soapermom Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 just to scare you more... IF it was scientifically documented that breast milk in soap was safethats my big issue. Breastmilk is a body fluid and does contain traceamounts of blood. Prove to me saponification process can kill the aids virus and other nasties, then maybe it will lose some of its ICK factor as far as for public sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sister Kya Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Hey, considering the huge number of men who've emailed or IM'd me looking for samples of breastmilk, I'm thinking there's a market for it. Would I have sold my BM soap to a strange fellow with a strong curiosity? ... depends on how much he's willing to pay... Before anyone asks why I attract odd requests, I imagine it's because I run a large-ish childbirth website. I get lots of chuckles in my email box! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beau's mama Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Hey, considering the huge number of men who've emailed or IM'd me looking for samples of breastmilk, I'm thinking there's a market for it. Would I have sold my BM soap to a strange fellow with a strong curiosity? ... depends on how much he's willing to pay... Before anyone asks why I attract odd requests, I imagine it's because I run a large-ish childbirth website. I get lots of chuckles in my email box!KyaHave any of them ever told you what they plan to do w/ the sample? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryann Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 is how I sum it up, BUT that's just me. To put another person's (and it is to me body fluid by my definition) fluid on my skin YUK! I have read this on differ groups and was grossed out then and still am. And that comes from someone who breastfed all three of her children and loved it. Funny how some things are acceptable and not others-huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapermom Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 KyaHave any of them ever told you what they plan to do w/ the sample?my thoughts exactly!! I dont even wanna think about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryann Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 I did go back and read everyone's comments and what Penny is going to do for her daughter I think is nice and I don't think that's gross (I know double standard). That would probably be a wonderful castile soap for the baby.I still think its gross to use a total stranger's milk for the reasons stated above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asheebeans Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Oh, ick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bella Luna Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 If I was a breastfeeding/new mother and someone offered to create a natural, gentle soap from my breastmilk I think I would be absolutely touched. I don't see anything wrong with it. I mean, people actually make prints of their placentas (I'm not so hot on that idea)... so what's a little breastmilk, you know?However, to market and sell to others (which I don't think anyone's said they have or suggested/recommended it)... uh, no.But, as a private thing to use for myself and possibly my baby? You bet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beau's mama Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 I did go back and read everyone's comments and what Penny is going to do for her daughter I think is nice and I don't think that's gross (I know double standard). That would probably be a wonderful castile soap for the baby.I still think its gross to use a total stranger's milk for the reasons stated above. Maryann, I don't think that's a double standard. I don't think what Penny plans to do for her daughter is gross, either. That, to me, is yet another thing that will be precious between mom & baby. And made by Gramma...even more special! I think some of us (if not most) would agree that we would (might?) use our own milk on ourselves/babes. For me, bathing in a strangers human fluid... :tongue2: And yeah, breast milk is FLUID to me...I don't care what they say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 If I was a breastfeeding/new mother and someone offered to create a natural, gentle soap from my breastmilk I think I would be absolutely touched. I don't see anything wrong with it. I mean, people actually make prints of their placentas (I'm not so hot on that idea)... so what's a little breastmilk, you know?I also would think it was a nice offer. But I would decline.The prints of the placenta though - THAT I find beyond ick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceCarvesWax Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Ok, from a guys point of view.... I just cant get past the 30 ounces per night statement !!! WOW My mind wandered and froze up right after I read that, sorry. (.)(.) :tiptoe: Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmpressC Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 LOL!!!! :spit: Reminds me of an email I got recently:HER DIARY vs. HIS DIARY HER DIARYTonight I thought he was acting weird. We had made plans to meet at abar to have a drink. I was shopping with my friends all day long, so Ithought he was upset at the fact that I was a bit late, but he made nocomment. Conversation wasn't flowing so I suggested that we gosomewhere quiet so we could talk. He agreed but he kept quiet andabsent. I asked him what was wrong; he said nothing. I asked him if itwas my fault that he was upset. He said it had nothing to do with meand not to worry. On the way home I told him that I loved him and hesimply smiled and kept driving. I can't explain his behavior. I don'tknow why he didn't say "I love you too." When we got home I felt asif I had lost him, as if he wanted nothing to do with me anymore. Hejust sat there and watched TV. He seemed distant and absent. Finally,I decided to go to bed. About 10 minutes later he came to bed, and tomy surprise he responded to my caress and we made love, but I stillfelt that he was distracted and his thoughts were somewhere else. Hefell asleep - I cried. I don't know what to do. I'm almost sure thathis thoughts are with someone else. My life is a disaster.HIS DIARYI shot the worst round of golf in my life today, but at least I got laid.Now back to your regularly scheduled programming... :tiptoe: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecandlespastore Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 I had a guy offer me $75 per 8 oz bottle of breast milk once one a forum that I belonged to for new mothers when I had my daughter. Said it was the only kind of milk he could drink because he had digestion problems. He then asked me for a picture of my boobs so he could see where the milk is coming from to make sure I was "clean":laugh2:Total perv! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecandlespastore Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Ok, from a guys point of view.... I just cant get past the 30 ounces per night statement !!! WOW My mind wandered and froze up right after I read that, sorry. (.)(.) :tiptoe: BruceHA! You should have seen my freezer! I had more milk in there than food that I threw out a lot, very often. I thought about donating it to the milk banks but I hate how much they charge people for milk when they get it free from donations. It's like $16,000 for a 6 month supply! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesoapbox Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Remember the sitcom Mad About You with Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser? Well I saw a standup routine that he did and about died when he was talking about breast feeding.. he said:What was once a form of pleasure has now turned into a juice bar LMAO!Angi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybyrd Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Ok, from a guys point of view.... I just cant get past the 30 ounces per night statement !!! WOW My mind wandered and froze up right after I read that, sorry. (.)(.) :tiptoe: Bruce LMAO!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dallas_Texas_Dean Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Well, I have to say this is certainly a topic I hadn't thought about.I don't claim to know squat about soap...or breasts....but if the lye would "kill" the bacteria, wouldn't it also "kill" whatever nutrients that made you want to do such a thing in the first place?If milk is just milk....why bother? Seems like such an ordeal unless there is some real benefit. To do it just to do it seems way ambitious to me.For those that want to do this,I think it may be a mental thing more than a physical thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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