Re: Is this Castile Soap okay as a body wash?

[Guest guest]

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> Hi Bee,

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> Could you please tell me if this Castile Soap is okay as a body wash?

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http://www.iherb.com/Dr-Woods-Pure-Almond-Castile-Soap-32-fl-oz-944-ml/12672?at=\

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> Ingredients :

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> Water, Saponified Coconut, Hemp & Olive Oils with retained Glycerin, Vitamin E

Oil (Tocopheryl Acetate), Bitter Almond Oil, Sea Salt, Citric Acid, Rosemary

(Rosmarinus Officinalis) Extract.

+++Hi Adri,

Products that contain glycerin need to be avoided, since it absorbs moisture

from the skin and is very sticky so it is hard to wash off.

I found an excellent bar soap at the health store this week, and found it is

also available on iHerb so I added it this morning - see Kiss My Face Bar Soap

on this page:

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/resource/iherb.php

A friend of mine said she used an olive oil bar soap that worked great for

cleaning teeth, but she didn't know the brand. I found it at the health store

and used it to brush my teeth and my friend was right. It is just as good as

baking soda.

This is the most natural bar soap I've seen, and it has no fragrance or

essential oil, which wouldn't be good to use on your teeth.

I tried to saw off a piece using a serrated knife, but it was difficult. I put

a piece of it in a little dish in my bathroom so I just wet my toothbrush and

rub it across the bar.

If you haven't ordered from iHerb before it helps me if you give them my Rewards

Number, and you'll also get $5.00 off your first order. Also, before February

28th I get more commission even if you've ordered from them before, when you

give them my Rewards Number.

All the best, Bee

[Guest guest]

> >

> > Hi Bee,

> >

> > Could you please tell me if this Castile Soap is okay as a body wash?

> >

> >

http://www.iherb.com/Dr-Woods-Pure-Almond-Castile-Soap-32-fl-oz-944-ml/12672?at=\

0

> >

> > Ingredients :

> >

> > Water, Saponified Coconut, Hemp & Olive Oils with retained Glycerin, Vitamin

E Oil (Tocopheryl Acetate), Bitter Almond Oil, Sea Salt, Citric Acid, Rosemary

(Rosmarinus Officinalis) Extract.

>

> +++Hi Adri,

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> Products that contain glycerin need to be avoided, since it absorbs moisture

from the skin and is very sticky so it is hard to wash off.

>

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@@ Hi Bee & Adri,

Perhaps Bee is thinking of glycerin in supermarket, synthetic soaps.

Glycerin in natural soap removes just enough oils to cleanse, but

does not completely strip away all the oils present on the skin or in the hair.

It cleanses in a naturally balanced way.

However, Glycerin in synthetic soaps do not contain this natural glycerin (and

other nutrients) like a natural soap does. Thus, synthetic glycerin,

manufactured in the lab is what is used.

Unfortunately, Glycerin in synthetic soaps, on the other hand, also acts as an

irritant by stripping away too much oil and in effect being too strong of a

cleanser. It is not a naturally balanced cleanser.

Therefore, if the soap(glycerin) is naturally occurring or w/Retained Glycerin

as is in the Castile Soap, it should be fine to use.

The subject of glycerin has been researched & discussed on the group in the

past. To read more on this discussion, info sources and response .. see the

link below :

/message/75598

Hope this Helped,

Ed

group moderator

[Guest guest]

So from what Ed wrote the naturally occurring glycerin, from coconut, in Kirk's

castile soap is OK.

http://www.kirksnatural.com/barsoap.html

wash on, wash off

[Guest guest]

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> So from what Ed wrote the naturally occurring glycerin, from coconut, in

Kirk's castile soap is OK.

> http://www.kirksnatural.com/barsoap.html

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> wash on, wash off

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@@ Hi ,

Kirk's castile soap is a different brand from the one I responded to yesterday.

Nonetheless, the Kirk's castile soap is fine to use. Since it is a natural soap

made from whole oils/fat i.e coconut oil, which has natural occurring glycerin.

Kirk's castile soap - history & ingredients

http://tinyurl.com/6bsyly4

Natural occurring glycerin attracts moisture and retains moisture in the skin,

unlike synthetic which does the opposite.

Enjoy,

Ed

group moderator

[Guest guest]

Thank you both for your response.

Bee, I'm currently using the Fiji coconut oil bar soap from your recommended

product list and it's a good soap, next time I will try the Kiss My Face Bar

Soap.

I created my iherb account before being part of this group and I tried to

recreate an account to enter your reward number but unfortunately it didn't

worked.

Ed, I made researches about retained glycerin after I read Bee's response and I

agree with you, I will try this soap as a body wash and if it's too harsh I will

use it as a hand wash.

Once again thank you both,

All the best, Adri.