I love natural, unscented soap products. For many years, I used a wonderful face soap from Origins. The last time I went to the mall specifically to get this product, I was told that it was no longer manufactured. I was given a phone number for the Origins “Gone but Not Forgotten” department, which will scour the warehouse to look for your no-longer manufactured product. I had to pre-approve the payment on my credit card for the soap and shipping just in case they found any bars. Plus, there was no discount! I was paying full price – $20 per bar. I REALLY like this soap. However, I even if they find the soap in the warehouse, they will be manufacturing no more of this soap.
In search of a new soap brand, I was looking at a huge row of soaps in the supermarket and happened to notice (on the bottom shelf) a bar of Kirk’s Original Coco Castile Soap. The name rang a bell, perhaps because the company has been manufacturing this soap since 1839. I have never used the product before but was willing to take a chance. After all, it is hypoallergenic, contains no animal by products, no synthetic detergents, is biodegradable and is never tested on animals. Plus it moisturizes your skin.
I grabbed up Kirk’s cute little red, white and blue package and invited it to take a shower with me.
I love this soap. And this isn’t even the unscented version, which I am going to try next. The scented version had a very mild scent. It created a great lather, yet the soap rinsed off easily and completely leaving my skin feeling soft and silky (just like the ads say.)
Cost of this wonderful of bar of soap? $1.99.
How can this fabulous bar of soap be so cheap and yet, so good? I don’t know. But, I do know that this soap isn’t alone. Kirk has a line of shampoos and conditioners that I am certainly going to try.
Do you have an affordable natural product? Share your secret with the rest of us.
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Welcome to Bargain Babe! I’m Mara, and I’m so glad you’re here. I am an obsessive bargain hunter and penny pincher, and I am determined to live a full life without EVER paying full price.
You’re so right!
Give JERGENS all Natural Soap a try.
It too is hard to find. I buy it at Walgreens at the very inexpensive price of around $1.50 for a 4-bar pack.
It is mild and gentle on the skin. HAve been using it forever and can’t do without it.
I bought a bunch of canvas bags at Trader Joe’s for $2.99 years ago. They are super tough and much sturdier than the $.99 thin bags they sell now. I wish they would bring the canvas bags back!
Try moodmilk.com. great natural soap at a low cost. i don’t think as low as 1.99 but better priced than a sabon.
@carolyn Thanks for the suggestion. I meant to tell everyone that I just splurged and spent $2.99 for a bar of fragrant mint soap at Trader Joe’s. It is sublime!
Isn’t it amazing that we are so eager to pay an exorbitant amount for a bar of soap that has nothing in it rather than regular soap that has all of those “marketing” ingredients in them? How is paying more for less smart, especially for those of us of age where we are just trying to live just a little longer in comfort and with a fixed income?
It’s a conundrum, isn’t it? You would think that fewer ingredients would translate to lower cost, but I suspect the higher price has to do with the higher quality of the ingredients. Or it’s all marketing and we’re falling for it!