Comments on: Vegetarian soap

By: Janet

Janet — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:37:10 +0000

want to try the neolia olive oil soap..I use only neutragena soap on face and have given up all shampoo’s and use Kirks castile..try it..leaves your hair squeaky clean..then you can use conditioner if you wish..I started using Kirks 50 yrs ago when washing my horses for show..made white tails like snow..great on dogs also..better then all the comersial stuff you buy for pets..

By: JO

JO — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:48:54 +0000

I make my own all natural, plant derived soaps. You need to be careful when purchasing from larger companies…such as LUSH which uses strong detergents in their soaps.

By: Irene Barber

Irene Barber — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:45:10 +0000

Betty Grove says that Superdrug PURE soap can be bought at an of the shops. Unfortunately that is not quite true as it is not stocked by my local shop in Farnworth, which means I have to travel to Bolton to get supplies. Because of this I buy around 20 bars at a time which can be pretty heavy to carry to the bus stop or car park for someone of my age, 78. I have used it for years as I am allergic to perfume and Lanolin. I suffered from very sore skin but that problem has been solved with PURE soap and an abosute ban on fabric softeners. Unfortunately softener has now been added to my favourite ACDO soap powder so I will have to lookfor an alternative which is a nuisance. Perhaps Superdrug will take up my cause and supply my local shop.

By: Katherine

Katherine — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:36:51 +0000

Green Pergola makes excellent soap that is vegetarian friendly. No animal products and they appear to be a pretty “green” company.

My husband loves the garden gate soap and now won’t use anything else. We buy them online at http://www.greenpergola.com

By: Visionaerie B

Visionaerie B — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 04:49:47 +0000

I think that Osco-Jewel sells Neolia soap. I’d like to give it a try, but I do like and mostly use Kiss My Face (olive aloe). But remember that if you let it soak too much, it will turn to mush. You might also want to try some of the tea tree oil soaps, which are great for skin conditions. Thursday Plantation and Desert Essence make some good ones. The smell is a bit funky (paint or stinky washcloth?) but I find it to be refreshing once you get used to it. Finally, it may be best of all to just find a local soap maker and then you can be sure of the ingredients — or try making your own!

By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 19:14:55 +0000

I like Kiss My Face but also recently started using Kirk’s Castile (www.kirksnatural.com). No animal products or animal testing. I buy it at King Soopers.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 17:14:13 +0000

LUSH also makes a lot of vegan soaps, shampoos, shower gels, bath products, etc.

By: Bridget

Bridget — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 15:15:21 +0000

How about Jason products, they claim to be organic but are they truly?? Has anyone tried this line, let me know what you think or how it worked for you.

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 18:19:16 +0000

Kiss My Face contains SALT which is a skin irritant and eye irritant listed on its MSDS spec sheet. You can find basic organic soaps online, but they are often irritating too, because finding the correct formula to remove all lye in natural saponified soap is tough. The ONLY soap I buy now is by Organic Soap and Spa - has about 100 products online at http://www.OrganicSoapAndSpa.com. They are natural vegetable based soap that is then double and triple processed for extra moisturizing and essential oils added. When these are added to the regular ’soap making’ process the oils are chemically changed and lose much of the reason you would want them in the first place. Its a chemical reaction, for heavens sake. So, you have to have them added after the saponification process. This is labor intensive, and most ‘natural’ soaps stop after the initial ’soap making’ part. There is a HUGE difference.

By: Holly

Holly — Thu, 18 May 2006 19:56:31 +0000

Aloha Everyone,
I make natural, vegan soaps here in Hawaii. Check out my new website at: http://www.bubbleshackhawaii.com

Thanks for looking!
Holly

By: Diona

Diona — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:07:29 +0000

I make 100% vegetable oil soaps and have several psoriasis/eczema/chemotherapy patients who are long time customers. They keep coming back, so I feel confident that something good is happening for them. I specialize in moisturizing combinations that appeal to both men and women. http://www.ozarksoaps.com

By: nancy

nancy — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 16:04:49 +0000

Hi I saw Neolia and i was excited… but after getting a box, i found out that Neolia has the same ingredients as any other soap bar out there. Except the fact that olive oil is used instead of animal fat. neolia still contains bleaching agents, fragrance and other synthetic harsh ingredients. If you dont belive me, pick up a box and compare it to other soaps. its all the same. Stick to kiss my face in my opinion

By: Greg Sparks

Greg Sparks — Fri, 16 Sep 2005 17:46:38 +0000

All natural, all vegetable , olive oil based, biodegradable and phosphate-freee soap is available at http://www.lakesoap.com. Great for sensitive skin.There are 21 kinds. Long Lasting and exceptionally mild. ABSOLUTELY no animal products.

By: Betty Grove

Betty Grove — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 00:21:38 +0000

I am desperate!
Where may I buy Neolia bar soap as of 9-1-05. I just found it five months ago, and now it is not available at my local Wal-Mart. It is the ONLY bath soap that did not add to my eczema in the past in five years. For some reason, the Neolia shower gel activates the eczems; the bar soap does not.

By: Reggie

Reggie — Wed, 22 Jun 2005 14:55:53 +0000

A good soap for people with sensitive hands is Superdrug Pure. It’s unperfumed, and you can buy it from any Superdrug shop in the United Kingdom.