Tip of the Day: Go back to the bar
Bar soap that is.
When did bar soaps disappear? All of a sudden, it seemed that we were all using liquid hand and shower soaps and bars were gone bye-bye.
Well, there are many reasons to give bar soap a second chance. Bar soap creates less packaging waste and is often packaged in a paper wrap, rather than plastic. Bar soap is also less expensive per use than liquid soap.
In addition, bar soaps are safer for you. In the Skin Deep safety database, overall, most bar soaps rate as low hazard. Even the most hazardous bar soap only goes up to the moderate score of 6 on their hazard scale. However, if you take a look at the liquid soaps, many of them rate in the high hazard category.
And as far as sharing, there's no need to worry about cross-contamination, according to this New York Times Q & A.
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