Hi I was interested in what kind of natural soap products people enjoyed? I would love some feed back for my website.
This isn't advertising I am just interested in hearing peoples opinions on the matter. :)
What Kind of Natural Soap Do People Like?
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Thanks Reggie74, some people do love the simple stuff. I appreciate the time you took to give your answer. :)
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lol that is very funny, and I think I have seen that product before. I will have to keep that one in mind.
I know this is a thinly veiled ad for your site (after your post yesterday was taken down) but I'll bite. What's the benefit of 'natural soap' over others (unless you have specific medical/allergy requirement)?
Hand wash use Dettol Cherry Foam Hand Pump
Body wash use Dettol Profresh Citrus Bar to lather manually then follow by Dettol Citrus/Peach shower gel loofah scrubLeaves you feeling super clean. What am I missing out on?
If I wanted to feel fancy then would just grab this from Coles: https://www.australianbotanicalsoap.com.au/bar-soap/lemongra…
Hybroid it isn't I am just getting used to the whole site, that was a misunderstanding and totally my fault for not understanding the site needs full adds it doesn't matter how cheap you make things if you don't put the add up, so I wont be making that mistake again. :)
I am not interested in talking about my site I was actually interested in hearing what people did and didn't like about the soaps they use and why and if that was.
Well I like the fact you use dettol but I don't think it is great on your skin long term. Good for your hands in the sink after tackling a mess.
I can't comment on what we stock, but I can say that sulfates, parabens, detergents, and artificial fragrances amongst other irritants in mass produced soaps are not great things, You should see about making some soap yourself or I am sure there is a natural store in your town. See this isn't about me advertising I am interested from a health angle. All I am saying is give it a go and see if you notice a difference. Plus if it is shampoo soap you can throw away that bottle of shampoo and if you like it well then you don't need to buy shampoo anymore.I would be certain you could get some in your home town at a nature shop. Just be careful sometimes they say they don't contain these products but they do. So ask if they made it by hand and legally they are required to tell you if they put any of the stuff I just listed in.
Thank for taking the time to share.
but I can say that sulfates, parabens, detergents, and artificial fragrances amongst other irritants in mass produced soaps are not great things
I'm not biting chunks out of my soap, and "natural" doesn't mean "hypoallergenic" in any sense.
That is very true HighAndDry, it has more to do with how these things don't agree with lots of peoples skins and are more likely to produce irritation, they are also bad for the environment. So yes you make very good points people should confuse natural and hypoallergenic and they should always check the products they use for a list of ingredients, even do a skin test. The problem is a lot of those things I listed get buried in the ingredient lists on purpose I think by large companies.
Well I like the fact you use dettol but I don't think it is great on your skin long term.
Citation required.
I can say that sulfates, parabens, detergents, and artificial fragrances amongst other irritants in mass produced soaps are not great things
Citation required.
I am interested from a health angle.
In what sense? Dermatological studies?
All I am saying is give it a go and see if you notice a difference.
Exactly what difference? Citation required.
they say they don't contain these products but they do.
Source?
Citation is not required for "see if you notice a difference" Or other comments, google is a great resource you should try it :).
These are not just personal opinions but I am not doing a paper on this, these are well known issues and any google search will return enough information for those that wish to delve much deeper into it.You are affiliated, if not directing, a company marketing soaps.
Any claim that your product or similar product is better than another is no longer a personal opinion. You are making a claim that you stand to gain financially.
You claim a competitor brand may be detrimental. You should be professional and substantiate your claim rather than do the direct opposite and proclaim your opinion does not require substantiation.
Your company is not above basic marketing ettiquete and/or laws. You're barely in the market and you're already commiting libel.
@[Deactivated]: Personal opinions are not liable. But I appreciate you taking the time. If you look at all other soap companies there comments are the same. Again personal opinions are no liable. I said might be detrimental as well. There is a difference between personal opinions but again any google research will return claims. I am not talking about my soaps or products VS anyone else. So it isn't breaking any rules this is a comment section regarding why certain additives are not great. Please understand this instead of finding a reason to attack someone for no reason.
