sale. ;-)

Grace1

@ Grace..Just a thought about your seasonal allergies. Assuming where you are going to put the Dr. Bronner's.eucalyptus, maybe a nice eucalyptus tea might help more..A lot closer to your nose . LOL

That's what I use. I really like it. Someone below mentioned the eucalyptus variety. I have read that eucalyptus oil is toxic to humans and have always avoided the eucalyptus variety of Dr. Bonner's for that reason.

While one should exercise reasonable caution, eucalyptus oil in small quantities/low concentrations doesn’t seem to cause trouble. It is actually used to flavour a traditional Australian candy (recipe here: https://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100418021633AAOguPX).

I just tried Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Castile soap for the first time in my enema today and it is amazing! I only added about a tablespoon to the 4-quart bag and it bubbled up real nice and I retained the enema for about 10 minutes. The tingling feeling while it was being expelled felt great, and then there was a cooling effect on my anus that was just wonderful! Another advantage was the smell, usually enemas stink really bad but using the peppermint soap filled the room with a nice aroma.

I've been using peppermint Dr. Bronner's for several years now and believe it's about the best soap available for a good cleansing enema. I think there may be quite a few others that enjoy it too because the shelf at our local Target is always a bit picked-over. I just can't imagine many people buy it just to wash their hands. I have some pretty good memories of the Ivory soapy enemas I was given as a kid but they were way too irritating compared to Dr. Bronners. I'm into comfortable enemas now.

I have just tried the Bronner's peppermint Castile soap and it was amazing! Could barely hold it for more than a couple of minutes.

A question though, is it essential that you rinse it out with a couple of clear enemas afterwards or is it safe to leave it as is? I have a problem expelling just plain water, just doesn't come out, or at least not all of it.

I only use the peppermint!!!

I tried the lavender and it was OK, but the peppermint is more stimulating and is my favorite "flavor", when I use Dr. B's. I have both the liquid concentrate and bar soap versions of this.

I have been using Dr. Bronner's Peppermint soap for about a year now and it will now be my enema soap of choice. I used to use Kirks and Ivory but not any more. Dr. Bronner's Peppermint is gentler and more cleansing than the others. The first time I used the peppermint I poured about 3 ounces into a 3 quart bag, shook it up and delivered it to my colon at high speed. I was lucky that I had a Miller inflatable nozzle because this enema wanted out NOW! The cramping was coming in waves as I sat on the toilet, released the air to the nozzle and it flew out as the peppermint enema came spewing out. It was the last time I used that much soap in an enema. Used in smaller amounts it is a great soap and I love the feel and smell of it. Allen

I just did my first "SSE" in quite a while tonight and in fact I'm expelling what might be the last round of it as I write this, since I seem to have some time on my hands. It was 3.5 quarts (2.5 q rubber bag) of saline plus 1 TBSP of Bronner-like (Dr. Woods) Castile soap per quart. There were so many fun parts to it, but the getting up from the bathroom rug twice to refill and later expel were memorable. Lots of pleasant gurgling, essentially no cramps, and a long (but very distended, even on my back) comfortable retention. I think I tried more soap than that once, perhaps 1.5 TBSP/q, but got too much cramping for my liking. This is a good recipe for regular non-adventurous enemas. If I want more gurgling, I'll add a small %'ge of glycerin.

I've got a colonoscopy coming up in a month or two, so it'll be fun to do a couple of big clean outs to add some amusement to the oral prep stuff. I hope it's different than last time in 2010, (same doc) because that was the worst thing I've ever put in my mouth, let alone swallowed.

Eric

I just bought my first proper enema kit (made by Clean Stream) and I used the lavender soap to try to get rid of the plastic smell. It occurred to me as I was washing it that I might want to try this type of soap in an enema solution.. but after reading the posts I may hold off for now and buy some of the peppermint.

Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Castile Soap is the only soap I use for enemas!!!

I have used both the lavender and the peppermint. Both are wonderful enema soaps and work very well.

I haven't used the lavender, but as others have said it sounds soothing. I have used the peppermint scent with different concentrations depending on y mood with good results.

Has anyone tried the citrus flavor yet? Sounds like it might have a little zing to it if it's anything like lemon juice.

I had a nice Dr Bronners enema yesterday with plain unscented castile soap. It went in so nice and easy, and came out all in one try and felt great the rest of the day! I have used peppermint and does give you a nice cooling feeling. I am planning to try the Lavender next!

I would like to try the peppermint soap but I can only find it in large bottles in stores near me. That would last me forever. Lol