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Do you know Michigan has 3200 miles of shoreline, the longest freshwater
shoreline in the world, and more coast than any other state except Alaska?
Or that the eastern shore of Lake Michigan has the largest expanse of fresh
water dunes in the world? That we are home to over 11,000 inland lakes and
over 36,000 miles of fresh water rivers and streams? There are over 100
lighthouses around the state of Michigan, and the five great lakes possess
the greatest concentration of all lighthouses in the entire world.
Do you know Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world? That
more ships pass through the Soo Locks to travel the freshwater lakes than
through the Suez Canal? These great lakes - Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie,
and Superior - hold twenty percent of the world's freshwater, the greatest concentration of freshwater in the world. A statistic all the more critical when
one realizes that less than one percent of all the world's water is freshwater.
The importance of the Great Lakes to the world's markets cannot be underestimated.
Further, the Great Lakes region is home to forty-six unique plant and animal
species as well as 280 species classified as globally rare. A remarkably unique environment.
We believe in the symbiotic relationship between our body and our environment
and that we are only as healthy as the world we live in. Chemicals used and
washed down the drain contaminate our waterways. In the end, all pollution
comes back to us, in the water we bathe in, play in, and drink. We know that
our skin, our largest organ, absorbs over 60% of what we put on it.
That is why we created Fourth Coast Soaps & Salts. Our products are as good
for our environment as they are for our body. We don't use any ingredient that
could harm this ecosystem or any organism in it. We blend all our own bathing products. Purchasing our ingredients from reputable suppliers who promote sustainability, we purchase from those suppliers who are as geographically close to us as possible to reduce transportation costs. Our products are 100% biodegradable. Period. Packaging for our products is either 100% biodegradable or recycled. We do not add to landfill and leave a very tiny carbon footprint.
Your purchase supports the efforts of environmental organizations that promote
the sustainability of the Great Lakes region. In this way, your purchase works
twice as hard - you lighten your impact with use of these earth friendly products
and your purchase supports organizations that work on everyone's behalf. We are committed to our business and believe our natural botanical products are exquisite.
You make a difference. Your purchase of Fourth Coast Soaps & Salts products has a positive impact on our environment and makes a positive statement about our future. So go ahead! Make a positive difference! We hope you enjoy your visit to our website. Let us hear from you! Support this magnificent freshwater home!
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