tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056660268035747967.post7153020529234473260..comments2023-05-29T15:09:56.777-07:00Comments on BUBBLE AND BEE: Why Companies ReformulateStephanie Greenwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16857938596820726359noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056660268035747967.post-5236294555654972012013-01-24T11:41:18.287-08:002013-01-24T11:41:18.287-08:00I just found this site while looking for some crea...I just found this site while looking for some cream with licorice in it. I was a California Baby customer, but no longer. I already ordered some of the products from your site, thank you for valuing integrity and honesty instead of only profits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056660268035747967.post-35451130171924090172013-01-10T19:38:36.170-08:002013-01-10T19:38:36.170-08:00I assume you're talking about the shower gel? ...I assume you're talking about the shower gel? It actually has no water added after the saponification process (just the water needed to dissolve the alkali) just a touch of aloe. Now, yes, aloe does need a preservative, however, it is only a touch that is used for its soothing properties, and the alkaline pH of the soap itself keeps the product stable and from growing pathogens. It has been tested and confirmed that this formula doesn't grow bacteria. The rosemary extract is used as an ant-oxidant, but yes, you are correct in that it does NOT have preservative properties. We do agree that inadequately preserved products pose a very high risk to customers, and thus take much care in formulating and testing our products.Stephanie Greenwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16857938596820726359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056660268035747967.post-56730288395046908992013-01-10T04:44:40.002-08:002013-01-10T04:44:40.002-08:00I noticed you are only using rosemary extract as a...I noticed you are only using rosemary extract as a preservative in your product that contain water. This is an antioxidant, and does nothing to inhibit the growth of mold and bacteria. In the struggle to stay 'organic', one can not to forget to protect the public from a health threat far worse than those presented by a 'synthetic', many of which are totally harmless. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056660268035747967.post-65310853123170755642012-02-22T10:02:30.712-08:002012-02-22T10:02:30.712-08:00I haven't had a chance to try your products. ...I haven't had a chance to try your products. I am trying to finish up some of the stuff I have. I have recently become more and more aware of all the harmful chemicals that are being put into our cosmetics and skincare products. Last year I had my thyroid removed due to Hashimotos which is an autoimune disease in which your body attacks your thyroid. Well ever since my surgery I have been trying to search for things that aren't so harmful!! I hope to try your products soon!Janelle B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17889891268510022880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056660268035747967.post-27525730536399897892012-01-25T05:23:17.548-08:002012-01-25T05:23:17.548-08:00keep it up steph!!!!!=)keep it up steph!!!!!=)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056660268035747967.post-61988102745592011742012-01-23T19:12:34.904-08:002012-01-23T19:12:34.904-08:00Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting this! ...Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting this! As a huge (former) fan of 'a certain popular baby personal care company', I was outraged when I found out the changes. I did nothing different with my 15 month old guy, except buy the new formulated lotion and hello red bumps and rashes! In the bin it's going. So unfortunate. <br /><br />I look forward to buying and trying your products! Thank you so much for your honesty! xx <br />MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056660268035747967.post-15701683868688842112012-01-23T06:33:53.372-08:002012-01-23T06:33:53.372-08:00The forthright tone of this post, along with the h...The forthright tone of this post, along with the honesty and open communication dialogue make for great customer service. I've never used your products, but I feel compelled to try them now. You now have another potential customer, thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931482143415413211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056660268035747967.post-61310579412458466202012-01-21T20:22:40.004-08:002012-01-21T20:22:40.004-08:00Thanks for this article and for all of your educat...Thanks for this article and for all of your educational posts. I too love your products and your unyielding commitment to such high standards of organic purity. I am surprised, however, that people who use products like California Baby are so upset over the reformulation, since it was not certified organic in the first place and contains loads of other nasty chemicals (no matter what inconclusive EWG rating they get). That said, I hope this uproar genuinely motivates people to make the switch to companies like yours! People need to realize that, at present, going truly organic is not so easy. It often requires ordering products online and paying a little more for them because they cost more to make. It also means foregoing the "normal" lotions and getting body butta or lotion sticks that do not have water in them and do not need any preservatives. People need to get used to a new "normal." They might learn to love it and never look back-- I know I did!