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[–][deleted] 33 insightful - 1 fun33 insightful - 0 fun34 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I stopped when I saw their giant trans rights sign a few years ago. Which did wonders for my bank account. The less I spend on these frivolous stores the healthier my portfolio becomes. Body Shop, lush etc depend on women spending thousands a year so they can stop feeling bad about existing as their natural self. That’s thousands not going towards your retirement and personal wealth.

[–]Complicated-Spirit 24 insightful - 3 fun24 insightful - 2 fun25 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

I never could shop there, lol. They can paint themselves as a woke store “for the people”, but when a single bar of soap costs me eight bucks, and I’m struggling to pay my rent, I just feel a little bit like this is all a ploy and I’m actually kinda being exploited, y’know?

[–]yishengqingwa666 15 insightful - 2 fun15 insightful - 1 fun16 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

It's called greenwashing, and yeah... I like Dr Bronners and Pears soap. Not full of sodium lauryl/laureth sulfate and nasty artificial perfumes like Lush crap is, either.

[–]Complicated-Spirit 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I get Dudu Osun from the local international grocery. At least I know that it’s being sold to me by a local business run by immigrants. (Also, it does absolute wonders for problematic skin. My skin is a hellish genetic perfect storm of too-much-sweat, too-much-oil, and hypersensitivity to the very substances it itself produces in such vast quantities, and it’s honestly the only thing I’ll use anymore. And it doesn’t leave gritty neon-colored dyes all over my face.)

[–]Comatoast 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I tend to have the same problem. Lume works-ish for the sweat. I used Shea Moisture's Manuka Honey and Marula Oil shampoo on my face for a while, but it got too pricey to maintain. A couple of drops of marula oil on my face after washing seems to have normalized it though, and even given my skin a nicer texture over time. It actually absorbs and doesn't sit on your face and catch your hair like some kind of sticky 90s lipgloss either.