If you had ever lived with someone who suffered from skin conditions and was effected by those ingredients you would understand what I mean. Anyways it is great that you have acted like I have done something wrong but in actual fact I haven't and this conversation is not around my business what so ever! it is merely a conversation about the benefits of use of products that lack these ingredients.
Personal opinions are not liable.
Firstly, you are affiliated. The comments generated regarding soap from your account is not personal opinion. It is representative of a product directly being discussed. When you hold a stake, moreso a financial stake, you need to be more careful with your "personal" opinion.
Please understand this instead of finding a reason to attack someone for no reason.
Firstly, I pointed out the reason. Twice. You, in turn, made a paradoxical statement.
Anyways it is great that you have acted like I have done something wrong
I haven't acted. You are acting in the presupposition that you've done nothing wrong. Your first marketing post was called out (thus ending your presupposition) and you create as second post and fill it with comments suggesting a competitor brand has negative effects and ingredients found in competitor brands have negative effects.
it is merely a conversation about the benefits of use of products that lack these ingredients.
It's not a conversation. You've stated the benefits and have not provided any further substantiation. Proclamations are not conversations.
PS. Libel and liable are not the same thing. Google is a great resource. You should try it.
@[Deactivated]: I wish you well trolling, but understand this I am not at any fault and have said nothing wrong, the fact you spend your days trolling is a choice for you to decide to do the rest of us just want to have a conversation.
Personal opinions about the benefits I have seen from my own partner and others who have tried these things without those ingredients is still a personal opinion. So please try to understand the difference between a personal opinion and proclamation and if you put any effort into a google search you would find plenty of data on why those things are actually bad for your skin and environment. But you don't want to put the effort in you seem content wasting your life trolling. Good luck and thanks for your comments but they are not wanted as this is a conversation around soap and what you like and don't like.
Please try to put your time to better use, life will pass you by otherwise and all you will have to show for it is some wise ass remarks on a computer scree.
@Barking mad soaps: How professional.
this is a conversation around soap and what you like and don't like.
I don't like soap companies that claim they are interested in "health" and doesn't know ass from elbow.
@[Deactivated]: I did no such thing, a personal opinion about how great a product is on a msg board which has nothing to do with a website is not liable. You are trolling. this is the end of this conversation.
@Barking mad soaps: Username - Barking mad soaps
Website - barkingmadsoaps.comLiable =\= libel.
Asking for substantiation =\= trolling.
There was never any conversation. Only unprofessional deflection.
There have been plenty of studies done on the health effects of parabens, sulphites, etc.
Dermatological studies? Dermatologists are paid reps of big pharma, they're not charities. Don't expect them to impart their wisdom onto society put of pure goodness.
Do you really think putting industrial chemicals on your skin (which absorbs most things) is perfectly safe?
Chemical-laden soaps may be safety approved but so is Coca Cola. That doesn't mean drinking Coca Cola (artificial) is just as safe as drinking water (natural).
Funny story that drinking water contains fluoride… I guess we have big pharma to thank for those pearly whites of yours.
Hybroid you totally could grab that. But just remember my advice and check the back and look for the ingredient list I just gave you in my message. :)
If it contains any of those things then it isn't natural. On a large scale it is actually hard to be natural. One of the biggest companies Lush, I have seen on youtube getting drilled because they used very unnatural products to increase the shelf life, now I can't comment on that myself but the reviewer of it sure did lol. Anyways thanks for the comments I am just happy to chat. If you can give me any tips on this site and how best to look for bargains myself I would like that as well.Does anyone have any good info on the best bargains for electronics?
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lol you wash yourself with a website? wow does it hurt? or are you saying this is where you get the products?
minor but your heading on your site reads Welcome To BarkingMadS oaps on mobile
@follow: This is an issue with resizing on mobiles and not an issue that can not be fixed easily as the theme wont resize for that title properly. But it really isn't an issue.
But no need to go on there this isn't about that site. I just like hearing what people have to say about soap and thought a forum was a good place to listen. But appreciate the comment. But I did take that issue up with them and they said they would work on a solution for the word sizes on normal themes.Much appreciated but no need to comment in regards to it as this is just forum chat I don't wish to anger the moderators this isn't an advertisement.
