Topic: Dose anyone use bar soap anymore?



I don't go to bars.

Didn't know bars had soap ... at least not on the bar installed in my bathtub area !!!!

I don't use chocolate bars to soap.

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I love a good Dove bar of soap!

The charcoal soap bar are good for your skin kinda of a cleanse

I like Ivory soap.

Never stopped using normal, old-fashioned soap :D
I do have liquid soap too but for instance when you're hands are really dirty that doesn't do the trick well enough whereas normal soap does.

And these days more and more get into bars, but not necessarily the regular soap bars, but shampoo, conditioner, soap (different from the old-fashioned type) etc. etc.
All to do with getting rid of chemical crap and plastic bottles

I use soap to shave better than foam or gel cheaper to

Caffeine is not only great for the skin but also stimulates hair growth for those with thinning and balding. But if it stimulates hair growth on your head I would assume it also stimulates hair growth on your arms, legs, and back so people should proceed with caution. Coffee soap and shampoo is a great way to start your day.

Only about 7% of plastic is actually recycled so yes, many people are discovering shampoo and conditioner soap bars, or buying in aluminum bottles (75% of all aluminum ever produced is still being used, and it's more efficient to recycle) People are also buying refills for all kinds of stuff in pouches, some being biodegradable because they are made of plant based plastic. Other things include toothpaste tablets to get rid of toothpaste tubes, laundry detergent sheets, and you can even get some soaps and cleaners in concentrated tablet form which not only reduces the number of plastic containers, but also lessens the impact shipping has as most things are mostly water anyways.
Going green and shopping for plastic free options isn't just for tree hugging, Subaru driving,vegan lesbians anymore, more and more SUV driving soccer moms are getting into it too breaking the traditional stereo types.

What are you saying.

I'm saying the average person consumes about a credit card worth of plastic every week, we have islands of plastic floating in the ocean, I'm saying most of the plastic that gets put into the recycling bin they actually pay another country to take where it is then dumped and/or burned. Yes we have had a great 100+ year run with plastic, yes plastic is still useful for many things. But the way we use plastic and what we do with it should change. Plastic is made from petroleum, plastic gives off chemicals, plastic is not biodegradable, it can last thousands of years. For awhile people were on a better track, do you remember the milkman? They would bring you fresh bottles of milk and take the old bottles to be washed and reused. Pop bottles and some beer bottles did the same too, glass which is made of sand and can be recycled and reused without leaching chemicals into our bodies. They can make plastic out of plants that is biodegradable, but if it is biodegradable and starts to break down too soon I could see that doing a lot of harm, it's like when they told us to eat margarine instead of butter because it's made from plants it must be good for us, not true at all. The best thing for people to do is educate themselves and make wise decisions. Many other things are coming to light too, such as bamboo and hemp fabrics that have many advantages over traditional cotton and is much more sustainable to produce.

Now whether people are listening to what I'm saying, or not, that is another story in its self.

You're saying that you don't use any soap.

I do sometimes go to Farmer's markets where they sell bars of homemade soap. They typically don't wrap the soap in plastic.

I am not saying I don't use soap What do you think I'm one of those dirty Europeans who don't shower or use deodorant? I'm saying there alternatives to buying a plastic bottle full of body wash and having the bottle end up in a land fill or the ocean. I prefer bar soap anyways because you can feel the cleaning action. Buying from a local farm market can be good, but there are also other options such as looking at the packaging before buying something, or finding a local refillery that sells all natural, plastic free alternatives. Back in the day many people made their own soap, usually out of tallow rendered from animal fat. People are always looking for advancement, bigger better things, but now trends are going back to organic food, using more basic ingredients or even making their own soaps and cleaning supplies at home. I grew up with a garden in which we canned food, canning food has been on a decline for decades but now people are wanting to know where their food is from and how it was treated. Maybe people are too selfish or lazy to look for alternatives and say there are billions of other people in the world that use plastic bottles so why should I waste my time and money looking for something else? Well it's all got to start someplace, corporations love the packaging because it advertises their items, however it cost a lot of money to make and ship all that packaging. Wouldn't it make so much more sense to just ship the product to the stores in bulk and then distribute to customers in reusable packages?

I still like plain Ivory bar soap. Less expensive than other brands.

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Ivory is a pretty good choice, it's 99 44/100 pure,
whatever that means, and it floats so you don't lose it at the bottom of the bathtub! Ivory has been around for 150 yrs and has stood the test of time.

Dial Antibiotics for me.
I used Zest Aqua for years but this time I purchased Dial Antibiotics.
I like it.

Dove brand Men+Care Extra Fresh scent.