Bulk, organic, raw ingredients (Herbs, teas, clays, butters, waxes and more)

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Hey there, it's your mama again. So for a while I've been on an organic binge lately on bath products (my soap, shampoos...etc), so I've been researching organic and the various definitions of "natural" which the marketers use so loosely on their product labels.

Organic vs. Natural
A lot of brands will claim that they are natural, but if you flip the bottle and read the ingredients the only difference between their product and the "not natural" products is that this "natural" brand uses more herbal extracts and different oils and maybe a few organic oils. It's a scam. A lot of "organic" brands are a scam too. They still have a bunch of chemical ingredients the other brands have, but these "green" brands just have more organic oils, herbs, whatever the hell to make it seem more "green." Pfff. So now I hate using the word "natural" when describing "green" products.

I decided if I wanted to find truly organic or truly natural and wholesome bath products, I need to move away from the mass produced stuff that I find at many large retailers, because obviously these companies are in it for the money.

I've looked at Terressentials shampoo, which looks like the most promising "green" shampoo, but holy cow they charge shit ton for shipping....is the thing really that heavy? A regular bottle of shampoo is $10.75, which is fine (no different than the price points for salon quality brands), but they charge $8.75 for shipping. Mother of God, I almost get another bottle of shampoo with that! I don't mind paying for shipping, but holy cow...I guess it is that heavy or something.

So after crapping my pants over shipping, I decided to maybe explore the idea of making my own shampoo.

I found this site that sells raw products (herbs, teas, clays, wax, glass bottles etc...). If they can, they'll get the item in organic and they will label it if it's organic or not. I'm pretty impressed with the amount of product they have. I have found that their prices are very reasonable compared to other sites. I've looked at at least 10 different sites comparing products among them all.

Mountain Rose Herbs

I haven't bought anything from them yet, so if anybody has experience with them please comment! If anybody has other great sites that sell wholesome products, please comment!

Terressentials, I believe used to use bentonite clay in their shampoos. I'm positive I used to see that in their ingredients list, but now they only list "clay minerals." I wouldn't discourage anyone from buying from them because they are the only company I have found to have a truly organic shampoo. Plus they're convenient if you don't feel like going through the trouble of mixing your own cocktail.

Well if I decide to make my own shampoo I can chose what quality of clay to use. My personal favorite is Rhassoul clay from the Atlas mountains. Great stuff.

Please comment, but be courteous please. :)