Why Ivory for enemas?

Yes, Ivory is one of the few "bar soaps" left that are actually soap! I take a bath bar and put it in a 2 qt jar, then fill the jar with hot water. After a few days, the jar is full of a milky gel of Ivory which can be ladled out to prepare a soapy enema tailored to your purpose, whether mild and gentle or strong and crampy. This preparation saves a lot of time when it's time for some full-fill-ment!

Not only is Ivory good for enema use, but Ivory soap sticks are a wonderful suppository.

And Ivory has a wonderful discipline aspect.

It can be used as a punishment lubricant in strong concentrations.

I have melted a bar in a cup of water-8oz- to produce a viscous paste that coats a butt plug thickly and evenly.

I think Ivory Soap was used in enemas because most people used it for everything, washing hands, bathing and enemas. They used it because of Ivory's claim of being 99 and 44/100% pure soap? It was all we used at home for washing hands, bathing. Alas, my mother only ever gave me one enema when I was five years old...but that did it for me!!!

Ivory, for most of it's history has billed itself as "Pure soap" and it really does not have some of the strange stuff you find in other soaps and especially body wash products.

Those of us who use it exclusively do so because we know what we are getting and know that what we are getting is safe.

I seldom use soap or any kind due to possible change in formulation or additives. Injecting unknown substances up into my plumbing I consider risky and prefer plain water with a little salt sometimes although I notice no difference whether salt makes any difference.

That being said, when I DO use soap, it is Ivory as I grew up with it being used now and then. I think that soap does have carryover effects causing repeat trips to the bathroom sometimes and it might be at awkward moments. Soap does have a stronger purging effects but I think at least twice a week enemas keeps the plumbing pretty well purged of waste without unknown chemicals being pushed up your behind.

Denise

Back in the 1950's my enemas were Ivory Snow flakes dissolved in pot of water on the stove... The waiting for this mixture to cool before given to me was scary! Ivory Snow back then was made from Ivory soap, at some point it was change to be made as a detergent - so don't try this now-a-days... Ivory advertised itself as 99% pure so that's what made it popular IMO.

When I was a kid, Ivory was a common soap to have around. One thing I remember - It floats!

But, even though I got occasional enemas from mom during that time, they were usually plain warm water. The closest thing I got to an Ivory enema in those days was when I played with the bulb in the bathtub and gave myself a couple of squirts of bathwater. But, the Ivory soap dissolved in several inches of water in the tub was probably so weak a solution to not count as a soapy enema.

The only bar soap we ever had at home when I was a kid was Ivory. Wash your hands, take a bath, wash out your mouth and yes (mom's favorite) the infamous soapsuds enema. I can't say for sure but I'd bet our family doctor probably instructed mom to use Ivory. Mom's "good enema" consisting of very warm water mix with Ivory was her first line of defense.

I think it is tradition. Ivory was 99.44 % all soap. I also remember it smelling much stronger than the soap that is sold today. Yes, it was also advertised as the ONLY soap that floats. I remember getting many an enema with seeing the suds dripping down from the open top enema bag. The enema always worked and it actually was a pleasant experience as I got older. Besides, much of the soaps even back then contained perfumes and harsh chemicals that you would not want inside of you. In fact I can remember smelling the Ivory soap as soon as my aunt entered the room carrying the enema bag. MISS those days!

My guess is that price also probably factored in.

Ivory soap was noted for being mild, purity, good for bathing babies. It was readily available and inexpensive. Hospitals used Castile soap that was harsher in an enema, but effective. Dr. Bronners is a popular brand of castile soap, sold as a liquid in the USA. Ivory is sold in bars that melt fairly easily in warm water with agitation. Several other soaps, detergents, and dish liquids should Never be used internally due to their chemical compositions. When in doubt, ask your medical professional first before use. Play Safe!

I've been using is J&J baby shampoo.

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Give it a try.

I tried it and found it did not produce cramps and worse the solution lingered inside me for many hours producing "the dreaded dribbles"... I think it's a result of the no-tears formula.

I posted above, in Post number 34

... Alas, my mother only ever gave me one enema when I was five years old...but that did it for me!!!

I meant to add that the enema she gave me was a soapsuds enema made with Ivory bar soap.

I have used the Castile Soap packets before that come with the Enema Administration Units (those 40 oz. plastic enema buckets) used in hospitals. I think the Castile Soap has a greater cleansing effect than Ivory Soap, but without the intense urge to go that an Ivory Soap enema sometimes gave me. At least it seems that way to me. Unfortunately the Castile Soap packets got hard and I threw them away before I thought about immersing them in very warm water to see if that changed them back to a liquid. The same thing happened to a bottle of Dr. Bonner's Castile Soap, too. It congealed like the soap packets did.

