Comments on: Exfoliating Soap is Full of Plastic. Seriously.

By: BLG

BLG — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:18:35 +0000

OY to the typos. 🙁

By: BLG

BLG — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:17:11 +0000

As an alternative (I don’t use soap on my face anyway, haven’t for years), a derma facial cloth works wonders. Obviously, it lasts longer than a bar of soap. The only problem with it is it does pick up lint and stuff and after a wash, I find myself picking out the lint and other things it picked up in the waster & dryer. Don’t know how to get around that but I figure if it’s picking up all that, it’s certainly picking up the stuff off all the stuff like dead cells off of my face/neck. It first came out in Europe. I bought a pack and that’s one of the best skin care items I have, hands down.

By: BLG

BLG — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:12:08 +0000

Wow! Imagine rubbing my face with plastic.

By: David Harmon

David Harmon — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:27:57 +0000

I use Lava soap in the shower. This might be too rough for some people (it’s a pumice soap, marketed for mechanics and the like), but I don’t have any problems with it, while I find many soaps (such as Ivory) too drying, and others (Dial, Lifebuoy, etc) leave me feeling like they left some sort of coating on my skin.

By: Shell

Shell — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:21:29 +0000

I have to say I’m quite shocked that those exfoliants would contain plastic. I’m glad I don’t use any of them. Personally, I’ve been using St. Ives Apricot Scrub for years now and it’s great and affordable. My only issue with using organic, natural scrubs is that I could not use them before they expire so I only use them every now and again. I prefer the ones from Lush.

By: drcharles

drcharles — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:05:19 +0000

Thanks for the additional comments, they add more good info to a broad topic.

By: agnes

agnes — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:04:22 +0000

>>I’m actually thinking now that one of those whirling face brushes or buzzing scrubbers with the disposable soaped abrasion pads might be the way to go. They’re still not as convenient, but it seems like a good compromise.

They create even more waste!

By: Doc Gurley

Doc Gurley — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:29:47 +0000

Great article! I had no clue – and my teen daughters buy TONS of exfoliants. We’ll be checking labels (or making our own) from now on…

By: Wren

Wren — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:28:35 +0000

I really had no idea there was microscopic plastic beads in some soaps. I’m appalled. Really. I’ve made note of that list of offenders and will no longer use any of their products — and I’m going to tell them why, too.

All that plastic is, of course, bad for the Earth. But it’s also bad for US. I wonder how many of the cancers and autoimmune diseases (the latter of which I read recently are more widespread than they were 20 years ago) are triggered or caused by these plastics because, eventually, we consume them too.

By: emmy

emmy — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:52:36 +0000

I’ve used St. Ives since college and like it. It isn’t pricey, and may in fact be less pricey than other brands, but it comes sold in a plastic tube. Maybe I can offset this indiscretion by using re-usable bags when I shop. Trader Joe’s gives you prizes for re-using bags.