The botanicals in Greensand natural handmade soap are grown in the owners' backyard, or in their friends' yards. Without pesticides, of course. Their Castille soap is 100% olive oil and all their other soaps contain at least 50% olive oil. They also believe - as do I! - that when it comes to soap (and many other comestibles) the shorter the ingredient list, the better the product. They create with old-school "cold process", which keeps in the glycerine so your skin turns out tip-top. £3.50 a bar and available in six varieties, notably avocado and nettle with milder lemon tea tree oil. [GT]
Greensand natural handmade soap
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