Anyone have any opinions on Dr. Bronner cleaning products?

Maybe it’s something related to plant oils? I don’t think this one has olive oil, but it does have other plant-derived oils. Interesting!

Seconding RTFirefly on all parts of that.

I couldn’t make any sense out of them (and I was reading them long before Google existed, so no help was available that way), but they were fun to read.

" sodium lauryl sulfate"
I don’t understand why labels brag about not having this. I find it a fabulous mild detergent, and actively look for it on the label when I purchase shampoo.

I agree, too. I always enjoyed the free reading material that comes with the soap.

I do this with the unscented version and only use 15 squirts from a regular hand soap bottle into a foaming soap container with the rest water.

Thanks for this. I might need to consider this, although my shampoo is more expensive than the Dr. Bronner’s so I wouldn’t do it for long. But I’m running out of Dr. Bronner’s at the moment and might not be able to get it for a bit. I can use this to tide me over.

The foam dispenser doesn’t work with regular gel hand soap diluted with water. I’ve been trying it in various proportions and haven’t gotten it to work. I have a bunch of gel hand soap, so I was hoping to find a way to get it to foam. I use the gel when my hands are really dirty, but for minor washes, it takes too long to wash off.

Some years back, there was a frantically hysterical Facebook meme of sorts or maybe even chain email (it was nearly that long ago, IIRC), about the evils of SLS- it was painted as something that would give you cancer, rickets and halitosis if you so much as washed your toes with it, because it was a CHEMICAL.

Of course in the intervening time, less stupid heads have prevailed, but there’s still some sort of folk “knowledge” about how SLS is less than optimal as a personal care ingredient, when in fact it’s great stuff for its intended uses. And made from coconut oil too- which is why Dr. Bronner’s uses it.

I have some Dr. Bronner’s toothpaste. It isn’t often you find cinnamon flavoured toothpaste.

According to this, Dr. Bronner’s doesn’t contain SLS.

The product I’m talking about is a Dr. Bronner’s product, but isn’t one of their soaps. It’s their general household cleaning concentrate- “Sal Suds”.

It most definitely does have SLS; they even explain why- it’s mild, it’s biodegradable, and it’s made from coconut oil.

Oh, OK. Based on this:

I thought you meant that the flagship Dr. Bronner’s product line used for personal care has SLS. The only product Dr. Bronner’s makes that has SLS is only meant for houecleaning and not personal use on the body.

I just wanted to let everyone know that Dr. Bronner’s main product line (except for this one household cleaner) doesn’t have SLS.

I use the peppermint soap undiluted and have for years. I like that it lathers up so easily and in a pinch does a pretty good job on cleaning shower stall doors and shining up chrome tub spigots.
The only issue I have is that even though I keep the cap on tight always it always loses effectiveness about 2/3 of the way thru the larger bottles. I guess it loses some qualities the longer it is exposed to air?

Interesting. Maybe if you decant it into a glass bottle (I know, not desirable in the shower)? Or maybe decant most of it into a glass bottle with a screw top for storage and dispense a few days/weeks worth into a plastic bottle for shower use? That’s all I got. :slight_smile:

I saw a full shelf of it at whole foods yesterday.

Who cares? It’s not like most people don’t literally brush their teeth with the stuff every day.

I got my first bottle of the hemp oil peppermint liquid soap. First things first, my stinky Beagle Betsy gets a bath in it.

I’ll let you know how it goes. :slight_smile:

::whistle…here Betsy:::

The Dr. Bronner’s company cared enough to say in their FAQ that their product absolutely does not contain Sodium Lauryl Sulfate which means that a number of customers cared enough to ask about it.

Never, been using this brand for years.

BTW, handwashing wool & cashmere sweaters using Dr Bronner’s leaves them so soft (and clean).

Yup, always a lot at WF. Amazon too. I usually just add it to my monthly cleaning/personal care shipment from Grove Collaborative when I start to run low. They carry quite a few products from that line Grove Collaborative I love the sugar soap and all-purpose cleaner too. Haven’t tried their toothpaste but the cinnamon looks good.

Betsy Beagles bath was Bonner-fied. Baby’s beauty-mous!

I love Dr Bronner’s peppermint soap.
I’m surprised that everyone here seems to like it though, as it is very strong. I shower with it once or twice a week as a treat. I feel that it dries my skin out if i use it everyday. I have kinda greasy skin. I imagine i wouldn’t like it if i had dry skin.

I heard it feels absolutely AMAZING if you’re on ecstasy. Super tingly! If you’re into that kinda thing, i guess.

Thanks for the tip! Always looking for good wool-wash products; I use Dr B liquid soap for handwashing but never thought to try it on garments.