Why quality ingredients matters:

Most all of us are watching our budgets these days and cutting corners where we can. We are faced with many choices and compromises to make ends meet.  We want to eat healthy, so we spend our money on organic and non GMO foods as an investment in our health. Yet we often don't think of what we put on our skin and hair as an equally important investment in our health.

If you eat healthy but bathe with products made from chemical sources, you can undo the efforts of a good diet.  Skin is the bodyʻs largest organ and absorbs everything it comes in contact with.  There are many unhealthy additives in everyday skin care and bath products that most of us aren't aware of. It is crucial to read labels! Many of the bad ingredients in personal care products are directly linked to cancer and auto-immune diseases.

Coconut Clean was founded because of a quest for healthy skin care products. After a scary bout with melanoma, I became very aware of what I put on my skin.  During the research process, I was horrified to learn what is allowed in the products we use everyday.  I discovered that many of the "natural" products contained unhealthy ingredients. I realized the only way I could trust the quality of what I put on my skin was to make it myself. Having a background in aromatherapy and chemistry made this possible, so it became my lifeʻs mission to create something good for myself and everyone!
Our goal is to provide the cleanest products on the market. We take pride in the pure ingredients our products are made from… Our soap is our passion and we have Organic Soap for sale. You can find handmade, natural bar soap all over the internet, at your local farmers market or crafts fair, perhaps priced cheaper than ours… Why is ours more expensive? INGREDIENTS!  We refuse to compromise our quality. Many soap crafters make their soaps with a melt & pour soap base, which contain cheap chemical ingredients. We use the cold-process method to make ours from scratch and never cheapen the blend by using soybean oil, corn oil, palm oil, canola oil. These are grown from genetically modified seeds, are harmful to the environment and provide little or no benefits for your skin. Most soap crafters cut their bars a little smaller and don't cure them as long as we do, which produces a harsher soap. We invite you to read our ingredient labels and be proud to use products that are truly good for you and the world.

Take the Coconut Oil Cleanse… Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil is our founding ingredient! Organic Coconut Oil for Hair and skin care is the best thing you can use. We scent our divine soaps with essential oils and botanical extracts, not synthetic fragrance.  We strive to bring you the best possible products that last longer and are far more beneficial for your health. From our Hawaiian Sea Salt Scrubs to our petroleum-free lip smoothies, we strive for chemical free purity at affordable prices. Here are a list of ingredients you should avoid while shopping for personal care products, just to name a few! Basic rule: If your not sure what it is, there is a good chance you should avoid it...

Cleansers:
SLS- Sodium Laurly Sulfate
SLS-Sodium Laureth Sulfate
SMS-Sodium Myreth Sufate
Cocamide DEA
Cocamide MEA
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
DEA-Cetyl Phosphate
DEA Oleth-3 Phosphate
Lauramide DEA
Linoleamide MEA
Myristamide DEA
Oleamide DEA
Stearamide MEA
TEA-Lauryl Sulfate
Triethanolamine

Petrochemicals:
Petrolatum
Mineral oil
Paraffin

Preservatives:
Parabens (all)
DMDM Hydantoin
CETRIMONIUM CHLORIDE
CETYL TRIMETHYL AMMONIUM CHLORIDE

Chemical Sunscreens (I believe these contributed to my Melanoma)
Oxybenzone
Avobenzone
Octinoxate

Moisturizers
Propylene Glycol
Butylene Glycol
Polyisobutene
Red Flag: (AVOID)
Yellow #5, #6, #13
Red #3, #7, #40
Blue #2
Sodium Benzoate
*Hydrogenated oils
*Palm oil
*Soy Bean oil
*Canola Oil
*Corn Oil
*Cottonseed Oil
Lanolin

*contains GMOs

We are working to expand our ingredients category list on our website. Please reply to this blog for any questions or send us an email. Get healthy and Go Green with Coconut Clean!

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Aloha Coconutters!

The reviews are in and we have this months winner….. Its Karen of Windermere, Florida!  Karen has written several reviews in the recent past and is very passionate about our Geranium line and flamingos. The most recent review made her a winner, but we thought we would share them all!

Here are Karenʻs reviews:

11/15/2012
Geranium Spice Body Cleanser
 5 Stars*****
Karen from Windermere, Florida


Hi - I am a very satisfied Coconut Clean user...I took a wonderful shower this morning after my sweaty bike ride and used your Geranium Spice body cleanser,,
AHHHHHHHHH.......so wonderful. The scent and suds were just fantastic. I rate this product 5 golden stars and I might even shower daily now....Just kidding.
Thank you sooooooo much. I might even bathe my flamingo with it!!!

10/19/2012
Geranium Aromatherapy Line
Rating *****
Karen from Windermere, Florida

 
Hi, I am writing and entering this contest in hopes of becoming a winner...I never win anything!!!!!! 
Anyhoo, Getting down to the facts....I LOVE your Geranium Spice scent. It always makes me feel great. I use the bar soap and the foam soap and the shower scrub and really love them all. Coconut Clean is a great company. Maybe one day I can come work for you....
Have a great day...
ALOHA and peace out!!!my name is Karen and I give you 5 stars

09/18/2012
Geranium Rose Petal Bar Soap
5 Stars *****
Karen from Windermere, Florida

HI, I AM A HUGE FAN OF COCONUT CLEAN PRODUCTS. MY FAVORITE SCENT IS THE ROSE GERANIUM. I ENJOY USING YOUR FULL LINE OF GROOVY STUFF. FEELS GOOD AND SMELLS WONDERFUL. ALWAYS MAKES ME THINK OF COCONUTS, PALM TREES AND OF COURSE.....FLAMINGOS!!!!!!!!

