Ivory Soap

Many people here probably don't know that at a much earlier time, Ivory's ability to float was touted because it wouldn't be lost when people used it to bathe in streams or ponds. Ivory goes back a long way.

I agree. I've tried many other soaps but always come back to Ivory. Bars that I've purchased recently all float. Nothing makes the water as sudsy and milky as Ivory - nor provide strong expulsion without cramping.

Last night I tried the suggestion of just running the warm water over the bar of Ivory soap. The solution was not nearly as white as I usually make it. The results of two quarts if this solution were effective without cramping although not as effective as a stronger mixture would have been. I did not have any of the "next day" effects. No rinse was needed. If you have not tried this solution, do try it!

It’s been years since I’ve used Ivory soap in an enema. My mother and grandmother used Ivory soap when we (me and my brother & sister) got enemas growing up in the 50’s. At age 12 my grandmother taught me how to do enemas solo using Ivory soap and then salt and baking soda for the next two. I’ve used salt and baking soda and some times just plan warm water or castile soap for many years now. I got away from Ivory soap when I got married because my wife didn’t like a soap enema, just salt and baking soda. I did a good clean out over the weekend and had picked up Ivory at the store because they were out of my normal brand. I opened the bar of Ivory soap to put in the shower and the smell took me right back to the 50’s and the enemas of long ago. So I fixed the first of three enemas I do when I clean myself out using the Ivory soap. That was the best enema I’ve had in years, I’m going back to Ivory soap for my first enema when I do my monthly clean out from here on out.

I've used Ivory bar soap for years. I have problems using Ivory Soap for bath soap anymore...the smell of the stuff gets me sort of queazy and in sexy enema mood.

The easiest is to just hold the bar in your hand and wash warm water over the bar of soap and into your enema jug, or fill pitcher. Sort of wash your hands while the water flows into your jug. The soap will dissolve in the water and turn the water a whitish gray. It may bubble and foam on top. Then drop the whole bar in your jug and let it soak awhile. Or let it sit in your partly filled fill pitcher while you do your first enema. By the time your first enema is done, your fill pitcher will have a good foamy slurry in it.

I don't really need a whole bar, or even a large part of a bar, to get good a good wash out.

Afterward, I rinse out with a few enemas of clear warm water.

The suggestion of letting the bar of soap sit overnight in a dissolving cup is a good one. But I don't need that much soap slurry to get a good enema. I guess that's kind of a personal preference.

A lot of time I just do my enemas with clear warm water.

I use ivory soap all the time. All you do is fill a container with water. Then take a bar of soap and rub it in your while while it is submerged in water. Voila, in a few seconds you'll have water that is plenty soapy enough.

When it's enema time at my home the first two enemas of the session are always prepared with a bar of Ivory. I will always be a fan of the bar of Ivory Soap in use with an enema. They go hand & hand. 😉

Okay, I have to jump into the on going Ivory soap discussion.

Yes, it is the defacto (I'm a lawyer) gold standard for enemas for those of us of a certain age.

BUT, the discussion too often leaves out the great, and to the lucky ones the sound of the bar(s) (if your lucky) of the very audible swishing and sudsing of the hand in the bag sudsying it up.

Is there any more wonderful sound in the world for many of us.?

How about a karma for that memory.

Be happy--and safe.

gdfru

Ivory soap is the standard here - for showering and enemas!

My mother always used Ivory soap for enemas and I have followed in her footsteps. We both have used Dr Bonners on occasion but we always fall back to Ivory soap.

Very much like janet's experience. Mom swished the bar of Ivory in the enema can and stored with the equipment. Dr. Bronner's baby mild, peppermint and lavender all used as an adult.

I use Ivory soap or castile peppermint soap in my enemas. If Ivory is used I place the bar in a container till it gets soft. I then mix it in till the water is milky white. This really gives me a good cleaning out.

