Further Soap

Reuse is a keyword in helping to protect the environment.  Reuse your bags, clothing, electronics and the list goes on.  But what about reusing the waste oil from restaurants?  You have probably heard of biofuel and those who use it to run their automobiles, but what happens to the waste from the biofuel?

That is where Marshall and Megan Dostal’s creative thinking comes in.  Marshall has been collecting leftover grease from fine restaurants in L.A. for years and turning it into biofuel (in his own garage) for his car.  That is pretty creative on its own.  But, with the help of his wife, Megan, the Dostals managed to take “reuse” one step further.

Glycerin is a byproduct of the biofuel distillation process and with all of that biofuel creation, Marshall had a lot of it.  Glycerin is also used to make soap, which is exactly where the idea for Further Soap came in.

Mixed with aloe and other natural ingredients, the glycerin became a luxurious hand soap, scented with their signature fragrance of bergamot and olive essential oils and exotic grasses.

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As you might have noticed by now, the summer has finally arrived for us here on Green Blog. That means the posting level will be low for another couple of days, until its starts to rain, of course. Instead of making just a dull and uninteresting post about our wonderful summer holiday I want to share with you two interesting emails we’ve received during the past days:

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It’s Valentine’s Day! That means heart shaped figures and lots of chocolate. While I personally think it’s a pretty pointless day (why would you need a special day to show your love for someone?), I know some who don’t. And Jenny Cisney is one of them.

Jenny Cisney, Information Designer at Kodak.com, has come up with a pretty neat idea to make something useful of those heart shaped candy boxes.

When you polish off the last piece of chocolate from your Valentine’s box of candy today… (What? You don’t eat all yours right away?)… don’t throw away the box! You can use it to make a Valentine’s picture frame.