Desert Essence Organics Hand Wash – “Clear Skin, Clear Conscience”
January 29, 2010 by
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Desert Essence Organics Hand Wash is a nontoxic, biodegradable and cruelty-free product. Photo: Courtesy Desert Essence
“Where can I get this?” my 90-year-old mother-in-law asked. She was washing her hands with the complimentary sample of Desert Essence Organics Hand Wash I had received from the company. “I like this soap!” she said.
I smiled. “Yeah, I like it too, Lucille.”
“Really, where can I get some?” more forceful this time. She wanted me to know that she really meant it.
That’s high praise from Lucille. For several months, Joe and I have been helping care for his mom part of every week since she broke her wrist in October. We’ve assisted her with countless hand washings, shampoos, and showers. This was the first time she had applauded a product that we had used in her care. And, boy, did she say it with enthusiasm!
She nudged me to leave the bottle with her — and I will. But first, I needed to use it for a while so I could write a review.
Joe and I hosted a small gathering last week, and I placed the bottle of Desert Essence Organics Hand Wash in our guest bathroom. “What do you think of the liquid soap?” I asked our friend Bruce. It’s not the kind of question most guests get asked after using their host’s bathroom. But our friends are beginning to expect that they’ll be part of the product review team when they visit us.
“Well, it cleans,” he said, laughing. “And it smells good.”
Okay, it’s not exactly the same level of enthusiasm that Lucille showed. But at least he was positive about it, if not particularly effusive.
Healthy Ingredients
What I learned while interviewing Mark Cunningham of Bayes Cleaners for yesterday’s post holds true of Desert Essence Organics Hand Wash, too. This hand wash does not contain either sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) or sodium lauryl ether sulfate (SLES). Like the Bayes hand wash, it contains sodium coco sulfate (SCS). SLS and SLES are the chemicals responsible for irritating people’s skin. SCS makes it feel smooth and comfy, with no dryness afterward.
There are a lot of other things to like about Desert Essence Organics Hand Wash, too. The first six ingredients of the Vanilla Chai Hand Wash are all certified organic. These include (without the scientific names) organic green tea leaf extract, organic sweet almond seed extract, organic clove flower extract, organic comfrrey leaf extract, organic vanilla extract, and organic grapefruit fruit extract. The next ingredient is water, followed by SCS from coconut. Among the remaining ingredients are organic shea butter and organic jojoba seed oil.
At the risk of sounding like a television infomercial, I want to say, “But wait! There’s more!” The product is also 100 percent vegan, as well as wheat- and gluten-free.
There’s also less: NO “parabens, sodium lauryl/laureth sulfates, phthalates, artificial colors, silicones, EDTA, glycol, or petroleum based ingredients.”
The hand wash is “Cruelty Free and Biodegradable: No animal testing of raw materials or finished product. No Phosphates.”
All of this is good for people, animals, and the environment. As the label says, “Clear skin, clear conscience.” Works for me — but I’ll have to buy my own. This one goes to Lucille.
The Small Print
DISCLOSURE: Blue Planet Green Living received a free product sample of Desert Essence Organics Hand Wash.
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some of their products have honey, royal jelly, bees wax & keratin so yes some of their products do contain animal products & there’s products which do contain animal products where they say it has no animal ingredient & is vegan but does or is cruelty free but contains product found as a byproduct of the slaughter industry.
scs & sls are the same thing both are derived from coconut, the same process. scs is just only very slightly different. some products (some shampoos/conditioners) also contain sodium benzoate which is pretty much benzene just add water & vitamin c.. yep washing your hair with benzene!
the coconut stuff is good, their castile is better & more natural doesn’t have that nicer coconut smell but their product honesty is just not there unless audited & revised.
after seeing their latest release products i have decided to switch to dr bronners it’s a bit more expensive but worth the lesser health impacts & i don’t have to import it.