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Have kept meaning to come back to this thread, but been too busy.  I was wondering whether those people who ordered toothpaste or shampoo from Green people liked them?  Hope so! - I was only meaning to vouch for the Toms toothpaste - can't use most of the other chemical-free ones as they tend to contain citrus & I'm allergic to that too  ::).

Have recently been trailing round the shops looking for a new shampoo for R - it's got so that I can't bear him to be using a chemical one.  He didn't like the smells of the Faith in Nature ones & doesn't like Simple soap so he wouldn't try their shampoo! - finally we found him one made by Duchy originals.  It's lime & bergamot - sounds nice, & even though it has lime in it, it was the only one in any of the supermarkets I could go anywhere near.  Cost a small fortune though - maybe we should start growing our own food too!!

Robert, sorry to hear about your wife's reaction to the make-up - that must have been an awful thing to happen at your wedding.  Does she have MCS?  It does effect some people's skin, though I think for most people it's the chemical smell which is a problem.  The website http://www.chemicalfree.co.uk/ is quite interesting, & has some useful links.

And let's not get started on washing powder.....

I did buy a book on making soap. Also a number of herb books have recipes for shampoos (well hair rinses). Think vinegar was mentioned by someone for hair washing.

Triclosan, the stuff in colgate's total, isn't nice stuff either, I believe. Think genes play a part in how good your teeth are (even if they are kept meticulously clean, etc, they can still be "bad").

My grandmother used to talk about adding vinegar to the last rinse, makes hair shiny apparently. 

Did you ever make the soap, Multiveg?  Is it relatively easy... or fiddly?
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Quote from: Dominique on November 28, 2005, 17:15:50
My grandmother used to talk about adding vinegar to the last rinse, makes hair shiny apparently. 

Did you ever make the soap, Multiveg?  Is it relatively easy... or fiddly?
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Aceeeeeeed closes the follicles thus making your hair appear shinier.  Vinegar stinks though so I would have thought lemon juice would be better - also bleaches  in the sun.

Haven't made soap yet.

I can't use some hair products coz the smells make me go dizzy like just before I am going to have a seizure.  (never tested them far enough to see if I do though)  I don't have aerosols in the house either as the propellant does the same.

Quote from: Dominique on November 28, 2005, 13:39:35
Yes, I do. I can recommend both.   I've also bought from them a soap that can be used as shampoo and it's great.  All of it was expensive but it seems to last for ages.

Instead of washing powder I have the 'washing balls' from Lakeland,  you can also get something similar from Ecozone but I never tried it - ran out of money!   ;D

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Thanks, Dominique - I'll have a look at the shampoo on their site - still looking for one I can use.

Be careful where you get your washing balls from though - some of them are chemical-free but others have little pellets full of chemical powder in them, which are not so good for you.

I've just re-read this thread & realised I never said where I get most of my chemical-free products from:  http://www.naturalcollection.com.  They sell cleaning products/toiletries from Clear Spring/Faith in Nature, Bio-D, Jason, etc - also things like clothes made with organic cotton & hemp & lots of other eco-friendly bits & pieces.

After reading that article and following the link to the ecologist magazine I got a bit worried. Have chucked out my colgate and bought some toothpaste from Neal's Yard remedies. Also got some lovely soap and some shower gel from there. Once finished with current facial cleanser and moisturiser I will be replacing with Neal's yard stuff too  :)

Bought Ecover washing up liquid and washing liquid too. The washing liquid certainly smells nicer than my old stuff!