Bar Soap Vs Liquid Soap � Are You Ready To Switch Back?

For baby-boomers and Gen-X people, do you remember that back in the day we used the bar soap for washing ourselves, from head to toe?

Then came shampoo and later, liquid soap, etc. One of the arguments for liquid soap is that bar soap contains harmful bacteria after it’s been used.

Well, you might be interested in what this article says:
https://gogreenhk.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/the-truth-bar-soap-vs-liquid-body-wash/

“… soap bars were inoculated with E. coli and P. aeruginosa bacteria at levels 70 times as high as those reported on used soap bars. Then, 16 people were told to wash their hands as usual with the inoculated bars.

“After washing, none of the 16 panelists had detectable levels of either test bacterium on their hands,” the researchers wrote. “These findings, along with other published reports, show that little hazard exists in routine handwashing with previously used soap bars and support the frequent use of soap and water for handwashing.”

So how can a bar of soap have bacteria on it and yet not spread germs? Simply, washing is a two step process. When you lather up the oil attracting end of the soap molecule picks up grease and oils on your skin. When you rinse, the water attracting end of the molecules follow the water, letting you rinse the soap molecules — and their attached impurities — away.

And I think we all know about the costs involved too:

This leads us to the next question “if liquid soaps provide no hygiene benefit, why have companies been so aggressive in marketing liquid body washes?” This article on US website DailyFinance may provide a clue. Their comparison showed bathing with the recommended amount (2 teaspoons) of Olay body wash cost HK$ 1.33 per wash while bathing with Ivory bar soap cost just over HK$ 0.09, providing a significant profit motive  for companies to get us to switch.

Another article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-chameides/chemical-marketplace-bar_b_2104678.html

So, if you are health and environmentally conscious (liquid soap = plastic bottles being thrown away) or if you are simple looking for a simpler and cost-effective product that does the job, you might want to switch back to the good old-fashioned, humble bar soap!

And we certainly have a great soap for you – one of our greatest selling product too!

Our ever-popular Orifera VCO soap is 100% natural and is also not tested on animals. It is “tested on humans” because we’ve had so many repeat orders from our supporters!

Since Nov 2012, we have sold more than 3000 bars!

Good for humans, good for dogs and cats too!

And for such a great soap, it’s only RM5 per bar.

To order: http://myanimalcare.org/gifts/

Source: http://myanimalcare.org/2015/11/08/bar-soap-vs-liquid-soap-a..

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