What are the best ethical and natural products you use???

[Fleur]

Sorry but nothing will tear me away from my antipersperant deo unless someone can suggest a natural one that *actually* works.

Me too, sorry... I do have the MooGoo one, with the idea that I can use it if I'm just at home or something... but if I'm going out in public I won't risk it, it just doesn't work well enough. But every 'body' is different.

Cleaning... mostly with bicarb & vinegar, EarthChoice dish liquid, Aware washing powder (check the EarthChoice labels as they aren't all fantastic) and Method bench & shower spray. Although I prefer my own bench spray out of vinegar & essential oils, and bicarb & vinegar work just as well in the shower (the Method shower spray does smelll divine).

All my bathroom stuff is upstairs I have a fantastic shampoo & conditioner with no parabens, SLS etc & is CHEAP! around $3.60 a bottle. Will post brand later

ETA - Shampoo & conditioner, Organic Care by Nature's Organics. Face wash, Organic Surge. It is hard though to find cleansers, moisturisers etc that I like & are ok. I have quite a bit of Body Shop stuff and sadly a lot of that has parabens in it too.

[boomba]

On the deodernat front it does take a little while for your body to adjust to no more nasty chemicals leaking into your skin via your armpits...I found I was a little smelly...nothing overly gross. With the moogoo one you have to let it dry too so you cant whack it on and go out it needs to be dry. Give me smelly hippie puts to chemicals anyday :P

[Pretty Butterfly]

I read some earthchoice labels and was very surprised!!
I use the plain wash liquid, is that one ok?? I noticed the fab softner (which ive never use, I use vinegar) looked a bit nasty??

I have found many "organic" stuff still has crap in it..
It only has to have a good main ingredient to be marketed as natural or organic. I picked up another shampoo in the health shop when I got the moogoo, and some of it was loaded with stuff I couldnt name!!! Ans some where definatly chemicals.
I wanted to get a list, and then just shop from that so I could stop searching. Its bloody hard!!!

[Fleur]

Exactly PB, you have to read your labels! I use EarthChoice dishwashign liquid - I couldn't find anything that didn't have sulphates in it. Never use fabric softener. The liquid wash... do you meanthe Earth Choice one? they have around 3 different ones I think, I can't remember which is best

Boomba, I might give it a go when the weather cools down. I just hate smelly pits

[Pretty Butterfly]

Yep, the plain bottles bluish washing mashine liquid.
I think the creamy bottle that isnt see through isnt too good?? I hope I havent got that backwards!!!

Its AMAZING what they let get called organic and natural.. so damn deceiving!!!!

[boomba]

I think there are no regulations on what you can name natural or organic which sucks! I have a great little book called "The Chemical Maze" By Bill Statham, it has all your bad chemicals listed etc. Very handy!

Miessence is very very good on all fronts, organic, ethical and natural.