Cody

My mom always used Ivory bar soap for my soapsuds enemas when I was a kid, swished around in a jug of hot water until the water was as white as milk and had a thick layer of suds on top, then poured into the bag, then into my butt non-stop til the bag was empty. I still use Ivory today when I take a soapsuds enema. p.s. Ivory was also the soap she used to wash out my mouth if I cussed, a wet used bar that I had to hold in my mouth for 10 or 15 minutes depending on how bad a word I said. It tasted foul and made my tongue sting after a few minutes as it started to dissolve, and I could still taste it for hours even after spitting and rinsing my mouth over and over.

My mom always used ivory soapsuds for my enemas. Just the smell of the Ivory soap gets me hot still today.

I don't know how much Ivory soap my mom used on me but it was enough that I could taste it when I was getting an enema from her! 😜

I leave a bar of Ivory Soap floating in a gallon Rubbermaid container with a sealable top. When I think about it, I shake it up. That way I get the enema as soapy as I can.

What I usually do--half a bag of that, then if I'm adding Epsom Salt, add it then. I then fill the bag with very hot water and attach the hose. As I'm carrying it into the bedroom, I turn it over and back two or three times. Then I place it on the bed, or night table, and strip, or dress to a bra and dorm shirt. After I do that, I then hang the bag, and attach the applicator. In the time it takes me to do that, and get into position. That usually pretty well mixes the soapsuds and the hot water, so the entire mixture is warm, not hot, and soapy.

The scent of Ivory soap still brings back memories of the enemas that mom gave me so many years ago.

My early "at home" enemas always were with Ivory Bar Soap as the main additive with glycerine sometimes added. When this war poured into a red rubber fountain syringe a very distinct odor would occur which greatly added to the overall experience. While we still use this solution in antique bags, the smell I remember so well doesn't come through like it did in the past. I wonder if the recipe for Ivory bar soap was altered at some point or perhaps it's just my sense of smell. Has anyone else experienced this?

I used a bar of "Simply Ivory" soap purchased a few months ago and noticed that the smell was quite different from that of a small scrap of a bar that had been purchased about a year ago, so they must have changed the perfume used in it.

Used Ivory for years. But what we really like about Dr. Bonners is that is predictable. With just a little practice, you can give your partner whatever experience you want, from no cramps to serious cramps, from easy to hold to hard to hold.

Can you use liquid ivory or is grating it better...

I have read that liquid Ivory is not soap, but a detergent, so it doesn't perform like the Ivory bar soap. I think you should grate the bar. You can grate a good bit and keep it on hand. It dissolves quite readily that way.

There's nothing quite as nice as the smell and feel of a large, hot Ivory soap enema.

@plantagenet wrote:

I have read that liquid Ivory is not soap, but a detergent,

so it doesn't perform like the Ivory bar soap.

You're right: liquid Ivory is detergent and not suitable for enemas. The old Ivory liquid that was actually soap went off the market quite some years ago. I still have one container that I keep for old times sake. I refill it from time to time by dissolving Ivory bar soap.

Have just found multipacks of "Original Ivory" bar soap in Real Canadian Superstore. It has the same smell that I remember from childhood enemas.

I love the scent of ivory soap looks real good to

Mom used to have a glass jar under the sink. Whenever the Ivory would get too small to use, it would go into her jar. Liquid Ivory would be available anytime she wanted it for her weekly enema.

Curious if anyone who has used lots (I mean lots!) of Ivory soap enemas and have been diagnosed with fatty liver disease? I'm in my late 60's and been doing Ivory soap enema since I was in my 20's... have fatty liver and wonder if somehow I've been absorbing fat from the soap!? I know this is not supposed to happen...

Slowly dissolving the Ivory soap bar on the stove is one of those lasting memories. Mom would fill a white pot with water and heat it on the stove while stirring it with a wooden spoon. A good enema always began with a hot soapy filling. Today I prefer a little Dr. Bronners for my soapy enemas. It's just so much easier to mix and really provides a good clean-out.

Hello, just bought some ivory soap via eBay,the first enema seemed to run out as if my anus wasn't holding onto the tube. I put it down to one of those things, until this morning I had another enema with ivory, and same thing happened. Is this a common problem or ?? I've had enemas for years using various soaps and this never happened before, Any thoughts ?

You may have used too much lube

You might have been standing up

You might not have had the nozzle all the way in

You may have tried to "clench up" your rectum when it was still flowing in!!