consumers....

It is so hard for the general population to go to any store and make a better choice. Today I was in Target with a friend and I was talking to her how since I have switched to green products I even still have some out that are not good. So we saw this soap and it was definately 'cute', 'fun', and the product could sell itself. They even have a flashy website. They are proud of the fact that they don't use by-products, and the packaging is recycable. However, it has what most other brands of soap have, Triclosan. On there website they even admit how "At this time our research has shown that the anti-bacterial hand soaps do not offer any added benefits when compared to following proper hand washing techniques. This has also been confirmed in numerous other tests by other labs as well as documented that the levels of triclosan (a mild antibiotic) maybe creating mutant strains of bacteria that eventually become resistant to antibiotics." http://www.itzazukidz.com/faq.html



I also noted a ingredient in most of the soaps, SLS.... Sodium Lauryl Sulfate. It helps the products 'foam up' That is a big no no when getting any item. Here is a nifty website:

http://www.natural-health-information-centre.com/sodium-lauryl-sulfate.html



But worse with having products that have SLS in them here is the real scare:

http://www.natural-health-information-centre.com/sls-health-implications.html

I honestly can not imagine where we will be in 5 years with all these products on the market. Gosh we think the world is crazy now....just wait.