FAQ

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No, of course not, never, not even once, really… NO NO NO. More information here

A cold saponified soap is the result of saponificationFatty acids (present in the oils / fats) + Strong base (caustic soda) – Soap + glycerin + non-saponifiable products + non-saponified HV. So, we create what is called a surfactant in chemistry (The molecule has two polarities: lipophile and hydrophile. This double polarity gives the soap its cleaning properties).

Solid shampoo: We use a ready-made surfactant to which we add powders, butters and essential oils according to the purpose of the shampoo we want to make (dry or oily hair for example).

More information here.

The first thing to know is that it’s easier to use it when you are stark naked.
(You can wait until you’ve finished reading this post before you start stripping off)

“I have dry hair, what soap should I use?”

➡️None. Soap doesn’t like hair, and vice-versahttps://washwashcousin.be/…/quest-ce-qui-difference-un-sha…/

“I have dry skin, which soap should I use?”

➡️All of them All our soaps are superfatted, which protects your skin’s hydrolipidic film #blessyou

“Goo-goo ga-ga”

➡️ Baby soap

“Is it true that your soaps are made from death metal and hip hop?”

➡️« Roots bloody Roots dans ma benz benz benz »🤘

“I read on the internet that soap kills baby whales”

➡️Well, that must be true. And honestly, I’ve had enough of baby whales digging holes in my garden.

“I am pregnant, which soap can I use? Any of them, except the ones containing mint, cedar, patchouli, lemon litsea, lavandin, or petitgrain bigarade.
So we advise you to use the one for pregnant women, for example #yesweknowitsclearlycrazy

“Can I use it to wash my face?”

➡️Of course you can. You can also brush your teeth with our shampoo or wash your hair with our toothpaste. You do you. We love you. However, you should be aware that the pH of a cold saponified soap isn’t particularly suitable for the skin on your face. Your best bet to wash your face is our cleansing bar (even if you don’t wear makeup)

“How should I store it?”

➡️Away from water and humidity. Water is to soap as kryptonite is to Superman, as stress is to Christel and as community management is to Martin.
You don’t need to buy a soap holder. Simply keep it in a (DRY) wash mitt away from your shower/bath/pond.

“How long will a solid bar of soap last?”

➡️I imagine you realise that this will depend on several factors; if you leave it to stagnate at the bottom of a full bath there is a strong chance it won’t last too long #thatsmadbro

That also depends on the number of people who will use the soap, the colour of your tiles, your grandma’s first name and of course the atmospheric pressure at the time of your shower/bath/swimming session.

“Will it make my eyes sting?”

➡️Yes, don’t wash your eyes with it.

“I was sick yesterday”

➡️That’s great, I’ll talk to my fridge about it when I get home. Promise.

If you have any other questions, don’t hesitate to ask in the comments, I clearly won’t answer #saywhat

Ok I have to go I’m going to buy some shower gel #WHATNOW

“How’s best to use our shampoo bars?”
Click on this article! Thanks for nothing, see you ladies and gents…

“I have dry hair, which type of shampoo should I use?”
The one for dry hair. You’re welcome.

“I have oily hair, which type of shampoo should I use?”
The one for oily hair. I promise.

“I have oily roots and dry ends, which type of shampoo should I use?”
The one for normal hair.

“I don’t have any hair, which shampoo should I use?”
You don’t need shampoo, go and get yourself a drink.

“Goo-goo ga-ga”
Baby shampoo…

“I have coloured hair…”
Me too, it’s turquoise and I use the one for dry hair.

“I have sensitive, porous hair, it hurts when I pull it and I stress about figuring out what type it is. Can I send you a photo?”
No. It’s not shampoo you need, it’s a shrink

“I’ve already tried solid shampoo it made my hair sticky”
That wasn’t shampoo then it was a cold saponified soap. Use it for your body and keep it well away from your hair

“Should I rinse out my shampoo using vinegar?”
Did you know? Rinsing with vinegar dates from the pre-war era, when our grandmothers washed their manes with soap and they needed something acidic to rinse away the residue etc…. YOU DON’T NEED VINEGAR with wash wash cousin shampoos, keep it for your salad dressings and invite us to dinner #saywhat

“Do the shampoos make your eyes sting?”
Yes Don’t wash your eyes with them.

“How long will a solid bar of shampoo last?”
That depends on the length of your hair, how you store it and the number of people that are going to use it. Mad, I know.

