Time for dr bronner's hippie soap? :p

Interesting what would you recommend Ryan

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So umm....yeah. I'd recommend dr b's soap. My wife had skin issues and when we removed all the heavily fragrant soaps and used dr b's soap instead her skin issues cleared up.

Their peppermint variety is also my first line of defense for plant pests. Peppermint dr bronners soap cuts through aphids like nothing else I've seen.

Edit to say that I've never been called a hippy! Lol. However, I do grow my own garden, raise my own chickens, am a vegetarian (I have an auto immune response to many animal proteins like red meat) and I don't listen to the doors or Jimmy buffet.

Also I have short hair... But i drive a civic for its mileage. Lol.

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For human skin care, Cetaphil cleanser is highly recommended by dermatologists as a gentle cleanser. You can wash it off with water, or if your skin needs more moisture, wipe off with tissue or a towel.

Dr. Bronner's Peppermint soap, rubbing alcohol and water is highly recommended by Glen Decker of Piping Rock Orchids for as a general pest spray for orchids.

Ryan....smile...I could tell that you weren't a Hippie..."not that there is anything wrong with it" :D :biggrin:

I will try Dr Bronners I love soaps. That bar of Dial was there for my husband to wash his hands when he came in from working in the garage.

:rofl::rofl::rofl: Then you can take a shower alongside your orchids! :rofl::rofl::rofl:

Aaaargh, I unwittingly hijacked Jeremiah's collection thread, sorry about that. :(

Now, after all that, I'm not 100% sure it was the soap that turned some leaves that olive color and shriveled the roots. I may have had the plants in question too close to an electric heater/fan for a couple hours. I tested the soap last night on a sacrificial plant (one that had been previously chewed up by a mouse) and was unable to duplicate the coloration change. OTOH, it did cause the newest root to shrivel, much like the worst affected plant. This is inconclusive, as it may require a lot of new root tips to efficiently absorb the poisonous soap.

DW about the hi-jack, your information was useful so thank you for the heads up! Fortunately, I don't keep that brand around and all of bathroom items in the shower are in bottles.

Be warned y'all!!

I often use a bit of eco-friendly dishwashing soap in my orchids baths, including Neos, it helps getting rid of unwanted bugs. I use only a few drops in a gallon of water, and never had trouble. I did not try to shower my plants with a soap bar, but I would think your soap has to be quite toxic to do that to a plant so fast Jay!
Although you could be right about the root tips, those are very sensible and can burn fast.
I hope your plant recovers fast!

I've used dishwasher soap/water/alcohol mix to get rid of aphids on some of my orchids (not neos). The mix trickled down into the roots for some of my plants and it damaged a few of them. Dendrochilum suffered, my Pleurothallis died completely :( I don't know if it's the alcohol or maybe I overdid soap? In any case, it's pretty scary to use now. Luckily Neos don't seem to be prone to pesky insects in my experience/care.