Ivory Soap

Ivory soap to me is forever associated with enemas.from my earliest memories of getting enemas from mom to 2 days ago when i did a series original ivory bar soap starts the process of preparing for my me time.to this day i love the smell and the way it melts into the hot water

Ivory soap has always been my favorite. Mother always used it for my enemas, unless it was a rinse. She always had a container with bars of ivory soaking in water, melting into what amounted to a liquid ivory soap. The container was a large glass pitcher, with a lip that kept the solid bars of ivory from coming out. She would pour a goodly amount into the enamelware irrigator, then fill the irrigator with very warm water. The soapy froth would run down the sides. The sight and smell of the suds always got my anus twitching.

The soap was always ivory bar soap. None of the detergents as described by Victoria. It has always been quite safe to use, I think. I remember the advertising on the package described it as 99-44/100% pure, or something like that.

Takeitin describes grating the bar into flakes. I have done this also. It makes a wonderful enema. Has anyone tried a bulb enema full of just the soap concoction? LOL, how long did you hold it before exploding? Did you need a good rinsing?

My mother also had several bars of ivory cut in half lengthwise, with one end of them carved in a point. Several of these were always in water, “cooking”. They made quite an irritating suppository. They were dreaded. They were used when there wasn't the time for an enema. It was over in a couple of minutes. Pull down your underpants, bend over, buns spread with one hand, while her other slid that very slippery “soapstick” into you. You were made to sit while she put things away. Your bowels would be churning by the time she let you empty.

Mom always heated up a pan of water on the stove and filled a mixing jar and floated the bar of ivory until the water looked like milk stirring it with a wooden spoon.

I use ivory soap when I want to prolong and savor the experience. Making the milky white solution takes time and gets me hyped up for the events about to proceed! Plus there's just something about a clear enema bag bulging at its brim with a milk white solution compared to a dr bonners enema that is clear.

Oh yes - Ivory soapy foam! Love seeing it, hence my avatar with soap foaming over the bag… But hears something I've not seen mentioned… but first, I told in many posts of how my enemas were made by mixing allot Ivory Flakes into a pot of water heated on the stove to get all the flakes to dissolve… well enemas made from this were super soapy strong, so much so that when I fist sat on the pot and would begin to expel, the toilet bowl would actually become foaming with white soap foam. I could see the white foam as I looked down between my legs - really strong cramping had not yet begun, but seeing that foam froth under me, in the toilet, was like the clam before storm - I knew it meant I'd soon be in for a rough ride!

I sometimes use Castile soap, but for me, it's pretty irritating. I have some Ivory bar soap under the sink & may try that.

As to Ivory, I see many of you soak the soap in water to make gel, then use the gel & mix with water in the bag.

Here's my question: anyone ever have problems with bacterial or fungal (mold) growth in these gel concoctions? I know that some soaps now contain preservatives, but this may be for different reasons. Any thoughts?

Be careful with Ivory Soap. It is not all soap, a little detergent is in there as well. The mold you see on the gel is an organic material used in the manufacturing of the soap. Like all other organic materials it oxidizes and molds as it decays. Nothing really bad about the end products but I have concerns as to the detergents used in Ivory Soap.

Be careful with Ivory Soap. It is not all soap, a little detergent is in there as well. The mold you see on the gel is an organic material used in the manufacturing of the soap. Like all other organic materials it oxidizes and molds as it decays. Nothing really bad about the end products but I have concerns as to the detergents used in Ivory Soap.

(1) ‘A little detergent is in there as well.’ What detergent is that? What do you base your claim on?

(2) ‘The mold you see on the gel…’ Doctorh3e does not say he has seen any mold on any gel. He is asking if anybody has seen it.

(3) ‘Like all other organic materials, it oxidizes and molds as it decays.’ This is one of the most original versions of organic chemistry I have ever heard.

I question whether you know what you are talking about.

Classic Ivory soap bar contains sodium tallowate, sodium cocoate or sodium palm kernelate, water, sodium chloride, sodium silicate, magnesium sulfate, and fragrance. The soap has a determined pH value of 9.5.

Their source.

A detergent is a surfactant or a mixture of surfactants with cleansing properties …These substances are usually alkylbenzene sulfonates, a family of compounds that are similar to soap but are more soluble in hard water …

Sodium tallowate is a true soap made by combining the fatty tissue (or tallow) of animals, such as cattle and sheep, with lye, typically sodium hydroxide.

Sodium cocoate is used as a surfactant and emulsifying agent. It is derived from coconut oil. Like sodium palmate, it is a critical ingredient in soap making … no studies were found that listed negative side effects. Coconut oil is considered a safe ingredient as well.

Sodium palm kernelate is used as a moisturizing surfactant in bar soaps. Low hazard ingredient according to EWG.

So if you go simply on the definition that detergent equals surfactant, then yes Ivory contains detergents. However, based on the usual substances for detergents, then the answer would be no. Am I worried about all of this? No.

I'm not worried either… cannot imagine all the bars of Ivory I went thru since I always use soap in my enemas… Mostly Ivory, sometimes I used Dove, and also Bronner's… but of all, the scent of Ivory says “enema time”…

Past historical use does lend itself to use safety. Not as experienced as the learned group posting today on this thread. Thank You for sharing. This is how a lot of us amateurs learn about these items. I too love the scent of ivory soap and find it stimulating in the lead up to an enema.

