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Friendly Soap is always looking to spread the eco-friendly word. So, we were delighted to be featured in Canadian Affair’s Eco-friendly packing guide to Canada. More and more people are becoming mindful of the impact they have on the environment and this certainly includes those travelling abroad. Canadian Affair’s article includes everything from eco-friendly winter [...]

What if we told you there were even more reasons to love soap than bathing alone? The lubricating, moisturising and fragrant properties of natural soap make it ideal for lots of incredible things you’ve probably never even thought of.   Today, Stephanie from Expert Home Tips is sharing some of her favourite uses for a […]

Thank you to all who voted and made our Soap an Award Thank you to all who voted and made our Soap an Award Winning Natural Soap at The Green Parent Natural Beauty Awards 2015! Green Parent are having a Natural Beauty party on Facebook for the whole of July 2015 – come over and LIKE […]

Eczema, Psoriasis and Sensitive Skin. We are always talking to people who's lives are blighted by skin reactions to Detergent and Commercial Soap (same thing really). A lot of those people don't even realise the soap they are using is contributing to their problem. Here is a short piece which might help sufferers to make [...]

The Commercial Soap Con. As the industrial age became more and more technologically advanced, cleaning agents, detergents and soaps all became brighter, smellier and better at removing oil and dirt. They became cheaper and could be produced in massive amounts. Are we saying that this means that it became better? Well no, in fact we [...]

Cruelty Free International is the worlds only organisation that concentrates solely on ending all animal testing for cosmetics, of which soap is one. They have done such good work that any new cosmetics made in the EU now cannot have been tested on animals. The Problem Animal testing still happens. More than 80% of the [...]

What is the problem with Palm Oil? We are all part of the planet's worst ecological disaster and Primate genocide ever. How? By using products with palm oil in them. Most products you wouldn't even guess contained it. An area the size of 300 football pitches an HOUR is cleared in Indonesia and Malaysia to [...]

Why Look For Natural Soap? The next time you go to buy some soap and are confronted by the heady scents and overly bright colours filling the shop's toiletry shelves, stop for a moment to read the labels. Most of the products you assume are soap won't even be labelled up as such. More than [...]