Gone Green

Ever since a colleague of mine signed up as a a dealer of Human Nature I've been easing on the green lifestyle switching my products from synthetic to those naturally derived. I started out with just shampoo, conditioner, lotion and deodorant but recently I've expanded my patronage to hand and bath soap to common household products.

Bath Soap - A La Maison Bath Soaps

I had a horrible experience using Human Nature's bath soap, it was simply too soft and ever so quickly disappeared into nothingness when doused with water turned to goo and left residues all over and so I stopped using it altogether. I used Giga soaps before but I didn't know where to get more as they where just gifted by a friend. On a restocking trip to Healthy Options (aka the health store aka my favorite store) I came by the aisle where the soaps were and saw the a la Maison soaps, it stuck to me because I saw a value pack of 4 unscented soaps that were the cheapest in the bunch and so I put in my basket. Bringing it home I was turned into an instant fan because the soaps where sturdy and didn't turned to goo easily so I got to use one bar for a long time. The packaging was also nice and very informative, stated there that their  recipe dates back to 1828 in France when Marseille soap masters developed the famous French milled process which was a method of slow cooking and purifying process which transforms 100% natural vegetable oils into glycerin rich, smooth soaps.

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I went back to get more when I used up all the soaps from the 4 pack I previously bought and decided to be adventurous this time and try other variants. They had these humongous soaps that had different scents to it, I bought the rosemary mint and white tea scented variants. The size was an issue because I have fairly small hands and it was difficult at first to use but that was my only issue, the soaps were still as sturdy as ever and the scents were heavenly! I'm still using the white tea scented one and I love it, I'm really looking forward to using the rosemary and mint bar once I get through with the white tea but it seems like matagal pa yun I've been using the same bar forever!

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Check their website at http://www.alamaisonsoaps.com/

Messy Bessy (the whole lot)

Messy Bessy is another pinoy product that I love, their products are also all natural and have no harmful chemicals. They tag themselves as a line of worry free household cleaning products. All their products are made with safe, non-toxic, all natural, biodegradable ingredients. They've been around since forever but I only recently shopped their products. My former boss gave me the insect repellent spray which I adore! She also gave me the little warrior spray which is a multi-tasking product that can be used as a hand sanitizer, disinfectant, room spray and surface cleaner (whew!). I'm in-love with the insect repellent spray because for one it's a spray it's so easy to apply, I just spritz it all over my arms and legs as needed and also because it doesn't stink and uses all natural andiroba oil derived from the Carapa tree. Human nature's bug oil reeks of citronella which doesn't smell bad altogether but the scent is quite strong and overpowering.

Fabric Freshener

I think everyone I know has had that dilemma, you went out for lunch with friends then the smell of the restaurant haunts you back at the office only to find out that the stench of the food (blame it on sizzling plates) stuck to your clothes. You shower with cologne but the scent ends up with a Mortal Kombat kinda fight and gives birth to a different monster, you get on the shuttle going home then everyone looks hungrily at you. The Messy Bessy fabric freshener has been a life saver, I couldn't imagine what my life was before this. I got my first bottle at the Hobbes and Landes store and never looked back. The spray smells like fresh laundry aka detergent so parang bagong laba yung damit mo kahit buong araw ka na nasa arawan. What I do is i douse myself with the spray first then use my cologne to freshen up, fresh na fresh!

Sports Spritzer

This smells really nice like if it was edible I'd probably drink it, the variant for men smells like sugarcane and smells really sweet. I used to use this on my sweaty clothes, shoes and socks after volleyball before putting it inside my bag, now that I don't play volleyball anymore (somebody adopt me I need to play the sport again!) I bring it to the yoga studio to spray on the studio's mats.

Hand and Body Soap

I upgraded to these baddies from my usual SM supermarket loot. I've tried the Aloe and Green Tea variant and the Vanilla Orange one which is my favorite. They're not thick in consistency but they really lather well I was surprised I thought they wouldn't because it's all natural.

Dish Cleaner

I initially just wanted to use this on my mouth guard, the dentist after fitting me with a mouth guard told me that a dish cleaner would be the perfect cleaning agent for it so I've been using Joy ever since. Recently it dawned on my that maybe I've been ingesting Joy into my system so I decided to switch to a naturally sourced cleaner. I first considered Human Nature but it turned out that their's was more expensive so this is what I bought. I've been also using this on regular dish cleaning as well even on the greasy plates and it holds its own against the synthetic one's more popular in the market.

Disinfectant Spray

I've been on the look out for the perfect naturally derived disinfectant for the house, the usual sprays on the supermarket had CFC's which is bad for the environment. This doesn't smell as nice as I wanted it to be also the constant need to shake the bottle because the ingredients don't mix well is a drag. The ingredients are a mix of certain oils and other liquids, you literally could see the ingredients separate when you shake the bottle.

Tea Tree Mold and Mildew Spray

This one I'm really impressed with, although the complaint about the constant need to shake the bottle is still there, this was overall effective. Don't you just hate molds? Those dark creatures you find in between tiles na ang hirap tanggalin they always grow on hard to reach areas. Also molds on the shower curtain is a major pet peeve of mine. T

What's good is that messy bessy sells refills at a much cheaper price, they also give a rebate when you return the bottle after use.

 All images from MessyBessy's website http://www.messybessy.com/index.html