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Here is what is in Dial soap: Sodium laureth sulfate, sodium chloride, glycerin, sorbitol and various dyes are some recurring ingredients in various Dial soap products.
https://www.reference.com/world-view/ingredients-dial-soap-251fb9a31ea5ab6e

Here is what is in Ivory soap:

The ingredients in Ivory soap include perfume, magnesium sulfate, sodium chloride, water, sodium tallowate, sodium cocoate, sodium palm kernelate and sodium silicates.
https://www.reference.com/world-view/ingredients-ivory-soap-10662e54eefe18fc

I, too, got contacts many years ago. I was told to use the Ivory, because it was pure soap (well, the closest to pure).

Note that Dial has Sodium laureth sulfate, which is a surfactant, a compound that, when combined with water, produces foam and dissolves oil or grease. That dissolving of oil (fat) is the topic of this particular thread and, if it helps to defeat the CV virus when it is on your body, it seems like a good idea to use it. Assuming that the leeches haven’t stripped the shelves bare of plain-Jane Dial (the orange/yellow bars), I’m getting some.