Do you ever feel like everything that you like is bad for you? I love a good lathery clean-scented bath soap. But I've learned that the same detergents, chemicals, petroleum products, and synthetic fragrances that make for good clean fun are also bad for the environment. Detergents and chemicals can harm aquatic life ... and we all know that we should use fewer petroleum products.
A while back I received a gift of natural soap from Simply Soap (http://www.simplysoap.com). These soaps are made by a woman named Carol Ochs. And boy, can she make soap! I received the sweet sandalwood bar and it was downright addicting!
I finally found her website again today and ordered a few of her soaps ... Sweet Sandalwood, Blue Cypress, and La Luna. The ingredients of the Blue Cypress are: palm kernel oil, coconut oil, olive oil, distilled watter, lye, castor oil, avocado oil, essential oils, mineral colorants, and ground mint leaves ... not a cocamidopropyl betaine or sodium lauryl sulfate in the bunch!
I know it's just a tiny step, but my goal is 52 steps this year, one each week, which by the end of the year, should add up to a much greener lifestyle for my family.
Happy New Year!
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