eating soap and eating ice

Guest over a year ago

Hey guys!! Today I just happened to search "addicted to Irish Spring soap".. I can't believe it's not just me!! This is my deal... I don't swallow the soap but I use it when I brush my teeth. First, it has to be the original brand of I.S. I cut pieces off the bar and let it sit in a box of baking soda. After a few hours the baking soda takes on the scent of the soap and I'll bite a piece off, chew it with the baking soda then spit it out and brush my teeth. I don't like it cause now I feel like I have to have it all the time. It is comforting to know I'm not alone. Please respond with any questions, comments, etc...

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Guest over a year ago

Try eating Chowards Violet mints and try their Violets Gum to curb the soap eating crave.

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Guest over a year ago

Same boat here I have low iron so I am almost certain it is pica. The craving took over after I had my son, it started with me smelling the soap and I would lather a towel and chew on it then spit out the suds and rinse my mouth out... From there is went to a little lick here and there and now I keep a bar for myself, I lick it and/or shave little pieces off with my teeth and suck and chew on those. Irish spring, zest, original dial, coast, safe guard and ivory.... So far I have only eaten the Zest and Dial, but when I go buy soap I must repeatedly smell the ones I named...

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Guest over a year ago

wow........i literally didnt know there were so many other people with this. i thought i was a freak for wanting to eat soap all the time lol. my family doesnt know i eat it but they know i tend to 'destroy' soap bars lol.

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Guest over a year ago

I eat Irish Spring as well. I really try to avoid eating it but when I do it just calms me. I'm kind of happy to know I'm not the only one who does this. This is the first time I'm revealing this to anyone. I had stop buying bar soaps for a while but I kept craving it. I've hid this secret from my family for many years. I am also anemic.

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Guest over a year ago

I eat Irish Spring as well. I really try to avoid eating it but when I do it just calms me. I'm kind of happy to know I'm not the only one who does this. This is the first time I'm revealing this to anyone. I had stop buying bar soaps for a while but I kept craving it. I've hid this secret from my family for many years. I am also anemic.

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Guest over a year ago

I eat Irish Spring as well. I really try to avoid eating it but when I do it just calms me. I'm kind of happy to know I'm not the only one who does this. This is the first time I'm revealing this to anyone. I had stop buying bar soaps for a while but I kept craving it. I've hid this secret from my family for many years. I am also anemic.

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Guest over a year ago

I swore I thought i was the only one doing this and thought i was weird! I had my son 7 months ago but even while pregnant i craved the original and all blue irish spring soaps ! I would smell them and even brush my teeth with the soap ! I also have iron deficiency.

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Guest over a year ago

Does the mouth get used to eating soap and do hurting lips and tongue stop?

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Guest over a year ago

I am in shock... I thought I was alone in this! I have craved and been eating irish spring since my 1st pregnancy in 1993...
I grind it up to mostly to a powder and use a finger to put on my gums...

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Guest over a year ago

Wow I thought I was alone with the bar soap eating. I have pcos and anemia. I tried but can't stop eating bar soap

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Guest over a year ago

Omg I thought I was the only one who liked eating soap!!! I first started eating soap when I was pregnant with my second child. My choice was the green Irish spring soap. It didn't stop until my second sons was about two!! Then I started again with my third pregnancy and did for years then stopped again!! Eventually I stopped for about 10 years. When I became pregnant with my fourth child I started again!! My favorite brand now is dove cucumber!!! Now I can't stop!! No one know about this!! I've tried stopping and I can't!! A bar of soap lasts about a week and a half!!! The craving keeps coming!!! I'm embarrassed to tell anyone!!! I DON'TKNOW WHAT TO DO!!!

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Guest over a year ago

I've been craving ice and the taste of soap since I was 12... Diagnosed with anemia and have been taking iron supplements the whole time. The cravings never stopped

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Guest over a year ago

I am a Jamaican as well and I started eating soap when I was a child. It's become a habit for me and I fear I'm obsessed. I stopped for a couple of years and then started again and it has gotten so much worse. I buy soap just to eat. I go through a bar in a week and a half, sometimes a week if I love it and its not so harsh. I'm anemic, and I also eat ice a whole lot. I think I need help.

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Guest over a year ago

It really doesn't. It depends on the soap you eat. And i guess you'll have to find creative ways to have it so it doesn't touch the sensitive areas so much.

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