Spero Natural Goods
(Skin Care)
November, 2026
It’s getting close to cold and flu season again!
Sing the ABC song or Happy Birthday twice through is what we tell our littles. We give them a way to count down. Just 20 seconds.
We all know the rule of thumb is to wash our hands for 20 seconds before we begin to rinse. Do most people do it? Check it out in a public bathroom setting and you may discover the average person actually washes their hands for only about 3-5 seconds.
We know it helps keep us healthy by washing away nasty germs, and nobody likes being sick. So why do most people not wash more?
Probably lots of reasons, such as the fact that in America we seem to live in a state of perpetual hurry. We tend to not think about being sick, and thus down for days, until we actually are.
Also, washing hands can feel like a waste of time largely because it is not pleasant. Soap that does not lather well, or soap that dries out your skin is not a pleasant thing.
Years ago a large percentage of the population switched to liquid “soap” because it’s more convenient and sometimes less messy at the sink. But a lot of the liquid “soaps” out there are detergent, not soap, and will dry your hands.
The vast majority of the commercially produced soaps are stripped of the goodness in them before they are put on the shelf. Stay with me here. Have you ever thought about how long things sometimes sit on shelves? Large manufacturers have. They have to, so they make products that can sit for a very long time on a shelf. (We have 15 year old bars of mass-produced soap sitting on our shelves in our soap studio, lol.) Making soap extremely shelf stable means removing the free-floating oils so it doesn’t eventually go rancid.
Mass production also removes most or all of the glycerine that the soap making process naturally makes!
This is where good soap comes in.
Really.
Washing your hands with a creamy, pleasant lather can make all the difference in how you wash your hands! Good soap should not dry your skin.
Ever watched a child get ahold of good soap? You often have to tell them not to wash so long, lol. They love it! They want to play in it…and so do we!
Autumn is here, and Winter is right around the corner. This year switch to real soap, good soap, and see the difference it can make in your skin over the winter.
If you’re still not sure, give our Trial Bars a try. They are half sized bars that usually have something visually wrong with them but are perfectly good soap. They are an affordable option, and a fun option as you don’t know exactly what you will receive.
And finally, remember to wash for the full 20 seconds!
1) Wet your hands with clean, running water and apply soap.
2) Lather the soap by rubbing your hands together. Cover the backs of your hands, between your fingers, and under your nails.
3) Scrub all surfaces of your hands for the full 20 seconds.
4) Rinse your hands well under clean, running water.
5) Dry your hands using a clean towel.