Here are some details about different soap brands, their ingredients, and their positive and negative aspects:
- Sustainable Soap and Personal Care Brands:
- Dr. Bronner’s Pure Castile Bar Soap Variety Pack: made with organic oils and free of synthetic preservatives and detergents. The soap bars come in six scents: Almond, Lavender, Citrus, Peppermint, Rose, and Unscented. All the soaps are fully biodegradable, so they do not leave forever chemicals that pollute local water supplies and the environment.
- Blueland: offers a range of cleaning products, including hand soap, that come in tablet form. You add water to the tablet to create the soap. The packaging is plastic-free and refillable.
- Soapply: all products are made from natural ingredients and free of parabens, sulfates, artificial colorants, and added fragrances. The soap is delivered in recycled glass that can be refilled, reused, and eventually recycled. Every 8-ounce Soapply purchase helps fund efforts to ensure that everyone has access to water, sanitation, and hygiene products.
- Gimme the Good Stuff:
- Beautycounter Hand & Body Bar Soaps: handmade soaps crafted from food-grade olive, palm, coconut, sweet almond and castor oils, natural clays, goat’s milk, honey, herbs, grains, and natural pigments, and scented with only pure essential oils. They contain no synthetic ingredients, no phthalates, no chemicals of any kind.
- Dr. Bronner’s: made with organic and fair-trade ingredients, including coconut oil, olive oil, and hemp oil. The soap is free of synthetic preservatives, detergents, and foaming agents.
- Cosmopolitan:
- African cocoa butter, shea butter, and activated charcoal are the trio of ingredients in the Shea Moisture African Black Soap Bar Soap. It is gentle on the skin and helps to soothe and moisturize.
- Dove Beauty Bar: contains moisturizing cream and is gentle on the skin. It is free of sulfates and parabens.
- Tree To Tub:
- Tree To Tub Soapberry for Body: made with organic soapberries, which are naturally antibacterial and anti-inflammatory. The soap is free of sulfates, parabens, and synthetic fragrances.
- O Naturals 6-Piece Black Soap Bar Collection: made with natural and organic ingredients, including activated charcoal, shea butter, and olive oil. The soap is free of sulfates, parabens, and synthetic fragrances.
- Verywell Health:
- Dr. Bronner’s: made with organic and fair-trade ingredients, including coconut oil, olive oil, and hemp oil. The soap is free of synthetic preservatives, detergents, and foaming agents.
- Kiss My Face Olive Oil Bar Soap: made with natural and organic ingredients, including olive oil, aloe vera, and chamomile. The soap is free of sulfates, parabens, and synthetic fragrances.
- Positive aspects of natural and organic soap brands:
- Made with natural and organic ingredients that are gentle on the skin.
- Free of sulfates, parabens, synthetic fragrances, and other harmful chemicals.
- Sustainable packaging that is plastic-free and refillable.
- Biodegradable and eco-friendly.
- Some brands donate a portion of their profits to charitable causes.
- Negative aspects of some soap brands:
- Some soap brands contain harmful chemicals, such as triclosan, phthalates, and parabens.
- Synthetic fragrances can cause skin irritation and allergic reactions.
- Some soap brands use plastic packaging that is not recyclable.
- Some soap brands are not cruelty-free.
