Comments on: Simplifying in the Bathroom

By: momof5

momof5 — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:34:16 +0000

Katie, I make my own soap…I accidentally discovered a fabulous shampoo bar that needs no conditioner. Hair is soft & wonderful to use. I would love to send you a bar for some feedback. Mainly, hah..no pun intended..because all who have tried it are thrilled it works. I use only coconut oil with rain water & lye…but I need someone who has water issues to try it to tell me if it still works regardless..go to my blog post a comment & I can contact you that route. Rather than posting our emails over the WWW. Judith

By: katie

katie — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:57:08 +0000

I got sick of the bath toys, too. Instead we bought a couple sets of measuring cups from Target, (one turquoise, one orange) and we keep them in a little metal basket that suctions to the corner of the tub. The kids are thrilled, and so am I. I can toss them in the dishwasher when I want them really clean.

I also use South of France soap on everything but my hair. I used it on my hair for a while (followed by an apple cider vinegar rinse), but we move so frequently (Army) and the different qualities of water really did a number on my soap-only routine. Now I use a regular shampoo and still rinse with the ACV, though I’d love to switch back to using only real soap.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:54:43 +0000

I didn’t read all the comments so sorry if this is a repeat. A while back I got several foam hand soaps and when they are empty I just fill them about one sixth with Dr. Bronner’s and then water. It works great and is super inexpensive!

By: Sarah-Anne

Sarah-Anne — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:11:47 +0000

Thanks so much for answering my question! Even though it’s a small thing, I definitely appreciate it.

BTW, happy birthday to your little fellow. That’s unbelievable that he’s one… the year has flown by! I think I was newly pregnant with my second when you had Titus, and somehow he’s already four months. I can’t quite believe how quickly time seems to go by this time around.

Blessings to you and your famiy!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:41:21 +0000

I have tried homemade varieties without much success. We like a thick hand soap and it seems impossible to achieve. Dr bronners is too thin so you don’t feel like you get any on your hands. I tried a soap nut concoction with similar results. We currently use Mrs Meyers lavendar soap and love it! It’s completely natural and very effective and the scent is wonderful. She offers concentrated refill packs I believe. But TJ would probably be your most frugal option unless you like thin watery soap. Vitacost has great deals on Mrs Meyers products.

By: Sarah-Anne

Sarah-Anne — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:55:52 +0000

Hi Lindsay,

I’m curious to hear your thoughts on hand soaps. It’s time to replace ours in the bathroom and kitchen. Currently we have liquid soap (often it’s Trader Joe’s, currently it’s Method) in pump dispensers. Have you made your own, or found a less expensive / more frugal / more natural type?

Thanks!

By: ~M

~M — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:03:41 +0000

My husband and I share an electric toothbrush that was recommended by his dentist. We each have our own toothbrush head and swap them as needed. I couldn’t find a good way to store the toothbrush heads upright until my brilliant, engineer husband suggested a shot glass. It’s glass, dishwasher safe, and super easy to clean. Works great!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:16:03 +0000

I don’t worry about it. Skin Deep is not very accurate on some levels. You have to take some of it with a grain of salt. Most of the natural products that I consider and have researched to be safe come up around 1-2 still. For most assured accuracy, it is important to know the company. Dr Bronners is very reliable and safe from my research and understanding.

By: Kara

Kara — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:04:09 +0000

Hi Lindsay, I’ve just started following your website…great ideas! I have a question on using Dr. Bronner’s soap, as I see you are using it for multiple purposes. I have been looking into ordering it for use as baby soap and an ingredient for baby wipe solution, but after discovering the skin deep website from you, looked it up on there and was disappointed. They rate it with a hazard level of 2, granted that is a whole lot better than a lot of the other products out there, but what do you think…

By: Gillian

Gillian — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:41:20 +0000

Me too Kate! The Diva Cup is wonderful! Good for the environment, the body and simplifying! It really is too bad that more people don’t know it’s an option. I sure wish I had known about it sooner.