The humblest, even
Her: Well, there’s shampoo, conditioner, leave-in conditioner, pre-heat treatment spray, anti-UV spray, dry shampoo, hair oil, mousse, and hairspray.
Me: I have a single bar of soap.
I’m pretty obsessed with cancer, for obvious reasons.
Don’t know what is leading to this huge rise in cancer cases in our lives but I gotta think it’s a combination of lifestyle and environment.
And for men, a report just came out this week that by 2050, the cancer rates will double. That’s insane.
It’s tough not going off the deep end on this kinda stuff, but one thing I try to do is check my household products against The Environmental Working Group’s website.
Since Alison and my dad died, pretty much the main soap that I use in the house is Dr. Bronner’s Castile soap, which are so safe that they’ve all earned EWG’s coveted “verified” rating – their rating system is basically from 1-10, where 1 and 2 are super safe and 10 is decidedly not.
I try not to get anything above a 2 in the house where ever feasible but EWG’s “verified” rating is essentially a 0, meaning it has absolutely nuthin of concern.
Unfortunately, Dr. Bronner’s bar soaps are like $4.50 or so, which is 3X the price of a normal bar of soap and I take up to three showers a day in the summer if I’m hitting the gym.
Still, it’s a small price to pay for safety.
Having said that, I was searching for something else when I found out that Irish Spring Icy Blast is – somehow – a 1 on the EWG rating chart and costs exactly the same as any other mass-market soap, about $0.66 a bar.
I do note that it seems to contain titanium dioxide, which I’m not a fan of, but that’s pretty much it.
So, while I still have Dr. Bronner’s pretty much everywhere here, I’ve been showering with the Irish Spring for the past month, which has been pretty nice, I gotta say.
Her: You smell great!
Me: Don’t I?!
Her: (rolling eyes) So humble, Logan Lo.
Me: The humblest, even.
Location: W 63rd, picking up a white printer for the kid
Mood: irritated
Music: They say it’s our fate and we’re too late, I know (Spotify)
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4 replies on “PSA: EWG.org and safe soaps”
I am not a fan of how Irish Spring doesn’t bubble up. I couldn’t imagine showering with JUST a bar of soap, sir you need to find a body wash. Also please tell me that’s not your bathroom, cause whatever it is, it’s gorg.
Ha, I *wish* it was my bathroom; the Firecracker and I were hitting up some open houses recently (just browsing) and came across this one. We both really liked it but I’m so loathe to leave my neighborhood.
Logan my guy, do you know how much women’s health and beauty care costs? Spring for the doctor bronners! I think you can find it for 2.99 still at places. I remember your old posts talking about the price of toilet paper… cmon. you gotta relax a little. I’ll even buy you a case of it since you got that last city bill. woof. dc is trying to get me for a few grand and I’m like haha try to squeeze a dry sponge Ms Muriel Bowser.
I wish I could use just a bar of soap but my dry skin and long hair could never… I’ll end up with one dreadlock and look like the cryptkeeper. even at a minimum I need 5 or 6 products for life let alone pimple patches, and random necessary albeit occasionally products. I’m fairly low key but I still need my STUFF.
I get that men can be spoiled in that we can literally go through our lives with just a single bar of soap and call it a day but I’ve been dipping my toes into moisturizers lately as the Firecracker feels I could benefit from them.
There’s a great TikTok or something where this one woman talks about meeting a guy in a bar and he asks her if she wants to go home with him and she says no for only one reason: She doesn’t have any of her stuff there like cleaning solution and makeup remover. I thought that was hilarious but Firecracker was just like, “Yup, that tracks.”