Via The Telegraph By Gavin Haines Every day millions of bars of soap and half-used bottles of shampoo are discarded in hotel shower trays around the world; abandoned by guests who didn’t stay long enough to use them up. Many of these toiletries are scooped up by chambermaids, thrown into bin bags and sent off to landfill sites, which is a disaster for the environment and a social travesty given that many people around the world are going without proper...

Via Sierra Club By Bob Schildgen Hey Mr. Green, What are your thoughts about bathroom habits and being kind to Mother Earth? Is there a right amount of time to spend in the shower to save water? Temperature of the water? Straight razors versus disposable? —Chris in Peoria, Illinois I grew up with a minimum-flush policy, based on the well-known proverb “If it’s yellow, let it mellow. If it’s brown, flush it down.” I continue to follow this tradition and strongly...

Via: North Texas Daily What started as a small hobby has become a full-blown business and a full-time job for Kimberly Bien. “That hobby left a gift-giving [reward] and demand for [products].” Bien said. It was not until September of this year that her business, Salted Sanctuary Soap, expanded into a store in Denton after 10 long years of hard work and dedication. Bien began her hobby of soap-making when she started creating her own skincare products because of the...

Via Azo Materials In the soap industry, the preparation of the final product involves many chemical reactions. In these industries, a high control of reactions forms a key part of the quality control mission to guarantee the non-invasity of the end product on the human skin. There are various soaps that also contain additives as dyes or fragrances that should enhance the commercialized result. Yet, these additives could play a role in chemical reactions and their presence in the final...

Via It Takes Time By Andrea Fabry When you invest in a bar of natural soap, you may pay more in the short run, but more than likely you will benefit in the long term with softer skin. Your overall health will benefit as well since more than 60 percent of anything we put on our skin is absorbed into the body. (Chemicals found in personal care products are now being linked to breast cancer, birth defects, infertility and more.) Learn...