@follow: lol the picture you have on your profile is something else lol. Looks like someone about to be sick.
@follow: Thanks turn it out the issue has been resolved for mobiles as well. Thanks for pointing that out. It gave me some more motivation to find a solution.
Soap made of human fat.
Ok so like fight club?
Soap dude!
lol. I will take that into consideration. But I am a female not a dude. :D
Does anyone know of good lip stick deals on here? I am unsure if you are allowed to ask for a vendors name? or is it just search and see?
Just trying to work out the forums and navigate as best I can as well.Well thanks for the interesting chat guys and being kind enough to give me your comments and chat. This is a really nice community and I am happy to be a new member. Anyone else is free to post on here and I will comment back if I am on. Some of your comments were very funny and the serious ones as well were great.
hey there Barking Mad - I use Aldi unscented goat's milk soap - I think it is pretty cheap - cheaper than the Goat brand soap which I started using because my husband has a tendency to develop skin rashes with the use of certain soaps/detergents etc, and the Goat soap didn't seem to affect him as much.
Wherever possible I choose unscented products (soap, deodorant, laundry detergent, skin lotion) and I don't use perfume or fragrance. It's actually pretty hard to avoid products that have a fragrance, so if I can't avoid entirely I would tend towards something like rose or lavender. I also enjoy sandalwood, earthy scents like patchouli, and others like geranium, lemongrass, mandarin or jasmine. I do buy handmade soap from time to time from markets or from an artisan soap maker I stumbled across on an small business facebook group that I hang out on. But that would be a rare moment of "luxury" spending.
Hi ms_caz thats great that you found a soap that can help your husband and it is cheap. Our products are cheap in the handmade range, but I guess there not for nothing but they do take a lot to make and research what goes into them. You are totally right some people have issues with all sorts of additives and just cause it is natural doesn't make it any better sometimes and some times you just need plain stuff in it.
I can't personally recommend anything from our range as this isn't an advertisement. But I hope you can get the products you like at a good price and, if it makes you feel any better my partner suffers from the same thing allergies to lots of things, he just gets rashes that is partly why I started doing the natural thing myself and it went from there.
If you would like you can pm msg me and leave me your email and I will write out a plain recipe and send it to you just pm me and next time I am on I will just pm it back to you. No need for the email and then you can make some natural soaps for him with no other ingredients in it. I know money can be tight sometimes and I am happy to help in this way for you if you need a recipe.
You are obviously trying to drum up some business so I took the bait and had a look at your website.
I would never buy any of that soap.
If its all natural why is some of it dyed unnatural colours like blue and black mottled stuff? It makes it look completely unnatural.Those soaps with all the intricate detail looks to me like what old ladys have in their bathroom for decades, especially how they are photographed on those lace doiley things. How can it even be practical to use.
What about that one with the angel wings, I am still laughing, I'd seriously love to know who your target market is for that one.I appreciate that youve no doubt invested a lot of time and money in this and its great that youve put it in action but I cant see how you can be successful in such an over saturated market with those product designs and your website design.
I just randomly found this on a google search. Have a look at their product photos, see how the product is simple and unfussy looking and pictured with natural things. Its not perfect but it conveys a sense of a natural product a lot more than your site.
https://www.chagrinvalleysoapandsalve.com/products/natural-b…Actually not at all. I wanted a normal conversation just about what soaps people use.
Now you understand those colours are not nasty colours? they are not bad for the environment and I welcome you posting links to other places as this is not a problem the conversation is about soap.But if you took the time to go through the website you would actually see not all soaps are coloured.
But I love the way people can't have a normal conversation without people trolling. It is the only sad part of the internet.
I welcome your opinions but you obviously don't understand soap colour if you did you would understand that their are natural dyes you can use that are not harmful and it is actually apart of the art of natural soap.But thanks for your opinion, you didn't mention what kind of soap you like to use? is this because you are here to cause trouble and not to have an opinion about the conversation?
Also some of those soaps you joke about sell a lot.
So either you know little about it and are actually just stirring crap which is what it looks like to most people I would say.Look, the passive aggressive manner you are responding to people with, particularly tshow, means that you have probably created an army of ozbargain enemies who will never buy your products.
