Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Handwashing soap

[Timothy Dobbyn (fnb.gvrd]

I find those pump action foam dispensers to be the best way to use
soap, especially the refillable ones.  Maybe you need a soap shelf the
kids can't reach or something like that?


Cheers
Tim

On 12 December 2010 16:25, Lynn Nadeau / Maraiah <welcome [at] olympus.net> 
wrote:
>
> OUR Common House bathroom conundrum is soap dispensers. We didn't
> install the wall-mount ones. We know that bar soap is unhygienic. So
> we use some variation on the pump-top bottles. Unfortunately, unruly
> children at some point seem to have decided that bombing the walls
> with soap squirt was entertaining. Never had an admission, but the
> walls in both bathrooms would seem to tell that tale.
>
> Even for those who are trying to be tidy, some pumps squirt too much,
> or splat stuff about. I invested in some that were supposed to
> dispense soap foam, but they really made a mess.
>
> Ideally, we also want a fragrance-free soap, due to folks' allergies.
> So far, we can get away with a mild citrus scent. Most dispenser soaps
> are horribly scented.
>
> Any ideas for us?
>
> (PS- if anyone is still using "antibacterial' soap in kitchen or
> bathrooms, don't! Even our local county food handlers' training now
> says such soaps are unnecessary and are screwing up our waters and our
> immunities. )
>
> Maraiah Lynn Nadeau
> www.rosewind.com
>
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