Reef safe soap?

[11cmortarman]

Went to ace to get some paint for a project around the house and spotted this soap waiting for the paint to mix. Im always nervous of what is on my skin even though i dont think i've negetively affected anything. What do you think?

 

[P-Dub]

Went to ace to get some paint for a project around the house and spotted this soap waiting for the paint to mix. Im always nervous of what is on my skin even though i dont think i've negetively affected anything. What do you think?

If you really want to clean your hands and arms before placing in the reef tank, plain old baking soda works GREAT and you may even get some buffering benefits...

 

[ZoWhat]

Sodium hydroxide is one of the main ingredients in: AiptasiaX or Joe's Juice ....used to kill any pest / coral that the paste touches. Sodium hydroxide referred in the industry as "DRAIN CLEANER"

I doubt residue or a film of sodium hydroxide on your hands will do anything to you tank or corals bc you can apply AiptasiaX or Joe's Juice on a pest, 1inch from your prized coral and the prized coral will be fine as long as the paste isn't on it.

But...if you are "nervous" (your words) ....buy a pair of arms-length gloves:

$14 on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Atlas-Glove-...d=1558274091&s=gateway&sprefix=arm+len&sr=8-3

 

[Captain Quint]

I'm strange about soaps before my hands go into the tank. Never perfumed and then I spray my hands and arms with white distilled vinegar and dry well.

That soap you bought looks like some good stuff. I'd like to try some of it.

A lady at the Raleigh flea market makes lye soap but it's kind of a harsh one.

 

[Dkeller_nc]

The answer to "Reef safe soap" in the sense of actively getting it into the reef is "none", as any soap or detergent will cause issues if it gets into the tank in a substantial amount. But from the standpoint of washing your hands, any soap/detergent is safe so long as it's thoroughly rinsed from your skin. The only kinds that I would be actively cautious about is products that specifically state that they contain an anti-bacterial ingredient, like trichlosan. But there's no convincing evidence that even those products would cause issues in a reef at the extremely low concentrations that would be present in freshly-washed but well-rinsed skin.

 

[DesertReefT4r]

BRS sells a reef safe soap. Thats what i would go with. I normally just rinse my hands and arms off in the sink and dry off with paper towels before I put my hands in the tank.