Does bar soap work better than liquid soap?
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Pros and Cons of Liquid Soap As with bar soaps, there are also pros and cons to using liquid soaps. One strike against liquid soap is waste. With bar soaps, it's fairly easy to know when you have acquired enough on your washcloth or loofah to get the job done. Because liquid soaps usually come in pump-action or easy-to-squeeze bottles, overuse is common. Factor in the higher cost for liquid soaps, and you end up with a lot of waste...
Chelsea business spotlighted in national TV ad for Amazon Storefronts
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In Amazon's first-ever national television advertisement Monday supporting "Amazon Storefronts," a Michigan-based family business takes center stage. It starts with the jingle of a storefront entrance bell and the co-founder of The Little Flower Soap Co., Holly Rutt, flipping over a sign that reads, "Open on Amazon 24 hours." Cue a gaggle of The Little Flower Soap Co. delivery boxes being delivered on motorcycles, on a semi and vans – all bearing the company's logo. And in each scene, the Amazon logo also is...
Hey Mr. Green! Is Liquid Soap Worse Than Bar Soap?
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Our inveterate sleuth Mr. Green channels his inner bar-barian By Bob Schildgen | Jun 16 2017 Q: It seems that liquid soap in plastic containers—with the pump mechanisms and so forth—is a lot less environmentally friendly than plain, old-fashioned bar soap. What's your take? —Joe in Raleigh, North Carolina A: I've been suspicious of liquid soap since it appeared on store shelves around 1980. After all, soap has been around for 4,800 years, but there was never much enthusiasm for...
Clara's Bath and Body Products Hits the Market in Deming, NM
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Via Deming Highlight DEMING – Clara Garcia is new to the Deming MainStreet Farmer’s Market and she took the opportunity on Saturday to sell her bath and body products in the open market of Luna County Courthouse Park. “Business was brisk,” Garcia said, while introducing customers to her line of bath and beauty cosmetics and personal care items at Clara’s Bath and Body. She began experimenting from home a couple of years ago with mixtures of health-conscious household items like...
Why Don't Young People like Bar Soap? They Think it's Gross, Apparently
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Via CNN By AJ Willingham Let's fight about soap. What's there to discuss, you ask? Plenty, if new consumer research is to be believed. Apparently, there is a serious ideological divide when it comes to bar soap and the people who put it on their bodies. For one, bar soap sales are declining. What was once a staple of our daily ablutions is being eclipsed by fancy-pants body washes and other cleaning options. According to research from Mintel, a marketing...