365 by Whole Foods Market, Foaming Hand Soap Refill, Lavender, 64 Fl Oz

I have been using this soap refill for years and love it. I also use the scented versions when this is out of stock and they are not very strong scent. But if you prefer no fragrance, then this is a great soap. Many reviewers are complaining it is watery and thin. YES, IT IS. It is SUPPOSED to be. If you don't know how foaming soap works, you do need a couple pumps of foaming soap but you are using a fraction of the amount of soap you would use (aka WASTE) with standard soap. Have you ever seen your kid pump soap in the bathroom? Not once, or twice, but three or four times? Well, they can do that with this soap and not waste it because it's half air in each pump. It's SUPPOSED to be for foaming hand soap. Don't get fooled by your costly regular or foaming soap. Buy this and have clean hands and SAVE money! My family has very sensitive skin and nobody gets rough, red hands from this soap. No problems. HIGHLY RECOMMEND THESE FOAMING SOAP DISPENSERS FOR THIS PRODUCT: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PVFXSVC/ref=sbl_dpx_bath-accessories-countertop-soap-dispensers_B07Z8J57J7_0?th=1 UPDATE ON REVIEW (August 2020): I recently just ordered this item and it was delivered with new packaging. I thought it was the same product, but it seems to have additional ingredients now including alcohol. Hm. Need to look closer into this and will update when figure out what has changed. UPDATE ON INGREDIENTS (October 2020): The new formula is now showing the ingredients. It has changed. A lot. One ingredient that was removed is PHENOXYETHANOL which is GREAT they removed that! However, if they only removed that, then this would be an amazingly safe hand soap (by EWG standards it would be golden). However, it is a completely different soap with a completely different list of ingredients. I will wait until the EWG rates these ingredients before continuing to purchase this. As other reviewers have noted, it does now have "fragrance" in the ingredients - and misleadingly states "(natural)" next to the word fragrance, which means absolutely nothing in terms of what is allowed and what is not. Do your research on what the word "fragrance" means on labels and what could possibly be in your product under that ingredient. In addition it now does have alcohol in it, which some may like, however I don't think soap needs it. If you are washing, you don't need to sanitize anything. It's overkill ingredient - not needed and dries your hands out.

This soap lasts a long time. One bottle lasts one person roughly 3 weeks to a month, depending on frequency of hand washing in a day. It has a slight smell if you get near it that to me smells like a fresh clean smell. It is cruelty free and when I researched the brand, not tested on animals. It also seems like it is made out of healthy ingredients. Overall I will keep buying it.

Loving this hand soap. I prefer to use hand soap that has clean ingredients for my sensitive skin. However, those generally cost more than 3x as much as conventional hand soap. I had been using Everyone Hand Soap for years (EWG verified and reasonably priced for non toxic soap), but a 1 gallon refill costs about $35. Compare that to SoftSoap from Costco (EWG rating of 5/10) where 1 gallon calculates out to be around $10 – less than 1/3 of the cost. Although EWG ratings aren’t perfect, I’d at least prefer something without sulfates or potentially irritating ingredients added just for fragrance. That's a no go on SoftSoap. After recently running out of my Everyone soap, I decided to search around for a cheaper alternative. I discovered that both 365 liquid and foaming hand soaps have an EWG rating of 2, which is a green light, and well priced! Whole Foods doesn’t make a refill for the liquid soap unfortunately, but does for the foaming. I’ve never used foaming soap so I was a bit reluctant, but thought I’d give it a shot. After all, it apparently lasts 3-4x longer than regular soap. At the time of this review, a gallon of refill equates to $22.50/gallon (sold as $11.25 for half a gallon). Assuming that you only need 1/3 gallons of foaming soap to produce the same amount as a gallon of liquid soap, that's a cost of $7.50 for 365 foaming soap vs $35 for Everyone liquid soap. That's a nearly 80% cost savings. Aside from the price, I actually prefer foaming soap. I find it to feel more gentle on my hands since it’s not so concentrated. I’ll be ordering the refill solution soon and foaming hand soap dispensers also for other rooms in my home. A few cons that I can think of: - You can’t use regular soap dispensers for this. They need to be specifically for foaming soap. If you’re planning on buying nicer looking foaming soap dispensers to replace the plastic 365 ones, be aware that the selection of quality, durable and aesthetically pleasing ones are pretty thin. The only ones I found that I actually liked are noticeably pricer than traditional hand soap dispensers. I don’t mind though as they will pay for themselves in the long run. - If your hands get really grimy, you’re probably better off with liquid soap as it’s more concentrated. I’ll still have liquid soap in the house if I need it, but my day-to-day handwashing will be foaming soap. Some even more cost-effective (but possibly less desirable) alternatives to foaming soap: - Dilute castile soap with water for a non-toxic handwash. I’ve tried using diluted Dr. Bronner’s before as bodywash, and it was just too drying on my skin type. Plus, I didn’t like the watery consistency of the solution at all. - Buy a foaming hand soap dispenser, and add 4 parts water to 1 part regular liquid soap. I’ve recently read though that using tap water to dilute the soap can inadvertently introduce bacterial growth. Over time it can even cause mold to grow inside dispensers, so the recommendation is to use diluted or filtered water instead of tap. To be safe I’d rather purchase solution specifically formulated for foaming hand soap. Bottom line: If you’re looking for a very reasonably priced, fragrance free hand wash with clean ingredients that feels great on your skin, I’d recommend giving this a try. I’m glad I made the switch!

I have used this hand soap for a long time. It smells good and seems to protect my hands. It's good except that sometimes the pump container breaks down.

This is the only hand soap that I’m not reacting to, no redness, no rash. This is a foam, has NO fragrance. This is good for Eczema and sensitive skin. It isn’t moisturizing but it seems to clean well without being harsh.

The smell of the anjou pear is divine. There's nothing like this formula, it's super light weight, just enough froth, and the scent is lightweight as well but long lasting, it's weird, it doesn't overpower your senses, more like tickles a little bit. Very light scent but strong at the same time? Don't know how to describe the scent but it smells expensive, not like a cheapy bottle you buy at the dollar store. For the price, this is now my fave foaming hand soap. I only buy foaming hand soap for us and I have to say if they had this deal again (we bought the 2 pack deal) then I would purchase this again. We are trying other scents but will check on this one again. Such a nice scent, I was wowed. The cleaning factor of this is also excellent, it's not corosive on your skin and almost has a light moisturizing effect (according to my hubby who never moisturizes).

Smell isn’t for me.

Nice product.