Skin's best friend - Tools for green living: resources for eco-awareness and action - Vermont Soapworks products help you stay healthy and fight pollution too - Brief Article

E: The Environmental Magazine, March-April, 2002

Even though we all know that skin is the body's largest organ, we continue to expose it to potentially harmful agents while cleansing and moisturizing. Vermont Soapworks natural, non-toxic line runs the gamut of personal and home care products. There's a biodegradable camping soap ($3.49, four ounces) for use on the trail, and an all-purpose house cleaning soap, Liquid Sunshine ($9.99, 32 ounces), as well as a fruit and vegetable wash ($5.99, 16 ounces).

From a so-delicious-you-could-eat-it Orange Shea Lotion ($10.99, eight ounces), to indulgent lavender-scented bath salts and an Aloe Baby Soap ($3.49, 3.5 ounces), all of the company's products are ideal for those with sensitive skin (the founder has it!) or for those just interested in a "green" way to get clean. CONTACT: Vermont Soapworks, (802) 388-4302, www.vt soap.com. --S.V.