Finally, a plastic free way to remove the evidence of your excesses, be that food, wine, grass or …blood. A handy little 60g bar you could even carry with you if you wished. No comment on your hobbies, just know that no one will ever find out. Wet the bar and rub it on the stain, then wash as normal.
Stain Remover Bar
All the plastic packaged stain removers littering your cleaning cupboard, that have lots of chemical detergents in. Some of which will almost certainly be marked as harmful or irritants.
No plastic! Solid bar, almost zero waste packaging. Natural ingredients make it biodegradable, and it suits those who are sensitive to chemicals as well. I wouldn’t recommend eating it, but it’s a lot safer than swallowing a load of synthetic detergent stain remover, if ever such an unfortunate accident were to occur.
Average price of stain remover looks to be between £1.50 to £4 for 200ml to a 1L depending on brand. At £3.60 then it’s within the average. So why is it worth it? Well for starters, there is the lack of packaging, think of all the plastic you are saving from landfill. It may be smaller than the average 500ml plastic container of liquid stain remover, but it is in a bar, so easy to use rather than accidently soaking your entire top in liquid stain detergent and wasting half the bottle just to get out one tiny food stain. Concentrated power! It’s also healthier ingredients wise. What’s not to love?
What is it made from?
INGREDIENTS: Sodium Cocoate (Coconut oil), Sodium Canolate (Canola Oil), Glycerine (product of the soap making process), Soya Oil, Aqua (Water), Litsea Cubeba Oil (May Chang tree oil), Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil (Eucalyptus leaf oil), Sodium Hydroxide* (Lye/Caustic Soda), Borax (Mineral)
….basically its soap with borax as the added cleaning agent.
*Sodium Hydroxide causes saponification to occur, that is, turn fats and oils into soap. Add lye and fatty acids together and they transform into soap and glycerine, which are both harmless and good substances. If you’ve seen Fight Club then you’ll know Lye is a chemical that can be dangerous if not handled properly. I assume the proper precautions are taken with making products using Lye by Living Naturally, but if you are concerned about Tyler Durden copycats I’ll ask for their accident records.
Packaging: Paper, no problems there, but a little bit of Sellotape to hold the paper together. Sellotape is the devil. Even when you think you’ve totally got rid of plastic from a product, there it is. Bloody Sellotape. So annoying.
Where does it come from?
Manufactured in Canada. (This is sneaky as it’s made in Keswick which is in Ontario, silly me I just saw Keswick at first and thought it was the Lake District. You live, you learn, and you assume nothing in this job, because your assumptions will always be wrong.) Could be more environmentally friendly by being made in the UK, but maybe Canadians can’t get enough of this stuff who knows.
Packaged in the UK.
Is it sustainable and environmentally friendly?
Do I have to do every ingredient??
How about ethical?
Canada isn’t known for its sweat shops and neither is the UK, so workers’ rights are probably assured. Living Naturally state that they ethically source and manufacture their products. I believe them.
Extra good stuff:
Vegan, no animal testing, no palm oil, hand made goods, organically certified ingredients.
Conclusion:
Apart from the little strip of Sellotape on the packaging, we are plastic free good stuff all the way with this. Natural ingredients, no harsh chemicals or plastics being released into the environment with its use, so works for me.
