No chemicals? Bwuh?
What the blinking flip? We're ALL made of chemicals. Anything that claims to not be makes me highly suspicious. As I was poking around for soap (yes, good old-fashioned alkali one-end-organic-one-end-ionic soap), I saw this... thing. It's supposed to be a lovely green way of keeping your hands clean.
Ok, list of "non chemical" ingredients:
Aqua (water) H20;
Manuka Honey.. ohh. too many complex things in there, all chemical, even if naturally derived (warning: may attract insects with germs aplenty);
Aloe Vera (meh, cactus, still waiting for a germ-killer);
Zinc PCA.. WTFZinc more like.. what is this? I'm guessing it's a complex compound containing Zinc, but no idea.. probably the active ingredient that actually kills stuff;
White Willow Bark Extract: that would be aspirin, no?
Radish Root Filtrate: Bwuh? Horderadish? I dunno.
Sat C50 (Liquid Vitamin C): OK, ascorbic acid, now we're being useful, a chemical used as a preservative the world over, especially in processed foods.
White Tea Solubiliser: god knows what white tea has to do with it, but in English it's a SOLVENT, FFS
Lavender and Lime Esential oils. Ok, nice smellies.
Can anyone tell me what exactly in this mix kills 99.9% of all germs? I would guess it's the zinc, ascorbic acid and aspirin, but surely a nice safe, easily made alcohol rub is better for everyone? Given that there are concernhs about colony collapse disorder being related to intensive farming, it would probably be better for the bees, too.
The whole thing just strikes me as nonsense. Give me soap or give me germs.