Guest Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 I don't think so! I've never found anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Oh dear *begins to regret choosing this month to "go more green"* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 This is the only soap my skin can bear www.skye-soap.co.uk There's a company called Beelief where I buy handcreams, hayfever remedies, shampoo etc. It's wonderful stuff www.beelief.co.uk And I get bath salts from Pringle & Fairweather - made locally and no website yet, but it's coming I'm told. Also, I found a company at a local show who make the most amazing barrier cream with goats milk. I always used to wear gardening gloves because my skin is so sensitive, but this stuff makes them redundant - the gloves I mean. www.natural-skin-care.com No animal testing by any of the above. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 There are lots of lovely things you can have though, you just can't usually go into a green shop. Green People are quite local to us (in Sussex) and you can mail order from them. Boots sell some products called 'Naked' but actually they're without nasty chemicals. Sadly I don't know of any green shops near us that we can walk into. On reflection, that might be a good thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 I love Green People products - I use their Aloe shampoo and conditioner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Me too! After trying a few, I have settled on the Vitamin range - shower gel, shampoo and conditioner. I also use their handcream and face creams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lailapet Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 I used to be a mystery shopper when I lived in Hastings. Often it was McDonalds, but also the BHS Restaurant, pretending to want to buy a computer in PC World, checking out the post offices and banks etc etc. Can't remember the agency I had signed up with. Now at work I hate it when we get mystery shoppers but that's because we have a special routine we have to go through and it sounds far from natural... Lush is a very smelly shop. My daughter used to love it when we had to wait for a train at Victoria. I'd by a bath bomb or two and she always ended up with a free sample of something or other. We're luckily not affected by eczema etc in our family, but now I'm glad we never used it very often. Sophia's dad is very green and knows an awful lot about harmful chemicals (he's a chemist who used to work for a homoeopathic pharmacy) so I hope he never finds out his daughter used those Lush products Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted June 20, 2007 Author Share Posted June 20, 2007 Blimey I only buy them because I like the smell - I had no idea they were full of harmful chemicals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Like the Body Shop, they like to make out that they're natural/good for you, but are, in fact, full of harmful cak. ost Body Shop products also have SLS in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted June 20, 2007 Author Share Posted June 20, 2007 Hmmmmmmmm Not sure if it will make any difference to my smellies obsession to be honest. I would still rather use a Lush bath bomb than eat in McDonalds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Try making your own bath bombs - Lesley makes lovely ones. Lauren gave some to Rosie for her birthday and she loves them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lailapet Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Hmm, I admit I hardly ever ate what I bought in McDonalds as a mystery shopper. I had to evaluate the service, cleanliness etc... Sometimes I took it home for the other half to eat. And the tasks were always voluntary, so I could decline. How do you make your own bath bombs then? I love essential oils and expect you'd use some along with baking soda or something like that? Am very intrigued despite the fact that I don't even have a bathtub - they seem to have gone out of fashion here in Denmark. Laila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 How do you make your own bath bombs then? Laila Have a look ...here... Lailapet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lailapet Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Wow! Thanks Egluntine! I now know what I'll be giving everybody for Christmas - and I'll add one of those workshops to my wish list for my birthday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Kate pointed me in the direction of www.thesoapkitchen.co.uk - that's where I bought the moulds and ingredients. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Wow! Thanks Egluntine! I now know what I'll be giving everybody for Christmas - and I'll add one of those workshops to my wish list for my birthday. You are welcome. It looks like a fun way of making special gifts....and occupying your children usefully on a rainy afternoon. Could I borrow someone's daughter please....aged about nine. My daughter is grown up and has flown the nest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 You're most welcome to borrow Rosie Egluntine; she's 9 and loves making things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina C Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Come back to me in three years - you can borrow Layla. And I will go off walking. I am a bit late on this topic but I'm afraid I gag whenever I walk past a Lush shop - it smells like chemicals to me! But I am averse to anything too smelly except real flowers, especially lilies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 I don't find the smell at Lush a problem - strong but not a problem...... but I can't walk past any perfume counter or the washing powder aisle in a supermarket - my eyes stream, I can't stop sneezing and get a splitting headache. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChicken04x Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 can someone please explain what a mistery shopper is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy-Mama Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Ginette wrote: Disappointingly the soaps are all full of SLS and SLeS, so I don't buy them. Can anyone tell me what SLS and SLeS are? I know I a allergic to a lot of soaps but don't know why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 SLS is Sodium Laural Sulphate and SLes is Sodium Laureth Sulphate I think Both commonly used as the soap base for liquid and solid cleaning products it is the bit that makes it foam It is used in other ares of life in more concentrated forms because of the action it has on Proteins Some people are very sensitive to it and it can cause lots of skin problems but not all skin problems will be caused by this A mystery shopper is someone who goes into a shop or resteraunt/hairdressers etc as a normal customer but will report back what they see when in there and what they are looking for will depend on who is running the survey ie it could be the parent company looking for customer service and helpfullness of the staff or it could be a food critic who writes for the local paper etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy-Mama Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Thanks Louise, think I'll just stick with the soaps & cream the Dr gave me. Will check the things that I had problems with though to see if they have the SLS or SLeS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 It could also be preservative and perfumes Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 What soaps and creams were you given JenJen? I buy my soaps from the Soapshed now but there are lots of natural soaps available made from olive oil and herbs/essential oils. The Green People also sell natural and organic soaps, including some specially for really sensitive skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
