With all the fascination around animals and nature, how many of us know of the importance of wildlife and biodiversity - on land and water, and their importance in our existence. Read on to see what experts from UNEP and eco-activists from UNICEF have to say! 

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This World Environment Day, let's look to restore and revive our planet in all its glory to be a part of #generationrestoration. Read on to find out simple ways we all can help restore our local ecosystems! Continue reading

This International Day of Biodiversity, let's see how we can learn to love and appreciate our nature and local surroundings better. Because, we are part of the solution #ForNature. Let us remember that every single species has an important role to play as it boosts ecosystem productivity!

 

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As we help battle the second wave of COVID-19, physical health isn't the only thing we're battling. Feelings of anguish, distress and loss can really affect our mental health. Prioritising one's mental health really makes a difference and enables us to be of help to the people around us; remember, you can’t pour from an empty cup.  Continue reading

They say children are the future of our planet. And rightly so! Bare collaborated with CHIREC International School to help the students get introduced to the concept of sustainability and provide them with easy, practical ways to tackle climate change. Feel free to contact us to help your students become climate warriors too! Continue reading

Looking to help your employees get started with sustainability and help them become aware of the environmental problems around us? Check out recent workshop with State Bank of India Mutual Fund (SBIMF) for their employees to get them started on zero waste living. Contact us for workshops for your employees or anyone interested!

 

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Sodium coco sulfate creates a mild foam and cleanses hair and skin; it dissolves dirt and grease effectively. Made from the fatty acids of coconut oil, it's a good palm-free alternative to sodium lauryl sulfate.

Sodium coco sulfate is a surfactant. All surfactants are partly water-soluble and partly oil-soluble, allowing oil and water to become dispersed. Above a minimum concentration, the surfactant molecules become organised in a structure that can trap the oil-based dirt from the hair, allowing it to be rinsed away.

Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel. The CIR Expert Panel evaluated the scientific data behind sodium coco sulphate and concluded that these compounds were safe for use as cosmetic ingredient. 

Additionally, The Cosmetic Regulations of the European Union; if derived from plants, the alkyl sulfate ingredients may be used in cosmetics and personal care products marketed in Europe according to the general provisions of the Cosmetics Regulation of the European Union

What are sulfates anyway?

Sulfates are a type of surfactant, the ingredient in products that makes foam, or binds together water and oil. There are many, many surfactants out there, made from all kinds of derivatives (most commonly from palm oil or petrochemicals). 

We don’t use sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) and sodium laureth sulfate (SLeS) Surfactants are made using the fatty acids found in oils like coconut and palm. Oils contain a variety of fatty acids, like lauric, palmitic and myristic. Fatty acids differ only by how long their carbon chains are in the molecules. SLS uses lauric acid (usually from palm oil), which means it is a phenomenally effective cleanser; which can also be too effective and too harsh. 

Sodium coco sulfate (SCS) is a mix of all of the fatty acids from coconut oil, including lauric, which means it is milder, but still produces that lather we want. 

Don’t be fooled though - despite the name, sodium coco sulfate can be made from palm oil too… so make sure you ask your manufacturer! Of course, ours comes from coconut. Continue reading

Lye has been on the USDA approved list for organic products from day one, The FDA specifically exempts soap from it’s labeling requirements, and The Natural Ingredient Resource Center exempts soap and allows it to be listed as 100% natural if all the ingredients (which they require to be listed) are all natural. It is based on these organizations' stand on soap that we list our soap as 100% Natural.   Continue reading

Did you know that the wealth gap in society is directly related to climate change and its impacts on the environment? Although the rich do make generous donations for the environment, it still cannot change climate change. Read on for more! Continue reading

This World Book Day, we'd like to take you through some of our favourite books on the environment, climate change and other pressing issues. What we love most about all of them is that they're all so uplifting while still educating us! Read on to know more.. Continue reading