My frustration with going clean and organic is the price of everything. I feel like so many companies take advantage of the green phase many go through. Although I trip and stumble A LOT being organic and green has never really been a phase but more of a lifestyle I have incorporated since pretty much I began making my own life choices. I cloth diapered, I made my own diaper wipes, we have always recycled and over the last 6+ years we have been gardening and learning about eating clean foods from good local sources. So getting something as simple as a hand soap that is not full of disgusting chemicals would not seem like such a hard task compared to getting a decent crop of tomatoes. Let me tell you have I have tried many chemical-free brands and while nice they cost me too much to buy on a regular basis. At some point I saw a blurb about using Dr. Bronner’s to make hand soap somewhere and it was so simple I have not forgotten how.
I love Bronner’s I have used this brand for various needs over the last many years so I knew where to get it and some of the basics about it. I purchased Dr. Bronner Castile Soap in the Almond scent, from Target for $16.99, of course you can find it pretty much anywhere including several places online.
Here are the ingredients in the Almond –
Water, sponified organic coconut and organic olive oils (w/ retained glycerin), organic hemp oil, organic jojoba oil, natural bitter almond fragrance, sea salt, citric acid, and vitamin E.
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great idea! I had the same problems with soap. Nowadays I buy 'melt and pour' organic soap bases that I add my own herbs to. For $4.99 I can make up to 20 bars of soap! When my little one is older I might try making it from scratch, but for now I'm happy with this method. Now we can have foamy hand soap too!
Wow great price for 20. I have never heard of the melt and pour, would love to know where you find them. I just started using bar hair shampoo, I feel like it has added a thickness to my hair, would love to find a recipe for that as I am paying $4.50 per bar right now. Thank you for sharing sounds right up my alley.