Bronners Magic Soaps

Beware of the liquid soap… I severly burned my eye today using Dr. Bronners
liquid soap. Apparently the castile soap clogs dispensers, so when I squirted
onto my hand today, the soap misfired and a gob went tnto my eye.
My eye is painful & bloodshot many hours later.
This product needs a label warning people not to put it into dispensers There are similar stories on the internet. I have notified the FDA and tweeted abt this danger.
BTW I used this soap for years. Never again.

Great company! It’s awesome that the soap is organic. You can brush your teeth with it as well. Wet your toothbrush and put 2 drops on the toothbrush. The peppermint liquid soap is what I usually buy. Why buy non organic soap, triclosan is not good. Also you can get a pretty good deal by refilling your soap at Ecotopiia in Encinitas.

I am a super loyal fan of Bronners Magic Soaps since I discovered the brand. Lucky me, one day I made friends through a class I was taking at the UCSD extension with a girl that coincidentally works there as online marketing manager. Needless to say that this was a Bingo! situation. I get discounts all the time:):). Seriously, their products are awesome, all the lavender based ones are my favorites. I have been at the factory several times (invited by my friend and also because if you go directly there then you save in shipping and discounts are even bigger). The place is absolutely wonderful, smells glory and everybody introduced themselves with a smile. There are many manual steps in different process, so you can see and feel the human factor in Bronners.
There is not a product that I don’t love, lately I am getting more into the Shikakai line of products. All lovely. I am glad that I can find those also in many great stores and markets, but still I like to go to the source (although there are moving to Vista these days and not sure if that would be possible for the public to shop in there).

My Mother started buying Dr Bronner’s soaps in the 70s, when I was a kid, so I have used it ever since. I use it as a body wash and all purpose household cleaner (diluted of course) It is my favorite soap ever. I did try it as shampoo once, but I do not recommend it for hair that is longer than 3″. I occasionally use it to bathe my dogs and it seems to work well.
The peppermint formula is my fave, especially in the summertime, as it helps to cool down the body core temp. Tis fantastic for Soylent Green weather. I highly recommend this product.

Gotta love the Rose soap; try just one time!
Trader Joe’s consistently sells the peppermint blue/​white bar.

I love Dr. Bronners soaps lotions and coconut oil! Their factory is huge. The Hempfest they recently had at the factory was great. They had excellent prices on all their products as well as a variety of other vendors entertainment and the FOAM Shower which is the most amazing way to shower invented to date!

I wanted to like this company. Really. I’d bought their lavender bar soap from Whole Foods and wanted to try more of their products. Overall, they were okay.
HOWEVER. Their online store customer service sucks because it is nonexistent.
I bought two bottles of soap, a conditioning rinse, and a tube of lip balm. When I entered my shipping address, I mistakenly left off my apartment number. I called numerous times over the next week to try and fix this, leaving two voicemails. I was never once able to get a hold of a real person. I also sent one email through their website. Never got a reply.
I was able to discern from the tracking website (UPS, I think) that an address update had been made. Like it would have killed them to take two seconds out of their lives to call or email back to let me know the change had been made.
I won’t buy from them again.

A blues, for my favorite soap:
«Tingle me, baby/​
Soap me up head to toe/​
Tingle me, baby/​
Soap me up head to toe/​
Got that magic Bronner’s tingle/​
On my dingle, baby don’t you know/​
Me love de Almond scent, mon/​
Lovum dat smell so well/​
Me love dat Almond scent, bruva/​
Love dat damn smell so well/​
One whiff bring all the fresh womens/​
Send da bad stink str8 2 HELL/​
Me buss pon dem critics/​
Soap fi wash every damn thing/​
I an I buss pon dem critics/​
Soap fi wash every damn thing BUK BUK/​
Dr. Bronner ya real badman/​
Ya real badman an ting, make me wanna sing!»

There are several things I really like about this soap…
one — great quality products! I have never used a product from here that I didn’t absolutely love! It is the only soap I will use, any other soap either dries my skin out or causes me to break out.
two — they have a great attitude about people and the environment. They really seem to be a company that walks the walk, when there are so many who just talk the talk.
lastly — I take fast showers (yea, probably not what you care to read in a review, but might be relevant) — so again, fast showers, but every once in a while, I take my time and relax a bit… but my A.D.D. kicks in so I start reading bottles, ingredients, etc… the Bronners bottles are the absolute best reading material for the shower.
Overall, I love this soap and recommend it to everyone I know — and by the way, it is available at Trader Joes!

works great and smells good

Five Bronners Magic Words.
Peppermint Oil Makes Crotch Tingle.

