DREWSMOM Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 HI, I don't see anything listed online or otherwise what makes some soaps 'tear free' for kids. I was wondering if you just make it natural, is it naturally 'tear free'?Or is there an ingredient that you should omit to make it that way? I was thinking of liquid soaps and bubble bath in general.Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmejeffd Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Someone more knowledgeable than myself might correct me if I'm wrong. As far as I know, a "tearless" soap like johnson & johnson's Baby Wash doesn't use lye. Instead, it's a bunch of chemicals like SLS, Sorbitan Laurate, EDTA, and Sodium Chloride to name a few. Far from natural.Bottom line is that if it's made with lye, it's not tearless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Right you are Jeff. True soaps (as in made of oils and lye) are actually quite the opposite of tear free! The high pH makes them hurt like blazes, tho not damage the eyes. For mild, you need to think "detergent" and frankly I'd suggest a commercial product at that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Mae Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 If I remember correctly No More Tears has a numbing agent in it....so they don't feel the burn.....HTHdana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 no no no no WHEN will that myth die???"The assertion that chemicals are added that numb the baby's eyes is totally false. The reason JOHNSON´S® shampoo formulas do not irritate the eyes is the mildness of the formulation, which has undergone extensive clinical testing and has proven to be as gentle to the eyes as pure water."http://www.johnsonsbaby.com/faq.do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Mae Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Well, thanks for clearing that up. I was told that by a chemistry teacher and also a cosmetology teacher 100 years or so ago...... my bad...... thanks for setting the record straight!dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 ha, I learned it 100 years ago also - but my last 15 years in product development has kinda set me straight... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Mae Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 I feel so silly for "believing the lie" all these years.....lol.....live and learn!dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grannyscandles Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 I feel so silly for "believing the lie" all these years.....lol.....live and learn!danaI "heard" something else: that the reason it doesn't burn the eyes has to do with the pH. If it is pH neutral it wont' burn? Does that make any sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 the pH is a big part of it, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuminousBoutique Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Yeah I have found liquid soap bases which are tear free but they are not natural at all.. speaking from experience... getting CP soap in your eyes is NOT FUN lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 right - to be mild enough to be "tear free" they have to have a lower pH than you can get with true soap, so tear free soaps are detergent products. which is just another example of how there is a place in this world for both... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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