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What's actually in your soap.

31 pieces on ingredients, labels and the things the front of the bottle doesn't tell you.

A bottle of Pura Vitalia castile soap beside olive branches Latest · Sep 12, 2026 · 5 min read Is Castile Soap Safe? For Body, Face, Hair and Kids How to use castile soap safely on your body, face and hair, and for children and sensitive skin. Quick directions, the pH facts, and what we leave out of the bottle. Read it
The Dirty Secret in Your Supposed "Clean" Soap Aug 26, 2025 · 3 min read The Dirty Secret in Your Supposed "Clean" Soap Lots of the "clean" personal care products you see every day are actually hiding harmful chemicals. This blog post uncovers three of the worst... Read it Natural Skin & Gut Health May 15, 2025 · 4 min read Castile Soap: The All-Natural Solution for Skin & Gut Health Dry, itchy skin from eczema can make daily life frustrating. Harsh soaps often strip moisture, worsening irritation. But what if a single product could... Read it best soap for leaky gut May 15, 2025 · 4 min read Leaky Gut and Your Skin: How Chemicals in Soap Could Be a Trigger Is your eczema stubborn, red, and full of sudden flare-ups? Your everyday soap may be silently inflicting damage on your gut and skin. Harsh... Read it Tetrasodium EDTA in Soap May 13, 2025 · 6 min read Tetrasodium EDTA in Soap: Is It Safe? Supposedly, it's all about the soap cleaning your skin, but what if it were to have such properties as to secretly poison your gut?... Read it Is Your Soap Using PEG Compounds? May 13, 2025 · 4 min read Is Your Soap Using PEG Compounds? Smelling bright and appearing clean, your soap allegedly does a good job of cleaning your skin. However, could it secretly harm health? Many soaps... Read it Is Your Soap Hiding Formaldehyde Releasers? May 13, 2025 · 6 min read Is Your Soap Hiding Formaldehyde Releasers? You trust your soap to cleanse your skin, dishes, and home. But what if your soap is subtly exposing you to formaldehyde, a skin... Read it Commercial Soaps May 13, 2025 · 4 min read Hidden Dangers in Commercial Soaps: Are You Absorbing Toxins? Commercial soaps often hide synthetic chemicals that absorb into your skin. Some of these ingredients are known skin allergens, and others are being studied... Read it Hormone Disruptors in Everyday Products May 9, 2025 · 5 min read Hormone Disruptors in Everyday Products Many everyday soaps and cosmetics contain endocrine disruptors- chemicals that disturb the balance of hormones and harm one's health. Research has also associated these... Read it SLS Free Soap for sensitive skin May 7, 2025 · 4 min read Why SLS-Free Soap is the Best Choice for Sensitive Skin Dry, itchy skin, hormonal headaches, or eczema flare-ups making you miserable? Your soap might be to blame. Many conventional soaps use SLS (sodium lauryl... Read it Why Phthalate-Free Hand Soap is Essential for Healthy May 7, 2025 · 5 min read Why Phthalate-Free Hand Soap is Essential for Healthy, Natural Skincare Many hand soaps hide phthalates—chemicals linked to hormone issues and skin irritation. NIEHS says they are found in hundreds of products, including some cosmetics... Read it Soap for Dry Skin in Summer Apr 28, 2025 · 5 min read Which Soap Is Suitable for Dry Skin in Summer? The summer heat, sun, and showers may easily strip off natural oil from dry skin, leaving itchiness, flakiness, and irritability. Harsh soaps with sulfates... Read it

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Seven ingredients, all of them food. One 32 oz bottle covers about 30 days.

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