HONEYCOMBED, Part 3: Duross & Langel

I could write that Steve Duross of Duross & Langel is passionate about soap, but that would be a severe understatement. "I have to say, " he told me, "that the time that I spend in the kitchen making the products - that's what I love."

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HONEYCOMBED, Part 3: Duross & Langel

POSTED: Wednesday, July 27, 2011, 4:00 PM

Filed Under: Critical Mass

Send in a crazy hair story to win this bottle of coconut-lime conditioner

Natural hair care products are picking up steam in today's beauty market. To keep you up-to-date on what's out there, City Paper's Cassie Owens is spearheading a weeklong series that highlights locally based natural product manufacturers.

I could write that Steve Duross of Duross & Langel (117 S. 13th St., 215-592-SOAP) is passionate about soap, but that would be a severe understatement. “I have to say, “ he told me, “that the time that I spend in the kitchen making the products — that’s what I love. It’s like that movie Like Water for Chocolate. Like it’s … all my good feelings, good intentions, they’re all happening when I’m up in the kitchen.”

Duross & Langel’s products are not just backed by good intentions. The acumen behind their natural concoctions is profound. Steve Duross is a master soapmaker with a degree in cosmetology. Combining inventive formulas and grass-roots philosophy, it seems that Duross & Langel rarely disappoints. They are a mainstay in Philly’s Best of Yelp and continue to be one of the city’s best-reviewed shopping destinations.

The store embodies a “360-degree approach” to natural soaps and cosmetics. They support the greener, more sustainable options at every turn. They manufacture their products in store using 96 percent botanicals (a very high percentage,) source their ingredients locally and package in bottles and jars made in the tri-state area and bags and boxes made from 100% recycled paper.

The hair care line is really exciting. They offer moisturizing, pH balanced options for an array of hair types. I decided to try the hair mask, and no, I don’t have a single criticism. Anyone looking for products that are equally cosmetically beneficial and environmentally conscious should take a trip to the store.

Today’s giveaway features their coconut lime conditioner. It’s weightless, geared toward every hair type and cool for daily use. A top seller, it has a great scent that’s perfect for summer. To win, email your zaniest hair care story to me at cassie.owens@citypaper.net by Fri., July 29. We'll announce the winner and post a few of the best stories on Monday. Was it as disastuh? How’d you work it out? We want to know.

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