Comments on: Saving Money on Body Wash

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:54:07 +0000

Check out castile soap. You can make it yourself to be uber frugal! When I was in Air Force basic training, the T.I. told us to use Pearl shampoo as it didn’t leave any soap scum and made washing the showers easier. Like Kim above, I cut my shampoo with water when it gets around 20% so I don’t leave any in the bottle.

Here is a link for home made castile soap:
http://www.millersoap.com/castile.html

By: Carole

Carole — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:25:50 +0000

@Kristen I'll do that Kristen, actually I thought I had, but subscribe to several blogs and have obviously overlooked it. Cheers! Carole

By: Sabrina

Sabrina — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:39:03 +0000

Ok, so I started the not-scrubbing-everything method. It’s actually pretty hard to do. I automatically try to wash it all. I’ve been doing it for a couple days and so far there’s been noticeable improvement in my dry skin.

Apple cider vinegar is also an excellent treatment for dandruff.

By: Tammy Brackett

Tammy Brackett — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:08:55 +0000

I’m with you Frugal Girl. I try to keep showers to once a week when I wash my waiste length locks. Showering strips every bit of oil from ones skin. I do bathe every couple of days. I use shampoo for shaving lotion! It works great and is much less drying.
Great suggestions everyone!

By: Julia

Julia — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:22:32 +0000

I “Purell” myself and my poor kid all the time, that doesn’t seem to bother me and I think it’s okay for the planet. Also, Burt’s Bees has a more natural version which I like but it’s a spray instead of a gel, which sometimes bugs me. (Like when it sprays all over whatever we were just preparing to eat!)

By: Kristen

Kristen — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:03:23 +0000

Julia, I don’t do anti-bacterial either. Well, except when we leave the ped’s office…then we all use some Purell-type stuff, because the ped’s office is an exceptionally germy place!

Carole-you should subscribe by email. Then you’ll never miss a post. lol

By: Carole

Carole — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:48:55 +0000

Just catching up, haven’t been here for a while. I shower every day, using a gentle bar soap (allergic to highly perfumed stuff and hate shower gels, they just run off!) but mostly just concentrating on the important bits lol as my legs and arms have quite dry skin. I moisturise my legs, arms and face with suitable skin sensitive lotions.

I wash my hair roughly twice a week, using shampoo AND conditioner as I have curly dry (and frizzy) hair unless I keep it intensively moisturised. I give my hair a deep condition once a fortnight or so as well as it’s coloured (I’m getting on in years!)

All in all, I buy the largest bottles of whatever I need to try and cut down on costs and packaging.

By: Julia

Julia — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:46:28 +0000

Atrox and Becky, thanks for posting about toxicity/environmental issues with personal care products. There are some truly nasty chemicals that companies are allowed to put in their products, and anti-bacterial soaps are the worst. I have a friend who is a research scientist and she thanked me for using natural, not anti-bacterial soap; she said those soaps are just contributing to the “superbug” problem. I finally found the perfect soap, a locally produced organic liquid soap and this was the first winter in ages that my eczema didn’t drive me crazy. If I encounter anti-bacterial soap in a public restroom, my hands itch the rest of the day!

By: Becky

Becky — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:19:43 +0000

I am all about saving money on my personal care items, as long as the products that I am using are also safe for the environment. Finding 'green' products used to be an issue for me. However I picked up Josh Dorfman's latest book "The Lazy Environmentalist on a Budget" which informed me about specific green products, services, brands, and companies that are the most affordable and innovative available.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:36:27 +0000

Battra, I totally agree. If you’re doing the horseshoe thing, you’re best just taking it all off. lol