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Originally Posted by beautyscientist  @Interface Leader
I am interested to hear of someone using soapwort. That was the traditional cleansing agent in England up to the middle ages and I have often toyed with giving it a go. You must pick your own I guess as it isn't commercially available.
I really don't recommend sodium bicarbonate to wash the skin. Sure it will remove the grease, but it will also react with the fats in your skin. The sodium in the bicarbonate will be just as harmful as the sodium in the SLS, only there is even more of it. |
I got it from a friend who did pick their own. (I live in England, and they have a large garden allotment)
It can cause eye irritation if you use too much, but otherwise it works really well.
That's a shame about the bicarbonate of soda... I was under the impression it was one of the best things for deodorant / hair care.