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056660268035747967.post-73937803862237735952012-01-21T16:42:17.634-08:002012-01-21T16:42:17.634-08:00Wow thank you so much for everyone's kind word...Wow thank you so much for everyone's kind words! We truly appreciate it!Stephanie Greenwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16857938596820726359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056660268035747967.post-11189676571377548432012-01-21T11:59:11.740-08:002012-01-21T11:59:11.740-08:00I saw a link to this article online and just had t...I saw a link to this article online and just had to comment. I wanted to say thank you for coming forward and taking the initiative to explain something to us about what could make this company make the decisions they did.<br /><br />While I have never bought your products before, or even heard of them before today-because of this post I will be trying out your products in the near future!Meaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18204961335405924241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056660268035747967.post-59422294921649806812012-01-21T08:35:17.238-08:002012-01-21T08:35:17.238-08:00Thank you for having integrity and standing by wha...Thank you for having integrity and standing by what your believe in! Love all your products!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056660268035747967.post-50075842266782463272012-01-21T01:28:40.938-08:002012-01-21T01:28:40.938-08:00This was an excellent article, explaining so much ...This was an excellent article, explaining so much and making me even more grateful for you all and all you do! I am so thrilled to do business with you. Please keep up the great work; you all make me so proud. Thank you for sticking to what you believe in--quality & doing the right thing all around.<br />xoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056660268035747967.post-60788379985421467302012-01-20T18:03:28.844-08:002012-01-20T18:03:28.844-08:00Thank you so much for this post, I follow your pos...Thank you so much for this post, I follow your posts and you are fantastic for consumer awareness. Your products are wonderful, please please keep up the good work.<br />I'm so glad I stumbled onto the Environmental Group Website and found you through the Skin Deep database last year! <br /><br />I can't believe how greedy these companies are demanding all these free products! as if they don't make enough money out of the poor consumers, they are inadvertently poisoning us too, its disgusting!<br /><br />Organic products may cost more to start with, but if you buy creams and cosmetics from big name brands it actually costs you far less in the long run. I found this out buy converting to buying only organic products this year. They are superior by far and you can really tell the difference. Lets hope the word spreads soon... :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056660268035747967.post-4347654776328882502012-01-20T17:03:41.955-08:002012-01-20T17:03:41.955-08:00Yes, another thank you for this explanation. How ...Yes, another thank you for this explanation. How completely unfair. I have boycott big supermarkets, and this adds to the reason I have steered clear of them. Congrats on your morals, stick to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056660268035747967.post-62265146637600038022012-01-20T15:46:22.253-08:002012-01-20T15:46:22.253-08:00Stores get THOUSANDS of free products!? What the h...Stores get THOUSANDS of free products!? What the hell kind of warped industry demands free products!? Common sense would tell me to stay away from doing business with freeloaders demanding free stuff. They surely have more money to spare than little companies making lotion and shampoo. <br /><br />Thank you for not being foolish enough to get involved with businesses like that. I am on the cusp of starting my own business, and I would never EVER allow profiteering frauds to dictate the quality of my products. I would go out of business before I would sell out like that. My integrity is something no one can take from me without my consent.