This is not the opening, which is very long and was begun months ago in its writing. But I want to ask a vital preliminary question not related to sulfur. Have any of you users of Ivory Bar Soap, especially in the personal size (the smallest sold in stores), especially in the three-pack, noticed since around Memorial Day (May 25) 2009 that the soap has a different scent (more floral) than it ever did before, even if slight? If so, do know what this different scent is? Is it lavender? Do you know the different scent is not lavender? Do you think this different scent is superimposed on the old one, so both remain present? Do you know what was or is the old one? I am aware a lavender Ivory was made for a few years but was discontinued well before the time I am referencing.
Important! Ivory Bar Soap and Sulfur: a Chemical Mystery to Solve
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Quite an odd question -- especially given that many of the denizens here might not be that familiar with soap. 
I resemble that remark!Quite an odd question -- especially given that many of the denizens here might not be that familiar with soap.
Anyway, to me Ivory Soap smells the way it’s always smelled.
If you’re genuinely curious, why not write to Procter & Gamble and ask if they’ve changed the formula?
I want to know what Sulphur has to do with Soap?
People sometimes give sulphur to dogs, supposedly to help with skin conditions. I don't know if it's scientific or a hand down from apothecarial times. Maybe it is thought to have a similar effect on humans?
What will we have next? Soap with dried mouse and butter of antimony.
People sometimes give sulphur to dogs, supposedly to help with skin conditions. I don't know if it's scientific or a hand down from apothecarial times. Maybe it is thought to have a similar effect on humans?
What will we have next? Soap with dried mouse and butter of antimony.
I was expecting something to do with well water (which often has high sulfur content) only to find absolutely no mention. So, yeah, I have no clue.
Odd question, but i use Ivory and have found no difference.
I do not use soap.
Neither do most people. Lye soap has been replaced by detergents posing as soap.
When we were dirt-poor farmers, I used Dawn dish washing liquid, because we were out of shampoo. Since I have always had very oily hair, it worked better than what I had been using. The grease dissolving formula leaves my hair much more clean and better looking. That was 35-40 years ago and I still use a grease dissolving dish detergent at least once per week.
Like others, I still do not see what sulfur has to do with the OP.
Neither do most people. Lye soap has been replaced by detergents posing as soap.When we were dirt-poor farmers, I used Dawn dish washing liquid, because we were out of shampoo. Since I have always had very oily hair, it worked better than what I had been using. The grease dissolving formula leaves my hair much more clean and better looking. That was 35-40 years ago and I still use a grease dissolving dish detergent at least once per week.
Like others, I still do not see what sulfur has to do with the OP.
Holy ADHD composition, Batman!
Why even mention sulfur in the title, and then say, in your first sentence, that this has nothing to do with sulfur?
I haven't used Ivory soap since I was a kid, so I have no idea what you're talking about.
scotpens and Yeoman Randi, how sure are you the scent is the same? Y.R., are you in North America? A poster on another board agrees it's different, more fragrant; he and his family have been using it forever; me, about 1973. scotpens, we will get to P & G.
_ _ _ _Jadzia, Sector 7, and auntiehill, sulfur will be in the rest of the thread, and don't you want to await the mystery and enjoy the suspense, or do you watch coming attractions? The opening will be at least three handwritten pages, so don't expect it tomorrow. Alidor Jarok is correct about the involvement of water but not well, so that member should definitely stay tuned. Jadzia, this is primarily for those in North America as manufacture might be different elsewhere, but I didn't want to exclude anyone.
_ _ _ _Asbo Zaprudder, were you speaking only on behalf of the Klingons?
_ _ _ _To anyone who read my other thread, I have that issue in hand, but replying will take time. For this thread I really do need your answers, and maybe a consensus will form.
_ _ _ _Jadzia, Sector 7, and auntiehill, sulfur will be in the rest of the thread, and don't you want to await the mystery and enjoy the suspense, or do you watch coming attractions? The opening will be at least three handwritten pages, so don't expect it tomorrow. Alidor Jarok is correct about the involvement of water but not well, so that member should definitely stay tuned. Jadzia, this is primarily for those in North America as manufacture might be different elsewhere, but I didn't want to exclude anyone.
