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Triclosan is one of the most common ingredients used in commercial antibacterial soap and it's effectiveness over regular soap is now in question. 

Introducing a new feature to Fresholi... The Fresholi Community.  As we begin to see recipes being submitted by our members, we thought it was a great idea to introduce Fresholi Community where our members can submit articles & recipes.  When you become a member at Fresholi, you automatically become an authorised author.  We thought it was a wonderful way of giving ownership to our members as well as providing an opportunity to promote their skills and talents.

Please note that all submissions will be reviewed before publishing, therefore there is likely to be a short delay between submitting your article or recipe and publishing.

Until recently, we have been at the mercy of Royal Mail's postage rates upon which, we have had to base our shipping charges.  However, with an increasing customer base who's orders are weighing in excess of 2kg, we have been forced to seek other methods of delivery to help reduce our UK shipping charges

A recent Datamonitor study predicts that there is a growing number of UK consumers that are now making  'healthy' cosmetics a way of life.  Many are putting 'wellness' as the main motivator for buying healthy products.  It is claimed that in the UK, consumers are more concerned about ingredients in their  cosmetics than ever before and are choosing natural active compounds over synthetics being more aware of the positive implecations they have.  

Body shop announce initiative to introduce sustainable palm oil into cosmetic manufacturing.

The Body Shop, owned by cosmetic giants, L’Oreal are all set to become the first cosmetic retailers to launch sustainable palm oil onto the market.  The Body Shop manufacture over 14.5 million bars of soap every year that contain palm oil.

Body Shop’s CEO, Peter Saunders, said “The switch to sustainable palm oil is a landmark step forward for The Body Shop and a potentially groundbreaking development for the whole cosmetics industry”

 This report was created for BBC h2g2 'A Guide To Life, The Universe & Everything' 9th May 2007.  I thought it might make interesting reading & highlights some of the reasons keeping it simple & natural.  If you have any views or comments, you can either post to the forum or submit an article to Fresholi Community.  Happy Reading....

Just reading the label should make you cringe. Looking at the average Chap Stick or lip balm¹ you see stuff like 'Octinoxate 7.5%', 'Oxybenzone 3.5%' or 'White petrolatum 38.7%'. You might wonder what this stuff is, and just why you keep wanting to slather more on your lips...