I’ve found 7 plastic-free organic hand soaps for you that contain no toxic chemicals and come in paper packaging you can easily recycle. Why hand soaps? Because the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) say washing our hands with soap and water works better than hand sanitizer for killing the germs that cause Coronavirus, the flu, and other illnesses, like diarrhea and the common cold.
Why plastic-free? Because plastic trash is out of control!
And why organic? Because as good as soap is for fighting germs, too many soaps contain harmful toxic chemicals or come packaged in throwaway plastic. The soaps listed below contain healthy ingredients that work – and don’t come in plastic!
7 Plastic-Free Organic Hand Soaps
Dr. Bronner’s
There are dozens of soap bar brands for sale, too many for me to review! If you are shopping and you don’t see one of the brands I’ve listed here, you can still find a safe effective soap. Look for:
Fragrance-free or free of synthetic fragrances
No parabens, phthalates, triclosan, artificial dyes, and SLS (sodium laurel sulfate)
Plastic-free packaging (choose a bar wrapped in paper, rather than liquid soap in a throwaway plastic bottle that can’t or won’t be recycled
Here Are 7 Plastic-Free Organic Hand Soaps That Fight Coronavirus and the Flu
Dr. Bronner’s – Made with vegan ingredients and castile soap, but no synthetic preservatives or foaming agents. Packaged in 100% post-consumer recycled paper. Available unscented, or in peppermint, lavender, almond, eucalyptus, hemp rose, hemp tea tree, and hemp citrus. Fair Trade certified and Non GMO verified, too!
Zum – Made with goat’s milk, essential oils, and fresh citrus herbs. Minimal paper packaging that can be recycled. Available in variety sampler pack as well as individually. Look for it online but in Whole Foods, natural foods stores, and food co-ops, too.
Tom’s of Maine – 5 oz. bars, available in 6-packs; available in lavender, orange blossom, coconut oil, and other plant-based compounds (NOTE: May also be available in store in CVS, various supermarkets, Whole Foods, Target, etc.)
O Naturals – 100% natural organic ingredients, vegan, and infused with essential oils. Available in oatmeal & coffee, agave nectar & soy milk, coconut & shea butter, jojoba & tea tree, and rosemary & peppermint. PETA certified.
Makes 3 Organics – Made in Santa Barbara, CA with USDA certified organic ingredients, including coconut oil and shea butter. Packaged plastic-free in a recyclable paper box. Also available in orange blossom.
Ma’na Organix – This hemp oil based soap is infused with eucalyptus that both cleans and leaves your hands smelling fresh. Ma’na is also sulfate- and paraben-free, cruelty-free and vegan. It’s packaged in a minimal recyclable cardboard wrap. Available in lavender, peppermint, spearmint, and cinnamon vanilla cappuccino.
Patchouli Soap – In case you’re wondering, patchouli is a fast-growing shrub related to mint and lavender with an “earthy, sensuous” scent. Additional ingredients in this soap include olive, coconut, avocado and castor oil, cocoa butter and cocoa powder, water, and sodium hydroxide.
When Should You Wash Your Hands During the Coronavirus Pandemic?
♦After you have been in a public place and touched an item or surface that may have been touched by other people, like door handles, tables, gas pumps, shopping cars, or electronic cashier registers and screens
♦Before touching your eyes, nose, or mouth, because that’s how germs enter our bodies
♦Before, during and after preparing food, and before eating food
♦After going to the bathroom
♦After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing
♦After shopping and packing and unpacking groceries
♦After opening mail
Remember to lather and scrub for 20 seconds. The CDC recommends people no longer shake hands with each other. If you somehow do shake hands with someone, wash your hands afterwards and before you touch your eyes, nose, or mouth.
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