Comments on: Bar soap … an ecological choice?

By: Brandy

Brandy — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:05:28 +0000

A forums friend of mine made me some goat milk soap from her very own goat last year that I LOVE.

I will be very sad when my bars run out since she has no milkers right now.

I love it. Leaves us soft and it’s so gentle for Isabel’s skin. But I don’t use it outside the bath/shower. It’s special

For hand soap in bathroom we use Mrs. Myers soap in yummy Baby Blossom.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:17:12 +0000

LOL…I switched to liquid soap because we tend to use less of it. I know that sounds odd, but we seriously wash just as much, but use less. Reason being…I can’t stand icky soap bottles or icky soap. So I tend to “wash off” the soap too often with bar soap, and well, that just wastes the soap faster…lol. With bottled soap I can wash the bottle often and keep it gunk free without wasting soap.

I have thought often about making my own liquid soap though, just haven’t ventured into that just yet.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:08:59 +0000

oh my goodness, I love method products. I actually reuse the handsoap bottles though; I buy the huge refills and refill my bottles I looooove handmade bar soap for the shower though. Bar soap is hard for potty-going kids to use by themselves, so we use liquid soap for handwashing.

By: kim

kim — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:28:47 +0000

LOL - I don’t think *soap* can be dirty. I mean maybe the immediate surface, but as soon as you scrub a little bit, that first layer is gone anyways …

By: wordygirl

wordygirl — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:09:13 +0000

Yeah, I get a little wigged out by having a bar of soap sitting there, collecting germs … and hair … and heaven knows what else. It may not *actually* be any dirtier, but that’s my perception, so I just can’t stomach it.

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:03:49 +0000

I agree - I like bar soaps although I find sometimes they can be drying for me. Isn’t the other reason people moved away from bars the germ factor? Although not such a huge issue in a private home unless someone is sick, for example…