RalphTheMastiff
Well-Known Member
I am staying with my grandmother while my mother is away for the week end and we were just talking about soap.
She remembers when she was a kid, (she turns 90 in a few days) they used to get a big bar of soap that was yellow. By big she means big, said the bar was at least twice as big as my 5.5oz bar that I make. She said in her family they called it the "Yellow Soap"
She used to get "Strawberry rash" that at the time the Dr. thought to be a rash from picking strawberry's (what she did as a child for extra $ for the family) but later on was discovered to be just poison ivy that she reacts heavy to.
The Dr would prescribe this brand of soap to clean the sores with. Every night Her mother would poke them and remove the scabs and wash with this soap.
Her mother would also shave parts off to clean around the house and use on clothing.
Major memories for her and I'd love to find out what the name of the soap was and see if i could recreate (even if it has paraffin) it or find an old bar on eBay or something.
Any help identifying this would be fantastic!
Help me let my grandmother relive the past!
She remembers when she was a kid, (she turns 90 in a few days) they used to get a big bar of soap that was yellow. By big she means big, said the bar was at least twice as big as my 5.5oz bar that I make. She said in her family they called it the "Yellow Soap"
She used to get "Strawberry rash" that at the time the Dr. thought to be a rash from picking strawberry's (what she did as a child for extra $ for the family) but later on was discovered to be just poison ivy that she reacts heavy to.
The Dr would prescribe this brand of soap to clean the sores with. Every night Her mother would poke them and remove the scabs and wash with this soap.
Her mother would also shave parts off to clean around the house and use on clothing.
Major memories for her and I'd love to find out what the name of the soap was and see if i could recreate (even if it has paraffin) it or find an old bar on eBay or something.
Any help identifying this would be fantastic!
Help me let my grandmother relive the past!