Just Say NO to GMO!

When we formulated our new organic body balms it was important to us to use certified organic oils, but we also wanted to use non-GMO corn starch since corn is one of the world's most prevalent GMO crops.  (Soybean is another one, which is one of the reasons we don't use soy in our products.  That and because it makes a softer soap.)  Awareness is growing about the dangers of genetically modified organisms and A Wild Soap Bar is committed to protecting our food supply any way we can.

October is Non-GMO Month. The focus is that everybody has a right to know what's in their food (and bodycare products) and to avoid harmful GMO's if they want to. Even if you don't believe in the dangers of GMO's, you should still get behind the core American value of the right to know.  When governments and monopolistic corporations conspire to keep you in the dark...you should be concerned.

The Right2Know March is Oct. 1st in New York and Oct. 16th in D.C.  The more people that can make it to these events, the more awareness it will create and that's all it takes to educate tons more people. We have a long way to go before GMO labeling becomes a reality, but awareness and education are the first steps, along with supporting companies and organizations that....

Just say NO to GMO!

Oasis of Calm?

Turn your bathroom into an oasis of calm!   On the surface it sounds so inviting.  But before you can kick back and relax...you know...you'll need to scrub down that tub first. 

What do people think when they peek behind your shower curtain?  I've done it my friend, and you know you've done it too!  The state of one's bath tub says a lot about one's life.  So better get rid of the ring! 

And while you're at it, declutter the joint too.  Cause all that extra stuff is weighing you down.  The expired medications.  The rock hard bath salts.  That pile of dirty clothes... they're ruining your zen.  Feng shui experts would surely poo poo it.  So pick it up, stash it, sort it and toss it.  Just do it.  It's for your own good.

ok NOW you're ready to build your oasis!  (By this time you've certainly earned it!)  Bring in the fresh flowers.  Light up the candles.  Lock that door and fill up the tub.  Step in.  Tune out.   TURN OFF.

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(but don't forget the wildly aromatic soaps at some point and the replenishing body balms when you emerge!)

Lost and Lonely Pines

Sorry to say there's still "a fire burning in them lost and lonely pines" (click above to hear the bluegrass song by the Lost Pines band)

With Love from A Wild Soap Bar

A Wild Soap Bar sprang into action today & donated 200 peppermint scented bath sized bars of natural handmade soap to our Central TX neighbors in need along with a monetary donation to the Red Cross of Central TX.  It felt good to help, even in a small way.  After months of relentless drought, record breaking heat, and devastating wildfires, I hope our handmade soap brings a little bit of pampering to everyone who receives it.  Enjoy!

She's Cryin' WildFire

My husband and I decided to drive over to see the Bastrop fires after dinner...only about 15 miles from our house as the crow flies. Wish I'd brought the real camera.  I've never seen anything like it.  Fully three-fourths of the entire horizon was covered with thick plumes of smoke.  I stood there and tried to comprehend what was happening in my backyard.  I thought about all the homeless people that have nothing more than the shirts on their backs tonight.  I thought about all the poor helpless pets and livestock that were trapped somewhere and didn't make it out.  And then I thought about all those gorgeous old growth pines in Bastrop State Park that I've loved since I was a kid that I'll never ever see again.  I don't think I was fully prepared for what I saw.  I broke down and cried.