I haven not been over for awhile, I pirate my brothers fb quite a bit.. and a resent "conversation " has us wondering how common the use of
wood ash for personal hygiene is among people who ... are experienced with real life
wood ash. Pertaining to wet wood ash... have you ever had a burn, from wet ash?
Our household has had to deal with minor wet ash burns, mostly from ash resting in the inside folds of the elbow, and sweat activated the potassium hydroxide reaction. Thankfully it has never been worse than mild poison lvy.
We where raised around wood fires, and grandmother's who made their own, lye and
soap, so we grew up with the education that wood ash, makes lye, lye burns skin..
Now there is a trend (? ).. to brush ones teeth with wood ash, or to make face mask for cosmetic use..
Would you brush your teeth with wood ash?
Would you put wet wood ash on your skin?
It is so ... less common in most people's modern life to understand that wood ash can cause burns. It makes us wonder is this new... "use wood ash on your body trend" .. just happening among those who have limited
experience... we are dumbfounded, and curious.. is it like the tide pods thing???