The peculiar thing about washing hands with soap is that, though your hands may be clean of debris and dirt, the chemicals in soap that absorb into your skin and wash away down the drain aren’t so “clean.” Sodium Lauryl Sulfonate, for example, is not biodegradable and can kill living organisms. Other materials, like fragrances and solubulizers included in soap formulations can pose health hazards. So, while you may be washing your hands and feeling clean on the outside, both the global environment and your internal health may be battling synthetic invaders. To determine potential health and environmental hazards a specific soap may have, visit http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ for a rating.
I set up Clean World Clean Hands (CWCH) to do three things:
Let me start with the soap. CWCH aims to produce a soap that is "invisible". Our product has virtually no impact on the environment or your health and is sustainable, thereby making it "invisible". By using vegetable based glycerin, natural essential oils etc, our soap completely dissociates in water leaving no trace synthetic materials.
- produce soap that is biodegradable and safe for your skin
- bringing these soaps to third world countries, to areas, for example without proper water filtration, so that people's water sources and environment are not impacted negatively
- through workshops, donations, and volunteer work give back to the community
The CWCH mission, therefore, is to create an invisible product that sparks visible change. More specifically, we create all natural biodegradable soap and as a cooperative we encourage invisible product design as well as distribute soap to those in need.
CWCH cooperative is in its startup stage and any inquires should contact myself (tony@cleanworldcleanhands.com) Donations to support the work are appreciated and an incentives ladder exists for monetary donations. Check out: www.cleanworldcleanhands.com
