Juliet

I rest my case

I said toiletries! Shampoo, soap, toothpaste - stuff like that - not what you lot seem to think I said

I dunno

Juliet you don't know what lavatorial minds some of our male brethren have on here and as soon as you asked the question I knew the thread was at risk of being doomed

Didn't have to wait long for the convo to plumb the depths did we

Ignore em they'll lose interest shortly and we can carry on without em
They're everso infantile some of em Well I say some

I was just sitting back waiting for all the tips(just for you Icy that was
TIPS)............to come forth..........me windas get done with vinegar
and newspaper ..worktops with lemon juice................wished you hadda
done a toiletries thread............ debate in the Jags household at mo is
deoderant....................aeorsol...................roll on................crystal...
debate is which will be best on enviroment....but still do the job..... Icy
with 2 young gals in my house few times I had to go get Tampax or
towels.............no taboo with me mate...... have to say though assitants
tend to blush when a guy takes them to the counter to pay.......

there is actually quite a huge debate to be had bout feminine hygeine.................tampons and pads are not the only option

am gonna go for a deodorant thread though coz I've just ordered a crystal

I'm having a clear out of toiletries and cleaning stuff. The house gets awash with toiletries after Christmas - no-one can use that much body lotion I'll be recycling it to the charity shop

You can mop your floors with shampoo if needs be. It smells nice and it cuts grease. Picked that one up off that young Irish woman who did the cleaning prog.

It cuts grease so well because many shampoos contain SLS Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, it is a foaming agent and a powerful surfectant (wetting agent) used in industrial cleaners to cut grease on garage floors

In theory because shampoo is only in contact with our hair and scalp for a limited time and then rinsed out it doesn't damaged our skin.

some of it does though Del cos my scalp is well sensitive. There's one which makes my head really sore and my eyebrows and forehead. One on the market now - can't think of it. It might be sommat fruity or herby If I've got nowt else I dilute it first

for me it aint worth the risk...................I use Faith in Nature products and block shampoo from Lush

OOoooooooooooooo you've reminded me...

*pelts off to go order...*

It not only what its doing to you skin etc , you need to think where is it going to afterwards and what is it up to then?

I also use the solid shampoo's from Lush but if you read the ingrediants they also have SLS in them, if you begin to disect the ingrediants label on most toiletries it is an alarming mixture of chemicals, the sanitary towel one is something which got me thinking a few months ago - they are white because they are full of bleach which we are content to attach them to our nether regions for a week a month - but we wouldn't dream of adding a bit of bleach to the bath to wash our bits with ! as for internal protection ugh don't get me going. I have read of people making their own sanitary protection but at the moment that is a step to far for me

Lush products are not as safe as we might like to imagine.................such a strong smell from the shops should be enough to ring alarm bells , but it doesn't it draws us in.

The Faith in Nature products do not contain either SLS or SLES, Parabens or Petrochemicals that is why I am gradually converting to their products.

Can I ask a really dumb question? What's a paraben and how will I know if products have it in? Surely it won't be listed as such?

It all gets a bit confuddling

Parabens are preservatives used in cosmetics. There are 6 commonly used ones, Methylparaben, Ethylparabe, p-Propylparaben, Isobutylparaben, n-Butylparaben and Bensylparaben.

The chemical form of these parabens has been found in breast tumors possibly orginating from deodorants, body creams or body sprays.

phew glad I don't bother with deodorants then.

I've got here a small sample bottle of shampoo, and on it is listed: methylparaben,ethylparaben,butylparaben,isobutylparaben, propylparaben..........
I now buy 'green people' stuff

I know and we pour this crap over our heads

These things surely aren't as straight forward as this is bad or this is good. For example

Methylparaben is found naturally in plants, in blueberries and probably others where it inhibits the growth of bacteria, fungus parasites etc etc. Now we are encouraged to eat blueberries as being a superfood which helps our immune system.

Gosh we know you've been to 'school' then

Ees no eggbox is our Reedos, Del neither. Just leaves me then

Speaking of daft folk where's Gormless????

Hes working ... like we should be !!

I am, I am, honest. I'm ironing and making soup oh and washing. I can multi task