Package-free soaps from Lush.

Jan 5, 2018 | 3 comments

Buying package-free is getting easier and easier especially when you check out your options online. I like the idea of not harming the environment with the extra production of plastic. In this whole plastic-debate I’d like to enhance the fact, that I find the single-use plastics the biggest problem. The ones that just ends up in landfill. So that’s why I’m trying to switch to reusable products where I can and then avoid the packaging completely where it’s possible too. And that’s where these soap bars come into the picture! They have become a favourite, and they make it easy to quit the plastic bottles. Btw, this post is not sponsored whatsoever.

At købe emballage-frit er efterhånden blevet en leg når man tjekker udvalget online i hvert fald. Jeg kan godt lide tanken om, at man skåner miljøet for ekstra plastikproduktion og ikke mindst –forurening. I hele den her debat om plastik vil jeg gerne understrege, at jeg synes man først og fremmest skal se om man kan skifte éngangsprodukterne ud til genanvendelige, og altså ellers købe emballagefrit dér hvor man kan. Og de her sæbebarer fra Lush er blevet en favorit herhjemme hos os! Det gør det nemmere, at droppe plastikflaskerne. Btw, så er dette indlæg ikke sponsoreret.

I’ve bought a couple of different soap bars: a couple of shampoos (rich lather and NO greasy film is left on your hair whatsoever), a couple of body bars, one for my face to wash of makeup and then a couple of hand soaps. We’re covered that way, I think. Of course it’s a personal matter how many products of this sort you think you need, but one thing is for sure and that’s the fact that I’m done with chasing these 6-step skincare routines, hair routines and what not. I think this mindset has been creeping up on me because I’m done with trying to maintain a perfect look. Surely I look after myself and my body to stay clean and look well-presented, it’s not about that. But I think it’s healthy to let go and teach yourself to be fine with having fewer things available. You just relax a bit more when you don’t care as much, you know what I mean?

Jeg har købt et par forskellige sæbebarer: et par til håret (skummer godt og efterlader INGEN film!), et par til kroppen, én til ansigtet til at fjerne makeup og så et par håndsæber. Så er vi godt dækket ind, synes jeg. Nu er det jo forskelligt hvor mange produkter man synes man behøver, men én ting er sikkert og det er, at jeg lidt er stået af over for det dér med at skulle have en 6-trins hudplejerutine, hår-rutine og hvad ellers. Tror det er kommet i takt med, at jeg har lagt idéen om, at skulle leve op til et perfekt ydre mere og mere fra mig. Jo vidst vil jeg gerne fremstå velsoigneret. Men jeg tror faktisk det er sundt nok, at lære sig selv at nøjes. Man slapper ligesom bare lidt mere af, forstår I hvad jeg mener?

Anyway, the soap bars arrived in a cardboard box and the packing peanuts inside are made from Corn so they are 100% bio-degradable. When it comes to storing the soaps you have some different option. You could either invest in a couple of tin-containers from Lush as well, to protect the soaps under the shower. You could also remove them from the shower cabinet completely once you’re done and then keep them on a plate or something similar in a drawer in your bathroom. Lastly you could do as we have done, and that is putting up a shelf that is placed high enough for you to be able to reach the soaps, but also in a height that will ensure that no water from the shower will drench them. That works really well! We have placed our soaps in small glass bowls on this shelf. I’ve been in contact with an insider from Lush who ensures me, that all the ingredients in their products are from natural origin and that the scents are too. That’s a thing I’d like for Lush to reconsider: making more products without any scents or parfume at all (like my face wash bar), natural or not. Just so that they have a bigger selection for those with perfume allergies and super sensitive skin. After the shower I like to apply my oil from Meraki on the ends of my hair as a leave-in conditioner and on my body as well and then I apply some of my homemade face oil. That’s all the steps I need in my daily pampering routine!

Anyway, sæbebarerne ankom i en papkasse og Lush’s packing peanuts er lavet ud af majs og er derfor bionedbrydelige, så der er ingen grund til bekymring dér. Med hensyn til opbevaring af sæberne har du flere muligheder. Du kan enten opbevare dem i en tin-beholder med låg inde i bruseren eller du kan tage dem ud af bruseren og lægge dem på et form for underlag i et skab eller lignende, så de ikke bliver fuldstændig bløde når du går i bad. Du kan også (som vi har gjort) sætte en ekstra hylde op inde i brusekabinen, så vandet lige akkurat ikke kan nå når sæberne du går i bad. Så undgår du, at sæberne opløses unødigt. Vores sæber ligger i hver deres lille glasskål på denne hylde. Jeg har været lidt i kontakt med en ansat fra Lush, der forsikrer mig om, at ingredienserne i deres produkter er så skånsomme og naturlige som muligt, og at duften i deres produkter også stammer fra naturlige ingredienser. Jeg kunne dog godt tænke mig, at de ville lave flere produkter helt uden duft (som min ansigtssæbe), til folk med parfumeallergi eller meget sensitiv hud. Efter badet bruger jeg min olie fra Meraki, både på kroppen og som leave-in balsam i håret, og så bruger jeg min hjemmelavede ansigtsolie. Det behøver ikke være mere besværligt, at gøre lidt ekstra for sig selv!

Face wash bar

Shampoo bar

Body wash bar

Hand soap bar

Tin containers

3 Comments

  1. Sandie

    I min sidste Lush ordre købte jeg også en shampoobar. Jeg har godt nok kun brugt den to gange indtil videre, men synes den er alt for hård ved min hovedbund ? Håber på de laver en shampoobar med et mildere skummemiddel på et tidspunkt! Ellers er jeg også rigtig glad for Lush ?

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  2. elisabeth

    Jeg har også overvejet at købe deres shampoobar. Hvor bestilte du det henne? Jeg har nemlig været inde og kigge på deres hjemmeside, men der stod der ikke noget om fragt til Danmark. 🙂

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    • signeh24

      Jeg bestiller bare fra deres UK hjemmeside :-* De pakker det hele i bæredygtig indpakning så det er mega fint! lige her: https://uk.lush.com/

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