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37. My thoughts exactly, diva77.

Tue May 12, 2020, 03:23 PM

May 2020

Personally, when I breathe detergent soap, I get very irritated sinuses.

Soap not thoroughly washed off dishes and then ingested will cause diarrhea.

Probably other side-effects of getting soap in one's system....

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Making Masks Active with Soap to Protect Against Coronavirus [View all] cayugafalls May 2020 OP

When I've washed my homemade cotton masks with liquid hand soap I 42bambi May 2020 #1

That makes sense. I think I will start not rinsing mine as well as I have been. cayugafalls May 2020 #3

The soap will dry. Then maybe the moisture in your breath will activate it Patterson May 2020 #11

Yeah, in thinking about my mask, it has an removable filter. cayugafalls May 2020 #12

Thanks for the idea eleny May 2020 #30

Soapy wipes are great for replacement disinfecting wipes when no other option exists. cayugafalls May 2020 #40

I understand how you feel about saying what you might do eleny May 2020 #42

What do you use for a filter? I use Shop Towels folded in half. cayugafalls May 2020 #43

Filtrete F1 hepa air filters eleny May 2020 #47

You can make your own hand wipes at home. Blue_true May 2020 #50

I'd do that but we don't have much hand sani or alcohol right now eleny May 2020 #51

Please people, this is NO ad, just information, don't freaking alert. Blue_true May 2020 #55

Old teeshirts, old blouses, old jeans, slacks, shorts, even cotton underwear will work just fine. nt Blue_true May 2020 #56

In other words - rags like mom used to use eleny May 2020 #57

Yep. nt Blue_true May 2020 #58

That's a great idea! StarryNite May 2020 #39

Super Soap Goonch May 2020 #2

I love that trump baby blimp... cayugafalls May 2020 #4

huh...wonder if rubbing a bar of soap... stillcool May 2020 #5

Or soaking the middle layer in soapy solution and letting it dry, then stitching it in. cayugafalls May 2020 #7

See My Post 17 ProfessorGAC May 2020 #18

I've seen your post. Thank you for your input. cayugafalls May 2020 #32

I'm thinking PatSeg May 2020 #35

I think you are right. The researchers seem to be focusing on a middle layer cayugafalls May 2020 #38

It is an excellent idea PatSeg May 2020 #41

Are we going to hear about people drinking liquid soap now? grumpyduck May 2020 #6

Maybe some MAGATS, but that is their choice. I'll just look at the science. cayugafalls May 2020 #8

That'd be fine by me. llmart May 2020 #10

Probably. Harker May 2020 #29

The clever ideas keep coming out today. Hugin May 2020 #9

Am I right in thinking that a "deodorant" type soap, rather than a facial soap,.... EarnestPutz May 2020 #13

Soap doesn't have to be labeled "antibacterial" to be effective for this. Doremus May 2020 #19

I said "may be marginally more effective", referred to the process by which soap... EarnestPutz May 2020 #34

So.....what if you just spray the outside of the mask with the same cleaner you use on countertops ? Bayard May 2020 #14

If you do that, you might as well inhale Lysol. tinrobot May 2020 #15

I spray mine with alcohol and let it dry. I have 3 N95 masks. Typically, a mask dries Blue_true May 2020 #52

Please do not do that. Inhaling cleaners like Lysol is bad news. cayugafalls May 2020 #33

I sure hope they do toxicology studies regarding inhalation of soap molecules before this idea diva77 May 2020 #16

I've probably ingested a crap load of soap in my youth, seems I had a potty mouth. cayugafalls May 2020 #24

A front-line worker wears a mask directly over nose & mouth for hours at a time - so the exposure to diva77 May 2020 #25

You're doing just fine eleny May 2020 #48

Soap poisoning Bayard May 2020 #62

My thoughts exactly, diva77. Sogo May 2020 #37

I'm Uncomfortable With This ProfessorGAC May 2020 #17

I'm wondering if the water vapor from breathing might provide the moisture needed. Hugin May 2020 #20

Another Concern ProfessorGAC May 2020 #21

Interesting. Hugin May 2020 #22

Why not wear a wet soapy mask if I_UndergroundPanther May 2020 #27

Probably Just An Air Flow Issue ProfessorGAC May 2020 #44

Rinsing, even in a washing machine, doesn't always get all the soap out of wash loads, anyway eleny May 2020 #49

Measurements Show Single Digit ppm... ProfessorGAC May 2020 #53

Hard water is the issue eleny May 2020 #54

Even With Some Detergents That's An Issue ProfessorGAC May 2020 #59

I agree, lol! eleny May 2020 #60

The lungs function by adsorbing oxygen via surfactant - so I hope whatever this soapy mask idea is, diva77 May 2020 #23

It Would Take A Lot of Surfactant Inhaled ProfessorGAC May 2020 #45

That's why I use handiwipes lunatica May 2020 #26

Y'all be careful with putting too much barrier. TNNurse May 2020 #28

Most washing machines leave some amount of soap residue behind Mr.Bill May 2020 #31

That Is Why Liquid Fabric Softeners... ProfessorGAC May 2020 #46

Please do not ingest soap or think that making a SOAPY mask is the intent of this OP, it is not. cayugafalls May 2020 #36

My understanding frazzled May 2020 #61