“I’ve thought something… 45 to 50 liquid soap suppositories”

No, you go first and tell us what you think of it then!

I remember Ivory soap at home when I was growing up but I don’t remember Ivory in any of my enemas from mom or grandma. I usually got plain warm water from them.

The exception would be the enemas I gave myself with the bulb in the bathtub. I specifically remember Ivory bar soap in the bathtub because it floats. But I expect that the Ivory dissolved in several inches of water in the tub was such a weak solution that it does not count as an Ivory soap enema. As an adult I bought some Ivory to try for enemas after I read it was common. I did not particularly like it, finding it more harsh than the Castile soap I was using at the time. I started with Castile because I read that is what was used in hospitals and what came with the kit if you bought a Fleet BagEnema or similar. I currently prefer Johnsons baby shampoo, sometimes Castile, but not Ivory.

Making Ivory flakes is simple, and the effects in an enema are wonderful.

The bar soap can be scrapped with a knife, but that takes longer to melt in water than smaller flakes obtained with a kitchen grater. You know the one - stainless steel with several sizes and styles of blades for slicing and grating.

It is powerful stuff, so 1 tablespoon per 2 quarts of warm water is plenty. At least for me. I leave the flakes in a small pan of warm water until the soap has been completely absorbed by the water, and then pour the slurry into the bag with the rest of the water.

I keep thinking I'd like to inject the slurry directly, but based on experience with the dilution, I think it might be to burny for my bummy. 😜

Apropos only of the primary theme here...Ivory Flakes,,,do you remember the lady on the box holding a baby (over her right shoulder, if I remember correctly, and she was facing to the left) anyhow, do you know who modeled for the shot? Linda Lovelace!!!! (For those who don't remember LL, she was the star of “Deep Throat”!!!!) Who'd have thunk it!!??!!

To me, the idea of making a soup of soap, ivory or any other kind, for enema use is a pretty bad idea. It only takes a bit of soap, perhaps a maximum of an ounce per quart, to greatly increase the poo power of an enema.

If you want a liquid suppository of soap, ie: a small volume enema, an ounce is more than enough. Even that small amount is enough to prompt a strong evacuation response and will make the poo and passage very slippery to ease evacuation.

IMO, the idea of giving an 8 Oz bulb or more of a strong soap solution is misguided.

YMMV

Ivory soap or Castile soap are both effective and you do not need alot to irritate and get things going. Don't over do it!

I use ivory a lot in my enemas, but I don't accurately measure the soap added to the water. I just scratch a line across the bar, maybe 3/8" from the end and grate the ivory bar over the water until I hit the scratch line. I will weigh the grated ivory soap next time, but I venture a guess that it's less than one ounce of ivory in a 4 quart enema. That concentration seems quite soapy to me, and works just fine. 3 or 4 times that much soap would give me an achy bowel for a couple of days.

I use hot Ivory soapsuds in practically all of my enemas. As for me, it must be strong and crampy to force a good bowel movement out.

My early morning routine is to take a hot and soapy “wash”, using liquid soap, followed by a gentle “soak” with German Chamomile.. A great start to the day and, as my lovely RN neighbour says, it really sets me up. Once finished it is back to bed for a cuddle with my beautiful blonde. Soooo good.

It was always Ivory soap mixed with water heated on the stove and stirred with a wooden spoon. With cooler water from the faucet.

My wife gave me a 3 ½ quart Ivory soap enema a couple of days ago. I “grated” the ivory bar to about our usual amount, but this time I weighed the soap before adding it to the water. The amount was 0.45 oz. This was mixed in the water and my wife filled the bag, inserted the DBRC, and gave me the enema. The enema seemed quite soapy to me and the results were very good. I think this is a reasonable amount of ivory, not too crampy, but gives a good enema.

I have always used and had it used in me by my parents, Dad usually used less than Mom for some reason. I now use a four side grater on three bars till i have good supply. Love the aroma in the room. It does make my husband pretty nervous as he know he will soon be on the receiving end of a good quantity of soap and 2 2qt bags of pretty warm water. Love the idea. Tonight will be a clean out night.

Good ole Ivory is about the last pure soap available at your local store, the smell of ivory and red rubber is always exciting

Ivory soap or Castile soap are both effective and you do not need alot to irritate and get things going. Don't over do it!

i think too many people overdo it with soap. No need to grate, just swish some around in a bowl of water will do it and pour into the bag. That's all my mother used to do and it really worked, too. I don't ever recall having one of her enemas that didn't.

The use of bar soap (e.g. Ivory, Kirk, Dr. B bar) is always interesting to me. It is so hard to know how much is used. Of course ,the water gets milky, slippery, and sudsy, but I never know how much has been added (i.e. how strong of an enema it is). The idea of grating the bar and adding a teaspoon or tablespoon seems more scientific. I have moved to J & J baby shampoo and measure it (½ to 1 tablespoon per quart). And one can also measure Dr. B liquid though when I have looked here, the ‘dose’ varies quite considerably. And then I have also been curious about water. I have very hard water, so never get very much sudsing.

I recently shaved some ivory off a dry bar. I noticed a day later the soap solution turned to thick like slim? Is this the bad in ivory?

I recently shaved some ivory off a dry bar. I noticed a day later the soap solution turned to thick like slim? Is this the bad in ivory?

No. Just stir it up.

Nancy2021 I hope you’ll someday post a few pix as there has always been a lack of F/m enema posts in the images section. And also welcome to zity. Glad you found us!