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Posted: 4/25/2012 7:23:14 AM EDT
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Today I ventured out to hunt&gather a few toiletries(soap, toothbrush, etc). I wanted a couple of bars of Lava bar soap. Lava works great for really dirty hand washing. First I went into a Walgreen's. I scanned the soaps on the shelves and Lava was not to be seen. Thinking maybe the store kept it over in the heavy cleaning supply aisle I checked there. No Lava soap. I then went up to the register and asked the nice young man if Walgreen's had Lava soap. This guy gave me that blank stare young people do when they don't have a fucking clue what some Old Fart is asking for. He finally replied he did not know what Lava soap was. I'm standing there with the classic You gotta be fucking kidding me face. Success was determined unobtanium at this establishment so I vamoosed to hunting in another locale. The CVS across the street looked promising so I wandered over there. Again, no Lava was to be found by myself in the soap display area or in the cleaning supply aisle. I girded myself to walk up front and ask the nice young woman if per chance CVS "carried" Lava soap. Again I was met with the totally clueless look of a bewildered young person who doesn't have a single clue what an Old Fart wants. And yet again I was informed that she did not know what Lava soap was. Now I'm old but I'm not THAT old. It wasn't as if I were asking for some of Dr. Rhubarb's Stomach Bitters & Horse Liniment. Admittedly this was a small sampling of young adulthood but surely young people somewhere have heard of fuckin' Lava soap. Good thing I didn't ask for some Marvel's Mystery Oil and a Tap&Die. Damn whippersnappers. |
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I'm 28. I am very framilar with Lava soap.
Now that I've read the OP: Wal-Mart has it. |
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Asking about Lava Soap and Borax is how I sort out the extra terrestrials disguised as humans.
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I'm 24, know it well. Although I prefer the shit that smells like oranges. And oddly enough comes in an orange bottle.
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Yes. I'm 30 (does that make me young?) and my pap had it at his house. We used it all the time after working in the garage.
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It's good at getting Marvin's face off yo' hands. Doesn't mess up Jimmy's nice towels.
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yes
eta: i'm 27 eta2: the last bar I bout, I got at Tom Thumb. Which could also be known as Randall's or Safeway dependent upon your locale. |
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I'm 28. I am very framilar with Lava soap. Now that I've read the OP: Wal-Mart has it. and Wal-Mart is where I went directly afterwards and purchased that uber rare cake of handwashing known as Lava soap. |
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I'm 35, I remember Lava. It was called Lava because it had pumice in it, which comes from volcanoes. It worked pretty well. Goop worked better (but was disgusting). Fast forward to the present, Fast Orange is better still.
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Yep, and keep a couple of bars in the bathroom for the tough stuff, although I tend to use dish washing liquid for its degreasing properties.
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Lava isn't bad, but there's better alternatives out there these days.
I'm 28 and was introduced to it in first grade art class. |
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Quoted: What is your definition of young people? I believe this is a relavant question. However I grew up with Lava, Fast Orange, Gojo, and Borax ( I used it to tan squirrel hides) |
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Yes, but I'm old. Nothing like a bar of that shit in your mouth when you were a kid
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What is your definition of young people? I believe this is a relavant question. However I grew up with Lava, Fast Orange, Gojo, and Borax ( I used it to tan squirrel hides) Let's say <30yrs old. |
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I'm 22 and I know what Lava soap is. My dad always had some. It's the best after working on cars, quads or guns. Gets all the grease off.
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27, and yes. We even have Lava bars on the sinks at work. I personally like the Gojo soap with pumice, it seems to work just as good and rinse off cleaner. Plus you smell like oranges, and who doesn't like that...
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Yes I've used lava. I use boraxo to dry out turkey fans.
I'm 28 |
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I'm 22. How else to you think I get these hands clean? http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/tboneguy915/3a3d3f7f.jpg 22 here too. I've had to suck on Lava before for saying a few choice words my grandfather taught me when I was 7 |
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Yes, but I'm old. Nothing like a bar of that shit in your mouth when you were a kid I would have just bustes your ass, that pumice has got to be hard on teeth. |
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Yes, but I'm old. Nothing like a bar of that shit in your mouth when you were a kid If you'd stopped using naughty words Mamma wouldn't have washed your mouth out. Been there. Done that. Have several T-shirts. |
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get some Fels Naptha instead. 33 and have been using it since I was a child.
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I used to use Carbon Tetrachloride but you can get that anymore either.
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Everyone needs to be a bachelor and only have Lava soap in the house for months at a time. |
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Yes, but I'm old. Nothing like a bar of that shit in your mouth when you were a kid I would have just bustes your ass, that pumice has got to be hard on teeth. My pop was on ass bustin' duty, my momma broke the yardstick on me. And for you young fucks, yardsticks were made from substantial lumber back then. They only had 5 digit telephone numbers. My granny's was 6-0655 |
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Yes, but I'm old. Nothing like a bar of that shit in your mouth when you were a kid If you'd stopped using naughty words Mamma wouldn't have washed your mouth out. Been there. Done that. Have several T-shirts. But I learned them from pop |
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I'm 25 and I like Gojo or Goop better. I like the smell of oranges too.
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Has anyone here had a job where you actually need lava soap to clean parts of your body other than your hands?
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Yes, I'm familiar with Lava. My grandparents always used to have it.
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I seem to remember seeing it at an auto parts store sometime recently. Try Autozone, Napa, or some place similar.
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Has anyone here had a job where you actually need lava soap to clean parts of your body other than your hands? When I was a mine inspector, and when I worked in a fab shop. |
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Has anyone here had a job where you actually need lava soap to clean parts of your body other than your hands? Yes. I worked in the Oilfield repairing equipment. This required sliding under and around various pieces of large heavy equipment. I'd get filthy. Used Lava to clean my legs and arms. It worked great. |
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Lava bar is at Safeway here.. maybe Giant, too ..
in NoVA. Boraxo and 20 Mule Team Borax. add cornmeal as needed. CLEAN hands ! |
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< 26
Hell yea. Even keep a bar in the shower to exfoliate my balls. |
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Never heard of Lava Soap, but after looking it up I've used the liquid products like it: Gojo and other "abrasive" hand cleaners.
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