_ _ _ _Asbo Zaprudder, were you speaking only on behalf of the Klingons?
_ _ _ _To anyone who read my other thread, I have that issue in hand, but replying will take time. For this thread I really do need your answers, and maybe a consensus will form.
I can't remember, is the sulfur supposed to help heal sores or is it supposed to drive off fleas and ticks?
sulfur has been used for centuries to heal skin and wounds
ans soap makers change their formulas all the time, so a fragerance change means nothing
have you stopped to realize that maybe your sense of smell is changing?
It does happen as you get older....
ans soap makers change their formulas all the time, so a fragerance change means nothing
have you stopped to realize that maybe your sense of smell is changing?
It does happen as you get older....
Three handwritten pages? So you wrote it out in longhand before you planned on typing it out? And you actually expect people on this board to read something so long? Really?
To quote Albert Einstein: If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.
Good luck with your thread.
I don't have any as I wash and shower regularly.
When we were dirt-poor farmers, I used Dawn dish washing liquid, because we were out of shampoo. Since I have always had very oily hair, it worked better than what I had been using. The grease dissolving formula leaves my hair much more clean and better looking. That was 35-40 years ago and I still use a grease dissolving dish detergent at least once per week.
My Grandmother used Joy dishwashing liquid to wash her hair for decades. She was quite bald by 80.
It cures everything.
When we were dirt-poor farmers, I used Dawn dish washing liquid, because we were out of shampoo. Since I have always had very oily hair, it worked better than what I had been using. The grease dissolving formula leaves my hair much more clean and better looking. That was 35-40 years ago and I still use a grease dissolving dish detergent at least once per week.
You may have very oily hair because of how your scalp is reacting to this stuff.
The active ingredient is in dish washing liquids (and in some shampoos) is sodium laureth sulfate: an industrial grease stripper that's used to clean car engines and similar things.
It's also an irritant that will prompt your scalp to produce a lot more sebum to overcompensate for it's losses.
Have you tried a shampoo that isn't based on this chemical?
Everyone, do you know of any boards where I might post about household issues?
_ _ _ _Jadzia, you're very knowledgeable, so do stay tuned for the chemical mystery. I'm a quarter English, but I like to think it's most of me though I can do without the monarchy and Tories. I followed your last election a bit and watched pm's questions when I could. Grand. Jadzia was tied with Kira for my fave DSN character, and I regretted TH leaving early to go mundane.
_ _ _ _Jadzia, you're very knowledgeable, so do stay tuned for the chemical mystery. I'm a quarter English, but I like to think it's most of me though I can do without the monarchy and Tories. I followed your last election a bit and watched pm's questions when I could. Grand. Jadzia was tied with Kira for my fave DSN character, and I regretted TH leaving early to go mundane.
I am 51 years young and the only male in my family who is NOT completely bald (my dad and brother are jealous). I have had very oily hair since I was a small child. I would wash my hair in the morning before school and look like a greaser before going home on the bus. When I discovered Dawn, my hair looked normal at the end of the day. I spent a small fortune trying every cure-all that came along. I use a regular shampoo most of the time, except for the weekly use of Dawn to strip the oil. After all, that is what the stuff is made to do... and it works!Jadzia said:When we were dirt-poor farmers, I used Dawn dish washing liquid, because we were out of shampoo. Since I have always had very oily hair, it worked better than what I had been using. The grease dissolving formula leaves my hair much more clean and better looking. That was 35-40 years ago and I still use a grease dissolving dish detergent at least once per week.
You may have very oily hair because of how your scalp is reacting to this stuff.
The active ingredient is in dish washing liquids (and in some shampoos) is sodium laureth sulfate: an industrial grease stripper that's used to clean car engines and similar things.
It's also an irritant that will prompt your scalp to produce a lot more sebum to overcompensate for it's losses.
Have you tried a shampoo that isn't based on this chemical?
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