A fully natural, organic body wash, is that possible…? Yes!
Instead of the usual foaming agents, some of the best organic skincare brands have created fresh shower gel and lathering organic body wash, with natural, organic and bio-degradeable ingredients!
What’s so bad about a regular body wash?
Check your products for the following ingredients: Sodium Laureth Sulfate, SLS, Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulfate, SLES,
The main advantage of SLS and SLES is that they are cheap. A very attractive feature to cosmetic manufacturers who’s first objective is to make profit.
Sodium Laureth Sulfate and other related agressive detergents are very irritant to the eyes and skin. They can be contaminated with cancer causing chemicals. The problem is not that these substances are initially of natural origin, like palm oil. It is in the treatment of these vegetable oils, a chemical process called ethoxylation, that the problem arises. During that process, the substance gets contaminated with 1.4 dioxane, a cancer causing chemical. Traces of 1.4 dioxane can remain present in the end product, like Sodium Laureth Sulfate. The same is true for other ethoxylated substances.
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate are alternatives, but still agressive to the eyes and skin. They have been excessively tested on animals (rats, mice and beagle dogs) and have been linked to eye irritation and contact dermatitis.
The good news is that these artificial foaming agents are not necessary.
There are better, safer, healthier and more natural arternatives. And that is why you want an organic body wash instead of a regular one.
Best Organic Body Wash Top 5
I went through countless ingredient lists, looked up strange sounding names, browsed and researched for hours, if not days.
These are the best organic body wash products I could find – not in order of importance.
They range from very fairly priced to rather luxurious, but all are very natural and free of synthetics. If we call it an organic body wash, that means it should not contain any toxic ingredients, right? Every organic body wash on on this list is made by a company with impressive ‘green’ ethics and eco-friendly behavior. Because an organic body wash should be healthy for the body ànd for the Planet!
1. Sunflower Organic Body Wash by Miessence
The base of the sunflower body wash is formed by aloe vera leaf juice, sunflower seed oil (cold pressed, so all the nutrients are preserved) and coco glucoside, a very gently detergent and foaming agent made from coconut oil. Essential oils of sweet orange, lemon and lime are responsible for the fresh scent. The only other ingredients are xanthan gum, citric acid and bitter orange fruit extract.
The xanthan is not genetically modified. The aloe vera juice, sunflower oil and all essential oils are certified organic.
Pricetag: A nice big 8.5 oz bottle goes for $18.90
Find the Sunflower organic body wash over here.
2. Organic Body Wash Gel by Garden of Eve
Garden of Eve’s organic body wash comes in four scents:
- Winter Wonder – Matricaria recutita (German chamomile)
- Zesty Shower – Cymbopogen citratus (Lemongrass)
- Shower Soother – Jasminum officianalis sambac (Jasmine)
- Nitty Gritty – Eucalyptus Globulous (Eucalyptus)* and Apricot seed powder
Ingredients (INCI): Distillled Water, Distilled Aloe barbadensis miller** (Aloe Vera leaves), Sclerotium rolfsii gum, Sesamum indicum (Sesame)* oil, Prunus armeniaca (Almond kernel ) oil, Rubus idaeus (Red raspberry) seed oil Vaccinium macrocarpon (Cranberry) seed oil (Blueberry) seed oil, Kaloinite, geogard ultra (gluconodelta lactone and sodium benzonite.)*** *USDA-NOP Certified organic, ** Wildcrafted, *** Ecocert approve
This organic body wash contains a preservative called “geogard ultra”. It is one of the only preservatives to make it through the rules of Ecocert-certification and fully bio-degradable.
Pricetag: $27.00 for 5 oz, or get three different 5 oz bottles for $69.00 and save… ahem – let’s see… $12.00 by getting the set of three.
Head over here
3. Rosemary Peppermint Organic Body Wash by Annmarie Gianni
Rave reviews everywhere, about the lovely fresh scent of this organic body wash. Actually, some people even use the rosemary peppermint body wash as a face wash! It seems to be helping the skin clear up acne, for one. Notice how the first ingredient on the list is love? A fun way to set the tone… Further down the list, it stays good and healthy. Not a drop of toxicity in this organic body wash! Just sparkly fresh plant extracts, flowers and vegetable oils all over. Did I mention it is gluten free and vegan?
Ingredients (INCI): Love, Aloe Vera Gel Herbal Infusion (Aloe Vera, Lavender Flowers, Lemon Balm Leaves, Neem Leaves, Rosemary Leaves, Echinacea Flowers, Life Everlasting Flowers, Calendula Flowers, Comfrey Leaves, Plantain Leaves, Malva Flowers); Saponified Olive Oil; Vegetable Glycerin; Aspen Bark Extract; Xanthan Gum; Rosemary Verbenone Oil; Peppermint Oil; Rosemary Oleoresin pH 5.5 Organic or Wild-crafted
Pricetag: $34.95 for a BIG bottle of 8 oz.
Check out the Rosemary Peppermint organic body wash.
4. Body SPA Shower & Bath Gel by Lavera
This organic body wash comes in so many different scents, it is hard to choose.
- Coconut Dream
- Honey Moments
- Lavender Secrets
- Lime Sensation
- Rose Garden
- Orange Feeling
Aren’t the names of this organic body wash absolutely delectable?
A beautiful product with a short list of rather simple ingredients.
Ingredients (INCI): Water (Aqua), Glycerin, Coco Glucoside, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Sodium Coco-Sulfate, Vanilla Plantifolia Fruit Extract*, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Extract*, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract*, Xanthan Gum, Alcohol*, Fragrance/ Parfum
Nothing shocking here, a very gentle and healthy organic body cleanser. On Lavera’s official website, check out the staggering list of chemicals which can be found in regular skin care, bath and shower products. Lavera does not use any of these, because many of them are either straight-up proven to be toxic or suspected to be harmful to the body.
Pricetag: around $10.70 per 5 oz.
Find Lavera’s organic body wash on LoveLula (with free worldwide shipping) or Amazon
5. It’s a Bar of Soap!
Yes, why not try soap as an organic body wash?
It doesn’t come in a bottle or tube, but a nice lathering soap made with only natural, vegetable oils and butters definitely deserves a place in the top 5 organic body wash list.
*Image credit: Official websites of Miessence, Annmarie Gianni, Lavera & Garden of Eve.