Dial antibacterial vs natural antibacterial soap

We got a lot of positive feedback on the creativity of our ads, as well as astonishment at the number of chemicals in everyday products. And we didn't say one negative word about the store brand product, we simply listed our ingredients on one side, then listed the other products ingredients on the other side, like a two column list. We always had significant space under our list.

The ingredients from skin creams, soaps, lotions, shampoo, and every other bath product, reads like a chem lab experiment. And perhaps it is. Besides the obvious natural list vs. the totally not-natural list, I always like to scrutinize their marketing.

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Calgon's AHH SPA! Ocean Oasis Hydra-Rich Body Wash: Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Glycerin, Acrylates Copolymer, Fragrance, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Coco Betaine, PPG-1-PEG-9 Laurly Glycol Ether, Sodium Chloride, PEG-12 Dimethicone, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Sodium Hydroxide, Mineral Oil, Benzophenone 4, DMDM Hydantoin, Sodium Phosphate, Sea Water, Disodium EDTA, Glycine Soja Oil (Soybean), Sodium Citrate, Propylene Glycol, Acacia Senegal Gum, Gelatin, Mica, Diazolidinyl Urea, Aloe Baradensis Leaf Extract, Titanium Dioxide, Phenoxyethanol, Xanthan Gum, Methylparaben, Chlorphenesin, Citric Acid, Propylparaben, FD&C Blue 1, D&C Red 33, FD&C Yellow 5.

(Note: if you look up 'Hydra' at Wikipedia you will see that it is a sea snake. And I don't see any pureed sea snakes in this list. Okay, it could also be one of the planet Pluto's moons all ground up.)

Indigo Earth's Lavender Soap: Olive oil, Canola Oil, Coconut oil, Palm Oil, Water (spring), Lye, Lavender essential oil, Ratonjot (a natural botanical colorant).

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Please compare the following two ingredients list regarding Dial antibacterial vs natural antibacterial soap. The first list is from the Mountain Fresh Dial Antibacterial Deodorant Bar Soap, a mass produced ‘mountain fresh antibacterial’ bar made by Dial Corporation. Under that is the Tea Tree Natural Deodorant Soap Bar, one of my recipes and one of my favourite bars.

*Mountain Fresh Dial Antibacterial Deodorant Soap Bar: Fragrance(s)/perfume(s), Glycerin, Triclocarban, 2,6-Di-t-butyl-p-cresol (BHT), Pentasodium pentetate, Solium Palmitate, Chromium Trihydroxide, Tetrasodium etidronate, Sodium chloride, water, Sodium tallowate, PEG-6 methyl ether, Titanium dioxide, sodium cocoate, Fatty acids, C8-C18 and C 18-unsaturated, sodium salts, fatty acids, C14-18 and C16-18-unsaturated, sodium salts, ultramines (unspecified), Palm Kernelate (unspecified).

Indigo Earth's Natural Tea Tree Anti-bacterial Soap:Olive Oil, Canola Oil, Coconut Oil, Spring Water, Lye, Tea Tree essential oil, Chlorophyll (for color). *Household Products Database

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Vanilla Fields Cologne:

Alcohol, FDC Yellow #5, FDC Green #3, Fragrance, Water, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Bensopheneone-3, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, BHT, Propylene Glycol.

I don't see any vanilla in this Vanilla Fields Cologne.

Indigo Earth's Vanilla Perfume Oil:

Jojoba Oil, Vanilla Essential Oil (will separate, shake to mix).

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Yves Saint Laurent Opium Natural Spray:

Alcohol, Fragrance, Water, Benophenone-2, Octyl Methoxycinnimate, BHT, Propylene Glycol, Methylparaben, FD&C Yellow No. 5.

The Indigo Earth uses:

Well, I have had Codeine for really bad pain, but not Opium. I don't know why this is called Opium unless the scent is reminiscent of poppies. But I do know that Opium is a restricted item and it would not be allowed without a prescription. And what is with the word 'natural' in there? Again, 'natural' is describing the word 'spray', so as long as there is a pump or spritzer, and not a chemical propellant, then 'natural' would be accurately describing the spray, but obviously not the scent.

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Revlon Moon Drops Softening Toner, Alcohol-Free, For Normal To Dry Skin:

Glucosaminoglycans, hydrolyzed, Propylene glycol,Retinyl palmitate, Panthenol, Propylparaben,ethylparaben,Triethanolamine, Butylene glycol, Cetrimonium chloride, Trisodium EDTA, D&C Red #33 (CI 17200), Tocopheryl acetate, Water, Sodium hyaluronate, 5-Oxo-DL-proline, monosodium salt, PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil, Diazolidinylurea, Chamomile extract.

The toner the indigo earth uses:

Witch Hazel, from a plant. That's all.

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