Environmentally Friendly Soaps. What Did You Use?

[Fluppy]

Apart from Sea To Summit soaps, what other options are out there? I tried Googling, but got overwhelmed by the information.

So…what did you take?

[peterh13]

just a bar of normal soap.

[Brian]

Hi Fluppy

I use and recommend to all those who go bush walking the Wilderness Wash biodegradable wash concentrated soap it is phosphate free and PH neutral.

You can use it for everything from personal washing and shampoo to clothes and even dish washing.

Available from most good stores that sell back packing gear in 100ml travel packs one of these will last you a couple of Kokoda treks.

Whilst I did not you could if you wish tie a lanyard around it so you do not loose it whilst washing.

What is most important it is safer for the environment where most domestic soaps certainly are not.

Brian

[peterh13]

Ha Fluppy.
When your having wash in some of the NG rivers,have a look at how many tadpoles there are.It reminded me of when I was a kid.
There are 100's of them floating about in the water. We dont see many in Sydney anymore,they must have all swum north.

[Rocky]

Oops – I confess the environmental status of my soap did not even enter my mind in preparation. I took a couple of those little squeeze bottles of liquid soap, but I may well have killed off those tadpoles Peter was talking about.

[Lorna]

I also just used regular soap and shampoo… and everybody ribbed me big time about sitting in the icy creeks, shaving my legs! It certainly got the circulation going that's for sure!

[Brian]

Hi

Sorry to get on my "Band Wagon" please think of the enviroment where possible by using the Wilderness Wash or similar you are helping in a small way.

Brian

[peterh13]

I had a big blue butterfly land on my soap so it could'nt have been that unfreindly, although it probably flew off, dropped out of the sky from soap poisoning,got eaten by a fish who got poisoned from eating said butterfly. The fish was probably washed up and eaten by a pig who promptly dropped dead and was found shortly after by a villager who took the pig back home and cooked him up.
The next morning the whole village was crook and lined up at the 1 toilet,,,I could go on,but I wont..
Bloody soap.

[crowie]

Wilderness wash is highly recommended as its bio degradable and will not harm the water system. Tie a piece of hootchie cord around the neck of the bottle and the other end have a slip knot around your wrist. This allows you to wash yourself and clothes without the risk of the bottle washing away. The creeks are fast flowing and cold

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