Thank you, Karen, for your wonderfully entertaining reviews! Karen will receive her much deserved free geranium spice body cleanser and our new "Head to Toe" Geranium Spice to try out!  The Body Cleansers are 50% OFF on our website, so get em while you can because they are going quick!

We will not have a review contest in the month of December… We haven't received enough reviews to continue the contest on a monthly basis :-(  We will resume the contest in January 2013 if we receive at least 10 more reviews, so get those creative writing skills going! Here are the contest details again, so you can give it some though and be ready by then:

- Write us a review (or two, or three) on a product that youʻve tried and send it along to coconutcleanblog@gmail.com for consideration by November 15th.

- Write about one product per review.

- Include a rating (0-5 stars) as well as your email address (which, will of course remain private), your name, and where you are from.

- Please, enter as many times as you like, although only one review will be chosen per month for publication and giveaway on this blog.

A winner will be chosen on the 18th of every month. We keep past submissions on file to be reconsidered for each monthly giveaway.

Stay tuned for our next feature blog in early December… We have something exciting to announce!

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Aloha Coconutters!

Its review time again and we have Octoberʻs WINNER!  Congratulations to Cristine of West Point, New York!

Here is Cristineʻs review:
9/6/2012
Scrub Sampler Pack
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Location: West Point, New York

First of all, I wasn’t expecting to receive my package so fast.  That was great.  When I opened the shipped cardboard box, I was surprised to see that it was an inside-out Crunchmaster Multi-Grain Crackers box.  That threw me off a little, but I found the note inside that said Coconut Clean was earth-friendly which was just fine.  After that, I found the invoice and it was nice to see a handwritten note.  It was from Teresa asking me to find their BlogSpot.  Coconut Clean didn’t strike me as a small family business until I saw the reused box and the handwritten note and put two and two together.  The product itself, Coconut Clean’s Scrub Sampler Pack, was so nicely put together that I didn’t want to open it.  There were two pretty shells tied to the product box with this dyed string stuff (sorry, I don’t know what it’s called!).  Anyways, I got over my undesire to open the product box and untied it.  And I love using these products!  Eight different smells.  Salt scrubs and sugar scrubs.  So nice!  The reason I rated this a 4 instead of a 5 is because, although none of the lids were loose and I could not find any leaks, the product box was oily on the inside.  I couldn’t use the product box to store the scrubs like I had originally planned to.  Regardless, I would definitely by this product again!  (: 

  
Thanks for the great feedback, Cristine!

We weren't sure why the box she received was oily on the inside, but we sent her another one so she could properly store her scrubs. She will receive her free scrub soon!

We didn't have the participation we hoped for this month, so lets make next month more challenging for our judges by giving them lots of great reviews to choose from.

Here are the contest rules for the next submission:

- Write us a review (or two, or three) on a product that youʻve tried and send it along to coconutcleanblog@gmail.com for consideration by November 15th.

- Write about one product per review.

- Include a rating (0-5 stars) as well as your email address (which, will of course remain private), your name, and where you are from.

- Please, enter as many times as you like, although only one review will be chosen per month for publication and giveaway on this blog.
A winner will be chosen on the 18th of every month. We keep past submissions on file to be reconsidered for each monthly giveaway.

Stay tuned for our next feature blog in early November …

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Head to Toe

ALOHA Coconutters!

This feature is about an upcoming change for one our well established products:  Coconut Cleanʻs Body Cleansers. We wanted to create the cleanest body wash on the market with the shortest ingredients list, so unlike many small soap companies, we make our own liquid soap base from scratch.

We originally made this with just olive oil, but this formula did not lather enough, so we decided to add our favorite ingredient, organic virgin coconut oil, for a fluffier, stable lather.

This worked great for lathering but resulted in separation when we added the essential oils. We refused to add chemical emulsifiers to correct the issue, so we hoped that our customer base would prefer to have it chemical free than visually perfect.

For years weʻve been toying with the idea of making a shampoo for each of our aromatherapy lines and we finally blended the perfect shampoo base that doesnʻt separate when the essential oils are added. For the past several months, weʻve tested this formulation on our friends and family and the feedback is fabulous!  Our new shampoo formula has a fluffy, rich lather that cleans your hair without weighing it down, leaving it soft and manageable. It wont strip your hair, its safe to use on color treated hair and best of all, its sulfate free!

During our testing, we discovered that our new shampoo is also an excellent body and facial cleanser. It rinses away clean, leaving your skin soft and supple... SO the birth of "Head to Toe" is on the horizon. 

Our new Shampoo and Body Cleanser combo will be the same price as our regular body cleansers. We hope to have them for sale on our website in the next couple of weeks. Once they are launched, we will be offering our original formula for half price to make room for the new awesomeness!

WANT SOME FREE PRODUCTS? PLEASE SEND IN THOSE REVIEWS... WE NEED THEM IN BY OCTOBER 15th!  Check our September 18th blog for details...

 


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