What's in your skin?

In the 21st century, there's more to think about than the difference between bar soap or liquid soap. But there are ingredients in most shower gels that take 800 years to disappear from our waters. We may carefully choose what we put in our bodies such as eating organic vegetables and free-range meat, but what do we know of our body cleansers?

Covering up to 20 square feet of your body, is skin is our largest organ. It's our first line of defense against toxins, bacteria and other foreign invaders. Not only does our skin secrete waste, but it also absorbs every product you put on it. How do you find products that work and are good for you? Look at the ingredients. There are both bar and bottled soaps that contain only natural ingredients and a lot of them feel and smell wonderful.

How do these products effects our environment? The average North American could toss out over 200 bottles of liquid soap in their life time. Is your chosen product recyclable? Is there excess packaging that will go to waste in a landfill? Most all-natural bar soap comes with a cardboard or paper packaging that can easily be tossed into your recycle bin.