ydoaPs Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 * Azure pulls down a chart and shows the strong similarities between yourdad's brain and a moldy bar of soap can soap mold? i just thought the soap would kill the mold that tried to grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed84c Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 well i google image searched mouldy soap. It didnt come up with anything which probably means no. I dont think mould particularily likes NaOH as a growth medium nor is its preferred food pure fat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevermore Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 And a dash of tasty lye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starbug1 Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 mold can grow on soap scum, the kind you find in your shower. so...yes and no. soap scum is a reaction with soap and lime, I think, making those hard deposits. To be honest, I've seen soap so scumy and gross-looking, that I swear it could be classfied as mold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecoli Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 just because something is scummy doesn't mean it's a mold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 I'm betting if something organic is sitting on a bar of soap it'll cause mold. Soap isn't magically cleaner than anything else, but the glycerine in it breaks the surface tension of water to make it... wetter. When I first heard about anti-bacterial soap, I remember thinking, "Hasn't soap ALWAYS been killing bacteria?" Rude awakening, believe me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 mold can grow on soap although the PH plays a part, but yes, there`s nothing at all "anti-Bacterial" about Sodium Stearate, and lets not forget that left long enough and Sodium Hydroxide (Lye) will become Sodium Carbonate over time too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starbug1 Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 just because something is scummy doesn't mean it's a mold. i missed the smiley at the end of my statement to show my sarcasm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 Consumer soap should not have any NaOH left in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 just because something is scummy doesn't mean it's a mold.What about televangelism? I feel like I need some soap after flipping past one of those channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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