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I posted this on another forum and, so far, haven't gotten any responses. Any help or thoughts (good or bad) would be greatly appreciated.

I've been doing research the past few days on soy milk. I've found both good (moisturizing) and bad (possible cause of some cancers).

I'm now coming to everyone here to ask for your thoughts. I think I'd like to start soaping with it - I havent even done test batches and may not based on research, I'm still in research phase. I'm really questioning if its safe to use on the skin/hair. While I realize many people offer soy soaps & shampoos, are they offered because people will buy them or are they really safe. And, if they are safe what are the benefits of using them or are there any?

Any thoughts on this matter would be appreciated.

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Soy Milk and soy products are considered minor estrogen enhancer or mimic. There is some thought that this may increase tumors (a good article is here:http://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/soy.htm) as well as retard sexual development.

One important thing to note is that these studies were done with soy being eating/drank or injected.

Soap products are rinse of products. Lotion products are leave on products. Neither get ingested or injected.

Based on my research, I am not concerned about soy in beauty products from a cancer standpoint. That said, I'm not a doctor so of course, if you are concerned, check with your doctor on their opinion.

The bonuses to using soy are many - anti-reddening properties, good lipids, excellent source of some vitamins - and the drawbacks to using them in a beauty product are not proven (or even suggested from what I can see).

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Anne-Marie
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I'm lactose intolerant, so soy milk is all I ever drink. It also seems to help with hot flashes (taken internally).
I've used soy milk in CP soap and it gives it a nice creamy feel. I wouldn't add it to MP or lotions though.

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Irena
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Thanks everyone. I'm hoping no one will eat ANY of my soaps, can't imagine they would taste very good, lol. I still need to think about this some, I'm really not sure how I feel about this. The last thing I want to do is offer something that might be potentially harmful. My Daddy always told me "When in doubt, don't." So, for now, I'm tabeling it until the time comes when my soul is more comfortable using soy. I may, however, run a few test batches and just see what happens from there.

I do appreciate everyone's input.

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While leave on soy products might be a problem, wash off products probably don't hurt much....but the main concern I have with soy is that most of it is GMO (genetically modified organisms). Common sense tells me that's a bad idea. And that whole notion that soy is a health food is just a crock fabricated by the soy industry $$$. Read more here http://www.foodrenegade.com/dangers-of-soy/

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