Not because they are aesthetically unappealing and not because your website looks unprofessional but solely because of you as an individual and your attitude.
You are calling us trolls and crap stirrers on a public forum that has rules about personal attacks.
If you had any kind of familiarity with ozbargain and were genuinely not promoting your business you would know that posting on here means you are laying your ego on the line.
There has been some constructive criticism made on this post and you cant handle it and get defensive.
Go and spruik your trash elsewhere cos I dont think its welcome here.
Again to those who just come to attack, this is a conversation about what kinds of soaps you like to use? not about websites.
Some people can't help trolling I get that, for them it is kind of a sickness.But anyone who is interested in commenting is welcome and you are welcome to say where you get it from :). This is just for a conversation.
Anyways people thanks for the great conversations today. Some people can't understand how not to troll I get that. But anyone who wants to chat about soap not about companies or anything else this is a thread to do it in. Trolls please find somewhere else to go and play you are not wanted here.
dishwashing liquid works pretty well for everything
Not a huge fan myself but whatever works for you my friend.
I tend to stay away from bar soaps because of how easily bacteria can grow on those things. Anything that comes in a pump and fits on my shower rack works great for me.
I also had a look at your website. I think the others above me really weren't trolling and it was just contructive critism towards a new small business owner. Your soaps should all have a stand design to look more appealing. Also you claim that sulfate is bad because it is a chemical when in fact so is water. I think you just need to do more fact checking before you make certain claims selling a product.
Hi thanks for your comments. Soap is self cleaning so bacteria doesn't really get a chance to grow.
I would love to stick to the subject though of just what people like to use. This isn't a public debate about those chemicals, but they do not belong in soaps. But your input into what you like is much appreciated.
Soap is self cleaning
Ahhh…no it isn't….
Well I should be more clear, soap might retain a small amount of what you washed off on your hands but not enough to be dangerous and through the soap drying out and the washing of your hands most bacteria is removed. But if it is a personal bar or family bar you will be safe. No one should rush out to the nearest rest room and shove it in their mouths but a home bar will be fine for washing. I am yet to every get sick from using soap at home, never got a stomach bug yet. But thanks I should of been more clear I was talking in regards to the soaps look on the outside after washing. Thanks SBOB for allowing me to clarify. Have a great day.
Can I ask what you like to use at home? :)
I have changed my soap to Dettol Sapoderm…. and my skin has never looked better
That is fine OzhunterNSW whatever works for you, you should do. some people are sensitive though and some people enjoy different looking things like styled soap but I think the most interesting thing is the fact you can use it as a shampoo it works exactly the same, and if you suffer from dandruff it is a better option as well. Thanks for your time though. :)
I am only interested in hearing what people use and why and how it works for them. :) if you want to contribute please do.
put simply, just pure soap - no frangrance, no special milk, no “xx” oils, no moisturisers and no (natural or not) colours.. just pure soap, with as little of the chemical sounding ingredients as possible..
As far as I know, Dr Bronners Castille soap is the only one that meets that criteria. It's got natural odors added to it, but you can barely notice. Ingredients list is basically a long list of food items.
Yes I think you are correct on your comments slavOZ. I think they use. But they do use palm kernel oil which could be from the palm oil crops that are causing forests to be knocked down all over Asia like the Java tigers population. I am unsure if the brand you speak of uses sustainable palm oil or not. But we don't use palm oil at all as we don't want to promote habitat loss to some of the worlds most amazing species. But palm oil is a fact of life and we hope the companies that do use it, in the future have better more sustainable practices. Thanks so much for your imput slavOz.
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Ok that is interesting to hear we do have some of those, we have a special animal range that is plain it is for super sensitive skin and people like yourself that just like plain soaps. But you most likely have someone who you like to purchase off or purchase from. But there are some we stock called castile soaps coming up soon they just need to be put up. But all the animal soap we have most is plain and is fine for humans as well it is just listed so people know that it is animal friendly as well. But I appreciate the time you took to give comments it is appreciated and this response is not to get you to try our soap lines but just to let you know we are aware some people like plain soaps. :) Well wishes.
70c bars of Goat soap!