[pct-l] Dr. Bronner's Soap

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good evening, Day-Late,



I use Ivory bar soap.  At home I slice a bar into 8-9 slabs and lay them out
where they can dry for a week or so.  The pieces will get harder, smaller,
and lighter as the water evaporates.  The size and weight reduction isn’t a
big deal, but the dry pieces are more durable when I use them, and they
seldom break and crumble.  The dry little bars last longer because they
dissolve less readily, and they don’t get all mushy-soft if I put them back
in the plastic sack wet.



And, no, I won’t use Ivory or Bronner on my teeth.  They both taste awful.



Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT -- 1965
http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye



On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 6:34 PM, David Thibault <dthibaul07 at gmail.com> wrote:

>  I usually just carry a sliver of Ivory Soap in a ziplock,  Light and works
> fine for everything except burshing your teeth.  On the other hand I don't
> think I've ever met anyone who has brushed their teeth with Dr. Bronner's
> for a second time - YMMV.   I carry tooth paste.
>
> (As I was writing this I just became sure someone will pipe in how they
> love
> using Dr. Bronner's as toothpaste - there is one is every crowd).
>
>
> Day-late
>
>
>
> >
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> > From: Brian Peterson <reegox3x at gmail.com>
> > Subject: [pct-l] Dr. Bronner's Soap
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> > I am debating about using Dr. Bronner's soap for my thru-hike instead of
> > purell, because Dr. Bronner's can be used for just about all cleaning
> > purposes from skin, to hear, teeth, and my cookset. I wanted to know what
> > people think about it that use it. I am also interested in how it is
> used,
> > because I am under the impression that it needs to be diluted before use.
> > Do
> > you just lather it up in your hands first? Also, how long does a 2 oz.
> > bottle of Dr. Bronner's last?
> >
> >
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