Originally Posted by
Realist
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I looked for good natural soaps that didn't contain harmful nasty ingredients to make washing powder. I was somewhat stunned to find that most well known brands, including those you mention are all bad, even Dove !
It's actually very hard to find a soap with only good natural ingredients but you can find them here:
https://www.faithinnature.co.uk/depa...type=Soap+bars
The problem with all mainstream soap bars are the range of bad ingredients which will damage your health. The top 7 of those are:
1. Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate (SLS/SLES)
2. Dioxane
3. Parabens
4. Propylene glycol
5. Diethanolamine or DEA
6. Toluene
7. Triclosan
I would also avoid Talc, it is very unhealthy and Tetrasodium EDTA is a chelating agent that is made from formaldehyde and sodium cyanide.
Here are the ingredients in your favourite soaps. I'll highlight the baddies in bold.
Imperial Leather
Ingredients
Sodium Palmate, Aqua, Sodium Palm Kernelate,
Talc, Glycerin, Parfum, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Carbonate,
Sodium Laureth Sulfate,
Tetrasodium EDTA, Etidronic Acid, Coumarin, Eugenol, Linalool, Benzyl Benzoate, Geraniol, Citronellol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, CI 77891, CI 77220, CI 11680, CI 71105, CI 74260, CI 12490
Pears Transparent Soap
Ingredients
Aqua (Water), Sorbitol, Sodium Palm Kernelate, Sodium Rosinate, Glycerin, Sodium Palmate, Sodium Stearate, Propylene Glycol,
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, PEG-4,
Sodium Laurate, Alcohol, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Metabisulfite, Sodium Sulfate, Parfum (Perfume),
Tetrasodium Etidronate, Lauryl Alcohol,
Tetrasodium EDTA, BHT, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Salicylate, Cinnamal, Eugenol, Limonene, Linalool, Linalyl Acetate, CI 12490, CI 47005
Dove White Beauty Bar
Ingredients
Sodium Lauroyl Isethionate, Stearic Acid, Sodium Palmitate, Lauric Acid, Aqua, Sodium Isethionate, Sodium Stearate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Palm Kernelate, Glycerin, Parfum, Sodium chloride, Zinc Oxide,
Tetrasodium EDTA,
Tetrasodium Etidronate, Alumina, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Benzyl alcohol, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Citronellol, Coumarin, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Linalool, CI 77891
and so it goes on.
Interesting isn't it how powerful media advertising makes people think these soaps are all nice great luxury or "kind" products. They are very far from it imho.
The Faith In Nature products are all natural ingredients.
As I said. I make my own washing powder these days because the mainstream powder manufacturers changed their formulas to badly alkalinic ones which irritate and burn your skin.
A £1 bag of soap crystals plus 4 bars of grated Faith In Nature soap bars (2 rosemary, 2 lavender) make for a good batch of washing powder that is cheap, natural and not harmful.