Ivory soap is the soap that floats, the soap that is 99.44% pure. It is not true that Ivory was invented accidentally by a Proctor & Gamble employee who neglected to turn off a mixing machine when he left for his lunch break. I liked that story, though. Meatloaf day at the cafeteria! I'm so outta here! (just teasing you, P&G people) Apparently James M. Gamble, son of P&G co-founder James Gamble, made floating soap back in 1863. A notebook entry states, "I made floating soap today. I think we'll make all of our stock that way." However Ivory came to be, there is no disputing it's fun to microwave. The air and water inside the soap expands (safely), producing mountains of foam, which maintain their shape when cooled. Try it out...See More About:
Ivory soap is the soap that floats, the soap that is 99.44% pure. It is not true that Ivory was invented accidentally by a Proctor & Gamble employee who neglected to turn off a mixing machine when he left for his lunch break. I liked that story, though. Meatloaf day at the cafeteria! I'm so outta here! (just teasing you, P&G people) Apparently James M. Gamble, son of P&G co-founder James Gamble, made floating soap back in 1863. A notebook entry states, "I made floating soap today. I think we'll make all of our stock that way." However Ivory came to be, there is no disputing it's fun to microwave. The air and water inside the soap expands (safely), producing mountains of foam, which maintain their shape when cooled. Try it out...Related Searches ivory soap
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the ivory soap looks like mashed potatoes…
Seriously I am looking for glow powder that can be used with an inkjet printer
where tha ink is water based
we’ve done this with our science campers loads of times. know that the smell gets stronger than you might predict. it’s pretty cool though. have fun!
interesting search for a glow powder for ink jet printers though.