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056636968417041157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056660268035747967.post-54101128018643594702012-01-20T15:30:26.440-08:002012-01-20T15:30:26.440-08:00Like others...I just want to say how much I apprec...Like others...I just want to say how much I appreciate what you do. I really really do. I'm SO glad I stumbled upon your company. I had been looking for body care products like yours. I love that you are so committed to your products being truly organic and safe...something that is very important to me. Your stuff is AMAZING! :)Crissynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056660268035747967.post-9151775192288099292012-01-20T15:10:02.344-08:002012-01-20T15:10:02.344-08:00I too am glad I found you through Whole Foods whil...I too am glad I found you through Whole Foods while living in Boulder, CO otherwise I probably never would have found these great products. Now that I live in IL I'm still having your products shipped here while I work on getting my local co-op to carry your line of good stuff.Philnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056660268035747967.post-63066639785282068312012-01-20T14:48:03.804-08:002012-01-20T14:48:03.804-08:00THANK YOU for this explanation! A local lady whos...THANK YOU for this explanation! A local lady whose products I loved (and who has been on the move to get her products in stores nationally as well as our local "chains- and has succeeded) has changed her ingredients and added some really "yucky" ones. This makes sense now. Very sad. I can no longer buy her products due to this...but means you'll be getting my business now. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056660268035747967.post-9338641616833556112012-01-20T13:37:01.363-08:002012-01-20T13:37:01.363-08:00Again thanks for sticking to your guns. It's g...Again thanks for sticking to your guns. It's good to know that there are still people out there with moral fiber who aren't worried about getting to Fortune 5000, but helping each other out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056660268035747967.post-61351621866344715062012-01-20T13:11:18.319-08:002012-01-20T13:11:18.319-08:00I have to agree with everyone. I am thrilled to be...I have to agree with everyone. I am thrilled to be able to purchase products without worrying if they are truly natural/organic. You not only provide wonderful products, but also peace of mind and helpful information! Thank you!ghourlianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024021600779110188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056660268035747967.post-87086565274859802222012-01-20T12:56:56.229-08:002012-01-20T12:56:56.229-08:00I agree with everyone else! I don't know what ...I agree with everyone else! I don't know what we would do without you and B&B. Thank you, Stephanie! You rock!!Adriananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056660268035747967.post-16555276062063598122012-01-20T12:53:20.932-08:002012-01-20T12:53:20.932-08:00The recently launched company by Jessica Alba &quo...The recently launched company by Jessica Alba "www.honest.com" sells an (honest) products called "honest lotion" (and safe for babies). I think she means well, however she is very uninformed, as they list Sodium Benzoate as a "Kosher/Food Preservative". Go figure. Here is the list of ingredients:<br /><br />Organic Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice*, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Ethylhexyl Palmitate (from coconut), Glyceryl Stearate, Sorbitan Olivate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil,Glycerin, Rosa Centifolia Flower Water, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Hydroxyethylcellulose (Cellulose Gum), Xanthan Gum, Organic Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract*, Organic Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract*, Capryloyl Glycine, Undecylenoyl Glycine (amino acids), Sodium Benzoate (kosher/food preservative), Potassium Sorbate (kosher/food preservative).*certified organic ingredientPatricianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056660268035747967.post-55273038134310874122012-01-20T12:48:51.927-08:002012-01-20T12:48:51.927-08:00ever since I descovered B&B I feel good about ...ever since I descovered B&B I feel good about applying things to my face and body without the worry of "what's in this stuff?" slowly but surely I'm moving toward the all organic world. Diane D.(Ohio)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056660268035747967.post-2715418279791877112012-01-20T12:47:25.487-08:002012-01-20T12:47:25.487-08:00All I can say is I am so happy that I found your c...All I can say is I am so happy that I found your company and your wonderful products. I have watched as my previous go-to companies (Burt's Bees, Tom's of Maine, etc.) have sold out and their products turned into lethal scent bombs, just like the rest of the garbage on store shelves. Thank you, Stephanie, for providing me and my family with safe products ... and for not being a sell-out.billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10714965021072308194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056660268035747967.post-69384266962103077482012-01-20T12:44:21.895-08:002012-01-20T12:44:21.895-08:00Thank you for holding to your standards. My Dad ta...Thank you for holding to your standards. My Dad taught me that there are two things that you take to your grave, #1 is your Name, #2 Is how people know you, by doing what you say you will do. <br /><br />Its called Character and Integrity. Thank you Bumble and Bee for having Character and Integrity. You have my support.<br /><br />Greg O.Greghttp://www.3dbwebdesign.comnoreply@blogger.com