“But it’s EXPENSIIIIVE”
Contrary to popular belief, solid shampoo is much more economical than its conventional counterparts. In fact, our shampoos don’t contain any water so they melt very slowly. You can totally bet on using it at least 65 times. So, if we rely on my scientific calculations; if you wash your hair 3 x week, a shampoo weighs 70 g and you use 1 g per wash (I will soon post the results of my tests on this) you will have it for 5.8 months SERIOUSLY 5.8 months?!?! But then you have to consider the number of people who will use the shampoo bar, the length of your hair, the direction of the wind, whether you dry it out well between each use and the square of the hypotenuse of the right angle of your shower.

Ok I have to go I’m going to triple the price of the shampoos

Hi, do you sell conditioner?”

No,

“For real?”

Ok, I’m kidding, it’s here: https://washwashcousin.be/product-category/apres-shampoing/

or at one of our distributors: https://washwashcousin.be/nous-trouver/

“Do you know where I can find it at one of your distributors? And if they have any in stock?”

Managing our stock is, without doubt, the part of the job that makes Martin, Valentine and myself want to kill each other with caustic soda #saywhat

Valentine: “Guys, we’re out of cocoa butter”

Martin: “WHAAAATT?” Are you eating it or something? I’m about to have a stroke”

Christel: “Yeah? Well if you have a stroke I’m going to shoot myself, ok?”

Valentine: “Guys are you about to burn-out or do we have this under control?”

Ok, so we just about manage to control our own stock but we don’t manage our distributors 😉 (Like, you don’t manage your neighbours’ shopping lists, right?) #ormaybeyoudo #thatsabitdodgy

“How do I use this pretty little thing?”

Rub it under hot water until it becomes milky and apply that to the lengths. You only need very little or you risk your hair becoming oily faster than your 2-year-old left alone with a pot of mayonnaise The magic comes when you rinse.

+ Dry it out well between each use. Keep it away from heat.

“Seriously, it makes my eyes sting when I take off my makeup”

That’s not our cleanser but our conditioner

That’s one of the reasons why from now on all of our online orders will be dispatched in entirely compostable packaging. STOP BRUSHING YOUR TEETH WITH OUR BB SHAMPOOS IMMEDIATELY PLEASE

“Goo-goo ga-ga”

You don’t need conditioner

“I’m pregnant”

I’m not

You can’t use it: No essential oils for pregnant or breastfeeding women or children under 3 years of age.

“How long should I leave it on?”

As long as it takes to wash yourself OR to do 347 squats in the shower… #youdecide

“But it’s EXPENSIIIIVE”

Contrary to what you might think, solid products are much more economical than their conventional counterparts. In fact, our conditioners don’t contain any water so they melt very slowly. But then you have to consider the number of people who will use the conditioner, the length of your hair, the direction of the wind, whether you dry it out well between each use and the square of the hypotenuse of the right angle of your shower.

Ok I have to go I’m going to order some silicone

➡️“What? You sell deodorant?”
👉 Yep! I promise our deodorant is amazing: find it here:https://washwashcousin.be/product-category/baume-deodorant/

➡️“How do I apply it?”
👉 Like a cream, use your fingers, or any other part of your anatomy that takes your fancy. #youdecide

➡️“Does it work?”
👉NOT EVEN A LITTLE BIT that’s why we released it for sale, obviously.

➡️“How long does it work for?”
👉 300 hours…
“…for real?”
👉No. But you can definitely chill for a day, even if you spend two hours trying not to eat dirt on your roller skates #beenthere

➡️ “Bro, my deodorant is rock solid, impossible to apply”

👉If, like me, your house is ice cold and you store it on the edge of your glacier, that’s normal. Keep it near a heat source, in a polar bear’s fur maybe, or a radiator if you find that safer.

➡️ “This deodorant is super runny”
👉If, unlike me, you live in an oven and keep your deodorant next to molten lava, that’s normal. Keep it somewhere cooler, your fridge maybe. Take the opportunity to fill it with beer at the same time and invite us over #somuchtodo #saywhat

➡️ “My armpits are on fire, my nose is itchiiiing”

👉You’re allergic to baking soda. It happens. Stop using it.

➡️ “Are you going to formulate one without baking soda?”

👉 YES, I’m going to, I PROMISE, as soon as I’ve finished the 2000 things per second that Martin’s put on my list in stroboscope mode #loveyabro

➡️ “I am pregnant/breastfeeding/goo-goo ga-ga… can I use it?”
👉No, but you’re creating life, sustaining live, you ARE life; you can smell a bit sweaty, no one will hold it against you <

➡️ “My pot’s empty, what do I do with it?”

