Hand Soap Preferences

[fftfk]

Is there a preferred hand soap people use to wash their hands before sticking them in the tank? My wife loves buying fru-fru soaps with scents and lotions, etc. which I have a feeling might defeat the whole point of washing your hands.

Not sure if this is the correct forum but feel like it is related - keeping chemicals out of the aquarium.

 

[exnisstech]

I only use dawn dish soap. I've seen them use it to clean waterfowl caught in oil slicks so I figure it must not leave behind a bad residue.

 

[fftfk]

That's a great point! I never considered that. I was just wondering if a bar of dove is fine.

Edit: That's probably the best answer with reasoning anyone could give!

 

[exnisstech]

I think most bar soaps contain some type of lotion so I avoid them.

 

[cilyjr]

 

[WhatCouldGoWrong71]

I only use dawn dish soap. I've seen them use it to clean waterfowl caught in oil slicks so I figure it must not leave behind a bad residue.

Brilliant. Thanks for this thread.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Im just careful to be sure the soapy feeling is gone with enough rinsing.

 

[rtparty]

All natural soap from Bulk Apothecary. The more expensive and more popular natural soap is marketed as Dr Squatch

 

[Marco_99]

I only use dawn dish soap. I've seen them use it to clean waterfowl caught in oil slicks so I figure it must not leave behind a bad residue.

I was just going to type this. If you can wash a duck with it fish gotta love it I either go in raw and unannounced or use scrub up with dawn quick

 

[Dread Pirate Dave]

I only use dawn dish soap. I've seen them use it to clean waterfowl caught in oil slicks so I figure it must not leave behind a bad residue.

Same here. My wife has all these hand soaps with lotion in them so I bought some nicer looking dispensers and just refill from the kitchen's larger bottle of Dawn as needed.

 

[Waters]

I just use whatever soap (scented or not) that my wife bought that week...make sure your hands are rinsed and dried. Never had any issues.

 

[Malcontent]

Fight Club soap.