When was naptha removed from Fels Naptha?

When was naptha removed from Fels Naptha?

Naptha was a liquid hydrocarbon mixture that worked great as laundry soap, but it was eventually removed as it was a cancer risk. As the new soap prospered, so did the company. It was sold to Purex in 1964, which was then sold to Dial and then further sold to Henkel in 2003.

What can I substitute for Fels Naptha?

If you still can’t find Fels-Naptha, you may want to consider an alternative as a homemade laundry booster:

• Zote Soap: As popular as Fels-Naptha as laundry soap, Zote is available in pink and white bars and has a citronella-like scent.
• Castile Soap: This is not a brand but a type of fine white soap made with olive oil.

What is the active ingredient in Fels Naptha?

“Fels-Naptha contains soap consisting of sodium tallowate and sodium cocoate or sodium palmate kernelate and sodium palmate. The word ‘sodium’ refers to sodium hydroxide, the lye used to make soap, in this case with tallow, coconut oil, palm oil or palm kernel oil. It also contains water and talc.

Is Fels Naptha lye soap?

Fels Naptha is a lye-based soap bar made by Purex. This soap has been around since 1893 and it the kind of soap that your great, great, great grandparents used for pretty much everything.

Can you bathe with Fels-Naptha soap?

Bathtub/Shower – to clean, rub a wet bar of Fels Naptha on a sponge and wipe down the tub/shower. Rinse.

Does Fels-Naptha work on poison ivy?

If you think you have been exposed to poison ivy, oak or sumac, shower immediately with Fels-Naptha to remove the resin from your skin, and it will help to dry up the rash, as well. This will greatly reduce and in most cases prevent any skin reaction to the poison ivy oil.

Can you bathe with Fels Naptha soap?

Is Fels Naptha bad for you?

In its 2007 material safety data sheet, Dial Corp. states that Fels-Naptha can irritate the eyes and, with prolonged exposure, the skin. Fels-Naptha once contained naphtha, a skin and eye irritant.

Is Fels-Naptha bad for you?

Is Fels-Naptha good for poison ivy?

Can I use Fels-Naptha on skin?

It says it’s “Ideal For Pre-Treating Stains” but I’ve never seen anyone in my family actually use it on laundry. We wet the end of the bar and rub it on insect bites to take away the itch. Now, by way of disclaimer, the label cautions that Fels-Naptha is an eye and skin irritant.

Does Fels-Naptha work on poison oak?

Fels Naptha has been used for over 100 years for the treatment and prevention of poison ivy, sumac and poison oak rash. If you think, you have been exposed to poison ivy, poison oak or sumac, shower or wash immediately with Fels Naptha to remove the oils from your skin.