All Natural Liquid Soap

Anti-bacterial equals Anti-health

Do you choose your liquid soap based on scent or which design matches your bathroom décor? Well, you may be getting a lot more than you bargained for. Traditional soap contains perfumes, dyes, mineral oil and other petroleum-based chemicals that clog pores, irritate, and dry skin.

76% of liquid soaps and 30% of bar soaps now contain anti-bacterials. Many people pick up anti-bacterial soaps without even realizing it. Others choose anti-bacterial soaps and cleaners because advertising implies that using them will help protect your family against colds and flus. But colds and flus are viruses, and anti-bacterials have no effect on them at all. In fact, anti-bacterials soaps and cleaners are an unhealthy choice for several reasons.

In addition to being unnecessary, they expose us to harmful chemicals. A commonly used anti-bacterial chemical is triclosan, a suspected immunotoxicant and a suspected skin or sense organ toxicant. Triclosan creates dioxin, a carcinogen, as a by-product. A Swedish study found high levels of this bactericide in human breast milk.

Not all bacteria make people sick. Some are beneficial. Anti-bacterial soaps and cleaners kill both beneficial and harmful bacteria. By killing the beneficial ones, they actually leave us more vulnerable to the harmful
ones we encounter. Children especially need exposure to some germs, to develop their immune systems.

Scientists are concerned that the widespread use of anti-bacterials contributes to the development of resistant bacteria, ie bacterial that will only be killed by different or stronger doses of chemicals. So when we need to kill harmful bacteria, like strep, staph and e-coli, it will be more difficult.

Our Liquid Soap is a 100% castile soap, completely vegetable based, without perfumes, dyes, or harsh preserving agents. It’s created without animal tallow, traditionally used in the manufacture of most soaps.

Safe enough even for those consumers with environmental sensitivities.

Ingredients: WATER, POTASSIUM SOAP (DERIVED FROM SOYA, CANOLA, CORN, AND COTTON SEED).