Image by Bar soap is cheaper, friendlier on the environment and uses less packaging. You don't need to buy or package bar soap in a plastic container.
Instead of shower gel, switch back to bar soap and an old-fashioned facecloth!
Bar soap is cheaper, friendlier on the environment and uses less packaging. You don't need to buy or package bar soap in a plastic container.
Instead of shower gel, switch back to bar soap and an old-fashioned facecloth!
Too easy!
in July 2008
check out the company Pure and Natural. I read their information and had to buy the bars of soap
in August 2008
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in August 2008
In India we get herbal handmade soaps, made by village groups.
in October 2008
Swarnalatha B. says: In India we get herbal handmade soaps, made by village groups.
We can get those in New Zealand too, from Trade Aid (fair trade) stores. Helps the environment and the people!
I make my own soap. It's not really scary at all :) You can start with a soap-making kit until you get the hang of it, then start making your own with the basic ingredients. I love that I can put only fragrances I want in there - essential oils only!
in March 2009
Keep soap cakes dry to extend their life.
Don't leave them lying in a puddle or they get soggy.
in April 2009
This highlights the futility of it all, with 40 people all so willing to take the plunge and use bar soap, big deal. You all think every little bit counts, but most of the actions can be likened to taking a cup of water to the Victorian bush fires, or using a thimble to bail the Titanic, while our so called leaders are poring petrol on the flames or steering the ship towards deeper water and more ice burgs.
Until the criminals and con men 'at the top' start telling the truth and acting in a way that could be remotely considered helpful to future generations all our efforts are futile.
For example we have a 1-2 kilometer passing lane being built just out of Waikanae at the moment, how many plastic bags worth oil is being pumped into the environment just in the building of this new stretch of road?
When PEAK OIL may will see the end of private transport and our 'custom' of hauling a 1/4 ton of steel around every time we go shopping.
I look at this massive waste of energy and effort as an attack on us all, how many gardens could have been built on the Kapiti Coast with all this energy?
So yeah keep using the soap, they say cleanliness is close to godliness, so at least we will be clean when we meet our maker )
Sorry folks put passive resistance will not save the day.
As Doug Woolerton said in one of the most truthful replies I've ever had from a politician "We are not in good shape world wide are we" http://oilcrash.com/images/you_tube/woolertn.htm
in May 2009
Who cleans your shower? Bar soap leaves a scum while liquid washes off. Also, bar soap is caustic (alkali), liquid soap is more neutral and skin is acidic.
in October 2009
We use Linden Leaves no mess in the shower & no nasty chemicals
in August 2010
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