Soap sachets are eco-friendly pouches to put a bar of soap in and wash your hands, body, hair, etc. to have a quality shower experience!
We've all dealt with gummy soap scum in the shower or on the sink for too long - a better alternative is long overdue! A loofah seems like a good alternative, but that piece of plastic hanging from your faucet is probably covered in tons of nasty bacteria. Natural loofahs are great for washing dishes, but they can be too abrasive for our skin.
So what makes soap bags a simply better alternative?
Here are 5 reasons soap bags are replacing loofahs and other exfoliating tools in the shower.
1. Loofahs are downright gross and very wasteful.
Most loofahs contain some type of plastic, and the brightly colored, fluffy loofahs are made almost entirely of plastic. The synthetic meshes that hang crumpled into a soft ball in the shower certainly won't decompose after you stop using them, and the same goes for loofah brushes and hand scrubbers.
But the lack of sustainability is only the beginning of the problems with loofahs. Their outdated design not only allows bacteria to grow, but invites them to nest in your loofah. More germs isn't exactly what we want when we're trying to get clean!
While loofahs lie in the tub between showers, the bacteria multiply from the remains of dead skin cells. The loofah never dries, so the moist, warm environment is the perfect place for microbes to gather and multiply. When you get in the shower and start exfoliating, you spread those germs all over your body.
All those nasty bacteria that grow in the plastic fabric not only spread on your body when you use the loofah but also penetrate your skin. Dermatologists, like the one interviewed in a Self Magazine article, say these devices are unhealthy because their rough texture irritates the skin and the loofah's "bacterial pit" can get into the abrasions caused by scrubbing.
While it probably won't make you sick, showering is all about getting clean, and the cultures in your scrub won't help you with that. Also, your skin is a delicate organ that deserves to be treated with care. Loofahs can even develop mold when conditions allow. So it's better to be safe than sorry (and regret it)!
Soap pouches have become an alternative, also because they are unlike loofah sponges do not favor bacteria. To understand how soap sachets curb bacterial growth, we first need to know what they are made of.
2. Soap bags are sustainably made from renewable raw materials.
Soap bags are made from a sustainable material called sisal. You may have heard of sisal furniture or sisal carpets. This rough, little elastic fiber is strong, durable and extremely sustainable.
The Science Direct Journal states that sisal is “the most important and widely used leaf fiber worldwide.” The fiber is often used to make rope or twine, but can also be used to tie plants to stabilizers, make clothing (or soap bags), and more.
Sisal is made from the leaves of a plant from the agave family. Agave sisalana, the plant from which sisal is derived, regrows quickly after harvest, meaning it's easy to grow and has little impact on the environment. Its fibers are similar to bamboo, as both grow quickly and require few resources to grow, so either choice is definitely more eco-friendly than factory-made plastic!
Sisal is grown without pesticides or chemical fertilizers. That means you can rest assured it's safe for your skin, and fewer synthetic farm chemicals help minimize pollution down the drain. This is a win for you and for the farmers!
3. Soap bags do not favor bacteria.
This is the relief you've been waiting for - loofahs may not get you clean, but sisal bags will. The robust and durable fibers soften in water but do not become brittle. Put a good quality soap, e.g. B. Place a bar of green tea and mint soap in a sisal soap dispenser, seal the bag and wash your body. You can also use a shampoo or conditioner, e.g. Put some wild orange and pink grapefruit shampoo in the soap bags and wash your hair!
The sisal will take a moment to soften, so soak the bag until it's soft enough to peel. Then you will be clean! When you're done showering, hang the bag up and let it dry. Unlike a loofah, the bag actually dries so it doesn't harbor bacteria. You don't spread germs on your body and you come out of the shower feeling as clean as the blue sky.
4. Slimy Soap? Not in a sisal bag.
You are now relieved of the menacing task of cleaning up squishy soap scum from the corner of the sink. You know that mushy concoction of old soapy water we're talking about — you try to clean it up with a brush or rag and it bubbles up into one big soapy mess that, frankly, you can live without.
You can actually do without it, and you should do it! If you hang up the sisal bag to dry after showering, the bar of soap will dry with it. This means that the dirty slime created by the soap's wet underside on the surface is no longer a problem. The pouch prevents the soap from slipping, so you no longer have to hold the soap in your hand like a greased pig when you drop it in the tub!
Arguably the best thing about the soap bag is that you can combine the end of a frequently used bar of soap with a new bar after the shower. The soaps will melt together the next time they get wet. Now that you have all that free time from not having to scrape slime out of the shower, you can relax knowing no soap has been wasted!
5. Your soap lasts longer, your wallet stays full, your skin feels baby soft.
With the new soap saver bag, the environmental impact of showering is reduced and slimy dirt no longer sticks in the tub. If your old bar starts to crumble, put your bars in the bag with a new bar and save money in the process! Less gelatinized soap and using the whole bar means you waste less and extend the life of the product so you don't have to buy as much soap.
Your skin will feel softer and cleaner because your old, scrubby loofah is gone and your soap savings bag isn't helping bacteria get under your skin. You have a gentle exfoliating tool for a comfortable and refreshing shower. When the sisal bag wears out after 4-6 months, replace it with a new one without the guilt that unlike a plastic loofah, it will degrade.
They need an upgrade.
Your skin deserves exfoliation and cleansing, and a plastic loofah just can't do the job well enough. Soap saver pouches are eco-friendly, help you save soap and money, and your skin will thank you.
Get two sisal bags from our Shop, and don't forget your soap! Treat yourself to a wonderful fragrance, for example lavender vanilla soap or rosemary ginger soap.