Bronners is lovely Soap.
I must speak of the intoxicating almond scented soap. The light aroma of this respected nut is a godsend.
I love the way my skin feels, moisturized and not dried out. The gentle scent of almond will trail you in a subtle and non offensive manner.
On top of its magnanimity, its liquid soap is a true all purpose cleaner. Who thought soap could be used to clean.
Try it.

This is a double-​post, since there are 2 listings for Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps (see my reviews for the other listing).
I love everything about Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps. What isn’t to love?
There’s the eccentric founder, Emil Heilbronner, whose German ancestors innovated liquid castile soap, passing the knowledge of soap-​making onto him. When Hitler rose to power, Dr. Bronner, as he is now known, dropped the «Heil» from his name. Emil emigrated to the United States in 1929, and his sisters tried in vain to convince their parents, Berthold and Franciska, to leave Germany, too. His parents never left Germany. In the 1940s, they were murdered in Auschwitz and Theriesenstadt, German concentration camps.
Dr. Bronner was actually institutionalized in an Illinois insane asylum, locked away after espousing his views for a «peace plan.» He eventually escaped to California and continued selling his much-​beloved soaps, the most famous being his peppermint soap (my favorite!), which he began manufacturing in 1948.
See? Even just the founding of this company has a great story. They also have great soaps! The most popular is the Hemp Peppermint Liquid Castile Soap, which makes you tingle all over (just use caution around the «sensitive parts»)! The soaps are certified organic, all-​natural, animal-​friendly, and they WORK.
The company takes care of its employees, donates money to charities worldwide, and is active in Fair Trade programs.
I think that the most interesting tangible thing about Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps is the packaging. Dr. Bronner’s «All-​One» philosophy is printed in tiny script on all of the bottles. I haven’t read all of the unique ideas that are printed, but the basic idea is one of inspiration, unity, peace, and love.
Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps are my favorite shower products in the world. Although the company doesn’t serve food or have a walk-​in business, I do buy their product, and it’s awesome. Hence, 5 stars for Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps!

I’m a fan of this company, not just for their products, but also for the way that they run their business. Dr Bronners has such high standards when it comes to that ever broadening label of «organic». It’s also a business with a heart. They donate frequently to charity and treat their employees very well. Check out the documentary «Dr Bronners Magic Soapbox» for a fascinating look at its founder.
My favorite product right now is actually one of their newer products – the Shikakai soap. I also like their shaving gel – I use it as a soap actually. It smells like chocolate! :)
*See pic*

What can I say that hasn’t already been said?
Let’s see… I first used Dr. Bronner’s Peppermint Soap in the 70s… it was everywhere in my world. I bought it at a place called the Rainbow Market which used to be on the SW corner of York and Colfax in Denver, Colorado. It was an absolutely marvelous natural foods market, a first endeavor of the people who later started Alfalfa’s Market which later merged with Wild Oats which has now been bought out by Whole Foods.
The good news is that Dr. Bronner’s products remained at these stores throughout all those changes.
Once when my family was vacationing in the Escondido area, I called Dr. Bronner’s to see if tours were possible but was told «No tours or visits.» That was disappointing, but that was many years ago. Maybe visits and tours are possible now.
Anyway, it is superb soap, in all of its forms and flavors. It is available everywhere, it seems. It is non-​allergenic, too!

OMG, i surprised there’s not a MILLION 5 Star Reviews on here!!!
i originally found his castile soap @ Trader Joe’s & then a nearby Health Store (THE GOOD STUFF) carried all the flavors of the bath soap, turns out, it’s NOT just for bathing, when i went looking for products On Line, i found thousands of campers use it, they can wash themselves, their clothes, & not do any damage to the ponds or rivers they’re washing in because of the Pure Organic nature of the product
we discovered Sal’s Suds (their light pine oil cleaner) on
& now we use ¼ cup for our laundry & a few drops for dish washing
My gawd there’s even a movie on how this founder’s life work started & evolved, i can’t wait to get that DVD /​SEARCH on YouTube for clips from the movie & videos of his son, fascinating!
I’ve used it as a enema after surgery & never felt cleaner
you can even wash your car with it & your veggies
there was an original list of 18 uses, I’d love to find that list
Jimmy, the owner of our local health store, THE GOOD STUFF, said it was originally called «The Hippie Soap» because you could wash ANYTHING with it, it’s cheap & organic
we love the Almond flavor, but Peppermint tingles your senses!!!
my last order over $ 20 had Free Shipping!
FAIR TRAD

I was introduced to these soaps at a friend’s house.
They are organic and pure-​castile, made of coconut & olive oils, hemp oil, etc.
The liquid soap washes off better than any other bar soap I’ve tried (without the slippery feeling after rinsing). They sell bar soap as well.
I bought lavender, tea tree, and eucalyptus.
Supposedly the soaps have many other uses but I haven’t tried any. My friend tried to use it as mouth wash but reported that it tasted, well… like soap.
The labels are amusing.