👉 You have several options.

o You could put it in a bottle bank and organise a resurrection ceremony while singing the circle of life, for example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9u21s1wuok

o You could keep it as a container for some spices or other lawful substance.
o You could keep the lids; stick them to a headband and create Mickey ears. Particularly good to wear into the office (send photos please)
o You could send them back to me and I’ll throw them at Martin when he gets on my nerves.
o You could send them back to us and we’ll burn them in our parents’ garden. That’s a joke, we’ll recycle them: the address is on the pot)

That’s it; if you have any other questions, don’t hesitate to ask in the comments. As usual, I won’t answer.

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XOXO 🤗😘🐿

• “How does this work?”

There are several ways to use it, but these are the most common:

1) Run the cleanser under hot water, and rub your face with it. It will leave a fine layer of milk that rinses off with water.
2) Run the cleanser under hot water and rub it on a cotton pad (reusable of course) and remove your makeup like with a classic cleanser. : Rub it vigorously on your cotton pad or wash mitt, like a chef using a mandolin 🙂 Results guaranteed
3) For ladies (or gents for that matter) who, like me, don’t have the time, I take off my makeup directly in the shower.
4) Smash it up with a pestle and mortar and stick it to your face, yelling as you do so you scare your children/neighbours/colleagues

• “My eyes are itching bro, no lie!”

That’s normal, you’ve just emulsified your mascara into your retinas. The best thing for your eyes are cleansing discs (again, reusable of course); wipe from the inner corner of your eye towards the outer.

• “How do I store this pretty little thing?”

One thing is for certain, if you leave it to stagnate in water it’s going to rot and skedaddle from your bathroom #byeguys.
Leave it to dry out between each use, on a dry cotton pad (yes, still reusable), for example

• “I don’t wear makeup, I’ve no use for your product bro”

Ok. But, did you know? You can use our cleanser to wash your face after a day sweating, soaking up pollution on your face and producing sebum #thatsright

• “Seriously, this flan is GROSS”
  That’s clearly not a flan. Please don’t eat it.

• “But it’s EXPENSIIIIVE”

Contrary to popular belief, our solid cleanser is much more economical than its conventional cousins. Effectively, our cleanser doesn’t contain any water so it will melt very slowly.

You can definitely count on using it for at least six months (I swear. I’ve had the same one for ten months).

Now you have to consider the number of people who will use the cleanser, the length of your face #saywhat, the lunar phase, whether you dry it out well between each use and whether or not you trowel on the makeup.
Ok I have to go I’m going to go and wash my face in glyphosate #WHAT

Sources : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pêche_à_la_mouche
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How to use your toothpaste, bro.

First of all, you should know that it’s easier to use it if you open the pot #saywhat
Then, take your toothbrush (or your bog brush, no judgement), wet it slightly, shake it to remove the excess water (you could of course take the opportunity to sing and bless someone in your family, for example)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7fwaoZc5WA)
Rub your brush on the bar and… Brush your teeth (crazy, I know) That’s it! You can now snog whoever you like. Does it foam?

All I know is it foams enough to pretend you’ve caught rabies and wind up your kids #saywhat

Isn’t it a bit gross to rub your toothbrush on a bar of toothpaste?
Did you know? The primary activity of essential oils is to fight infection, it is therefore antibacterial by definition. What’s more, microbes can’t grow on it because it doesn’t contain any water. None of our products contain any water because it’s actually super dangerous: you can drown in it.

Can I wash my hair with it? No but you can brush your teeth with our shampoos and call that shampaste (but I’d advise against it as it’s pretty disgusting)

Does it contain fluoride?
No, for various reasons that I will list as soon as possible in a super long and super well documented article (and I might even include some jokes in my article to mix it up a bit). Until then, who wants to do me a little summary? : https://www.nature.com/articles/ijos201438

How should you store it?
Like for all solid products: you have to dry it out between each use: LEAVE THE POT OPEN. Don’t leave it in stagnant water guys, else it will melt quicker.

Can the pot be refilled?
Soon, we’re ready to go. We’re waiting on our new laboratory to be able to launch this product. (we’re moving forwards… we’ll keep you updated)

Does it taste good?
It’s disgusting, that’s why we released it for sale, obviously.

XOXO

Is the foam foamy?