I've been watching a lot of video's that are recapping how Black Friday has been disappointing the last couple of years and I have to say I agree. The sales are just regular sales that come around every holiday...or seasonal sale. They mark things up so they can then mark them down and most of the time everything is still priced higher than it was. That being said, I did manage to grab some sweaters and a coat. Polyester free sweaters- so that way I can replace the plastic sweaters (polyester) in my collection with something much higher quality
Mrs. Meyers claims:
- Hardworking, nondrying soap for busy hands
- Hand Soap made with essential oils, aloe vera, olive oil and other thoughtfully chosen ingredients
- Mrs. Meyer's products are made with cruelty-free formulas and are Leaping Bunny certified
- Garden-fresh Lemon Verbena has a light, refreshingly mild citrus scent
The first thing I read about this brand is that it's green-washed. Claims to be environmentally friendly, sustainable, made with earth friendly ingredients, biodegradable - and all that jazz. I can't tell you if it is or isn't. I know it's owned by a larger company (SC Johnson) and most of time that type of stuff is greatly exaggerated. I do see some things I like on the website though- they do garden grants etc. And I see they have a refill cleaning concentrate that comes in glass and aluminum. Could they do better? Probably. But it's good to see they are trying.
The bottle is a thick plastic made with at least 30% post consumer plastic (wish it was more) . The bottle is refillable. So if you like it- you can buy the big jug and keep refilling this bottle. The refill will fill the pump bottle almost 3 times. I don't know how much plastic it really saves- but it does save you money to do it that way.
As for scent-I don't really like Lemon Verbena. I had the bar soap a couple years ago and I really hated the scent. It smells a little better in this version- not an exact replica of lemon verbena. It kinda smells like a masculine citrus type of scent. It's not bad. I don't love it though and I wouldn't repurchase it again in the hand soap...although I might try some of the cleaning products in this scent.
I also dislike the texture. It's one of the those gel textures that I find wants to just slide right off my hands. You get used to it though. Lather is OK. It rinses clean and doesn't dry my hands too much.
It does have some essential oils- lemon peel, lemongrass, and pine. I don't see the Olive Oil.... Nor do I see any Lemon Verbena oil which is a little odd that it's missing.
Ingredients:
Water, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Sodium Methyl 2- Sulfolaurate, Glycerin, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil, Cymbopogon Schoenanthus (Lemongrass) Oil, Pinus Sylvestris (Pine) Leaf Oil, Fragrance, (Alpha-Isomethyl-Ionone, Benzyl Benzoate, Citral, Eugenol, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool), Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Disodium 2-Sulfolaurate, Citric Acid, Sodium Chloride, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate
Overall, it's OK. I bought the Lavender hand soap so I'll probably be reviewing it very soon and then I'll be giving the brand a little break.
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