So I’m batching up some soaps and I think “oh I should make some hand soap with antiviral properties.”
Now the only two essential oils to show virucide properties on coronaviruses (not studied on COVID-19, but the soap breaks the lipid barrier so nbd as this is just me doing the most) are thyme and peppermint.
I chose them based on:
1. They were virucides, not just antiviral agents that disrupts viral reproduction.
2. They tend to work on coronaviruses.
Oregano, like tea tree, eucalyptus, lemongrass, and others still have anti-viral properties, I just narrowed my specifications 🙂.
I’m trying to understand it all. Luckily I live with someone experienced in bio containment and has a strong scientific background.
Guys, we really have to to learn about all this with no leadership – make sense?
If I can get my hands on laurel oil, I make Aleppo soap. Otherwise cocoa butter, coconut oil, shea butter – I like moisturizing. I do a lot of clay additives as well.
Soapmaking’s like canning to me, not a necessary household chore in the consumer economy but end results well worth the little extra work.
So I’m like, tight, but then I’m like “oh I should test it on my skin and make sure I like the combination or I’ll just go with one.”
You know that smell of every yellow or orange colored multi-surface cleaner, like Mr. Clean or lemon-scented Pine Sol or lemon Fabuloso?
That’s what those two essential oils smell like together (neat to learn where that comes from)
… and that’s what I smell like because I mixed them on my skin like a moron (not neat). It smells very intense and is still there long after.
And … my nü soap blend brings all the boys to the yard!
—natalie michelle
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