I hear so many people here had their parents or guardian administer enemas regularly to children. Unless there was a constipation issue, I can't see that this would be good for young children to have them on a regular basis, this would cause the bowels to become "lazy", at least that is my unprofessional opinion. I enjoy enemas from time to time but I do not use them regularly for fear of not being able to do without them at some point in time.

I think the main reason why I use ivory soap now is because that's what my mom used on me for my enemas when I was a kid. I like it because it never hurts or is uncomfortable, but I also don't use too much. I love the way that Ivory smells because it reminds my of what the bathroom would smell like when I was going to get an enema. Sometimes I will put a bar in the shower because I like to smell that scent on my skin throughout the day and think about what it reminds me of.

Allie, as the original poster in this thread, I described how Ivory was the soap my mom used on me when I was a kid, too. Today, like you I love the way Ivory smells and for the same reason. I remember the entire bathroom smelling like Ivory soap when I would be taken into the bathroom so my mom could use the syringe on me. Just a whiff of Ivory soap and I immediately think of those early encounters with the syringe.

I don't think I've ever used Ivory for enemas except maybe as a kid from my mom. But I used it a lot as a bath soap and still enjoy the aroma. I think that memory has a lot to do with why people still like to use it for their enemas, in addition to it being an effective gentle cleansing agent.

Eric

All the enemas I received as a young child from my Mom started with an Ivory SSE, followed by a couple good plain water rinses. I still like Ivory sop enemas because they work well, and don't leave you (me) with that stinging feeling during expulsion. All in all, a very satisfactory cleansing enema product.

I remember the entire bathroom smelling like Ivory soap when I would be taken into the bathroom so my mom could use the syringe on me. Just a whiff of Ivory soap and I immediately think of those early encounters with the syringe.

I too remember being taken into the bathroom and smelling the Ivory soap. That smell will always remind me of enemas.

I love a hot, steamy bathroom that smells like Ivory.

An SSE made with Ivory soap was a favorite of my mother sometimes. Often she would make an enema with baking soda and water but I remember too many times when she decided to give a soap suds enema. Those times ended with my butt burning for hours after one of her hot soapy enemas. She never gave a rinse and they were given on top of the table with legs held all the way up and the hot enema pouring full blast from beginning to end. I hated getting enemas but developed a fetish about giving to girls at a very early age.

I'm not sure why Ivory was used. It could be because it didn't cost as much as the other soaps and it still doesn't. I don't like Ivory because it leaves a film in the bag and it is hard to get out.

I never received enemas as a child. I would play around with the red bulb mom kept in a can in the top of the cabinet but never had a real clean out enema untill i was 15 years old. I faked being sick and constipated and wanted an enema. Mom said we don't have the equipment to do them so i did some calling around the neighborhood and found a bag to borrow. Soon I was recieving my first-time enema and have been hooked ever since.

Ivory soap was the medically acceptable soap to use back in the golden age of enemas in the 40s. &. 50s. I remember well the enemas I got as a child lovingly given to me by my mother.

I would think because it was the most popular soap at the time??? The bathroom and linen closet always had a smell and a few bars.

Ivory soap came in two sizes then, hand and, the larger, bath. The thicker bath size bar was scored along the middle allowing it to easily be broken into two pieces. Those where for bathing (one at a time.) The smaller hand size bar sat on the sink for hand and face washing. Mom was frugal by necessity in those days and Ivory was priced much less than other brands. (This was in the days of Fair Trade pricing.)

As for enemas, I suppose it was a combination of cost, availability, effectiveness and tradition. It melted easily enough, was touted as being pure and did the job. An old glass peanut butter jar held remnant pieces of Ivory soap in water to make a syrup that she added to the enema bag to make the soap solution.

BTW!: According to Wikipedia,

' New varieties of Ivory soap contain altered ingredients ... Bars of Ivory now come without the words "soap" or "float" on the packaging'

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_(soap)#Ingredients

New varieties of Ivory soap contain altered ingredients

Are the regular bars of ivory they have at most stores still safe to use?

Speaking of Ivory soap - I see, going thru the flyers in my newspaper, that 10-packs of Ivory bar soap are on sale at our local Shoprite supermarket this week 1/12 to 1/18 for $3.99. Oh, if only I could take lots of soapy enemas once again. Got to wonder how many shoppers are going to use this sale to have some enema fun this week.

Just got a 10 pack. Front says "new look, same pure soap" and ingredients are all soaps (not detergents)

I've used Ivory on occasion in the past. I think that's where "a few swishes with the soap to make the water milky came from." It's such a soft soap, it's easy to use too much. If I need to use soap for more stimulation because I'm bound up, I like the Conti Castile with olive oil. It gets the contractions going but the olive oil lubrication makes it comfortable. I'm a wimp for heavy cramps.