Dr.
Bronner's Pure Castile Soaps
 The Bronner family continues to responsibly produce the fine ecological soaps you have loved and lathered with for over 50 years. They are now made with organic oils and certified to USDA's National Organic Program standards by Oregon Tilth.
They source all the core soap and essential oils organically, not just minor additive ingredients, in order to support and encourage sustainable agriculture, farm worker health, and ecological processing methods. All of their bottles are made from 100% Post-Consumer Recycled PET plastic (a project they pioneered in the industry).
- Made with organic coconut, olive, hemp, and jojoba oils
- Scented with organic essential oils
- Contain no synthetic surfactants, no petrochemicals, and no floral water fluff
- New 100% Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) plastic cylinder bottles
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Peppermint: |
| Organic Peppermint & Mentha Arvensis Oils create an exhilirating tingly-cool body space and increase vitality and clarity. |
| Ingredients: Water, Saponified Organic Coconut & Olive oils (with retained Glycerin), Organic Hemp Oil, Organic Jojoba Oil, Organic Peppermint Oil, Organic Mentha Arvensis, Citric Acid, Vitamin E |
Peppermint
16 oz. |
$8.99 |
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| Peppermint 32
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$14.49 |
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Almond: |
| Natural Bitter Almond Fragrance from Cassia Oil -
Our most delicious and warm scent. |
| Ingredients: Water, Saponified Organic Coconut & Olive oils (w/ retained Glycerin), Organic Hemp Oil, Organic Jojoba Oil, Natural Bitter Almond Fragrance, Citric Acid, Vitamin E |
Almond 16 oz. |
$8.99 |
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| Almond 32 oz. |
$14.49 |
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Eucalyptus: |
| Organic Eucalyptus Oil makes an intense, invigorating shower; dissolves sluggishness and sloth of spirit. |
| Ingredients: Water, Saponified Organic Coconut & Olive oils (w/ retained Glycerin), Organic Hemp Oil, Organic Jojoba Oil, Organic Eucalyptus Oil, Citric Acid, Vitamin E |
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Eucalyptus 16 oz. |
$8.99 |
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| Eucalyptus 32 oz. |
$14.49 |
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Lavender: |
| Organic Lavandin & Lavender Oils make a soothing bathing experience, replenishing body and soul. |
| Ingredients: Water, Saponified Organic Coconut & Olive oils (w/ retained Glycerin), Organic Hemp Oil, Organic Jojoba Oil, Organic Lavandin & Lavender Oils, Citric Acid, Vitamin E |
Lavender 16 oz. |
$8.99 |
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| Lavender 32 oz. |
$14.49 |
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Baby Mild: |
| Unscented: No Essential Oils have been added, which makes a mild, smooth soap for sensitive skin (but still be sure to keep it out of the eyes). |
| Ingredients: Water, Saponified Organic Coconut & Olive oils (w/ retained Glycerin), Organic Hemp Oil, Organic Jojoba Oil, Citric Acid, Vitamin E |
Baby Mild 16 oz. |
$8.99 |
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| Baby Mild 32 oz. |
$14.49 |
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Quality Soaps Explained
Soaps have been made for millennia. Aside from making fire and cooking food, "saponifying" oil and fat into soap is one of the oldest and simplest chemical reactions known to humankind. In fact, the first soaps were accidentally made by fat dripping into the ashes of cooking fires.
Soap is made by saponifying a fat or oil with an alkali. A fat or oil is a "triglyceride," which means that three fatty acids of various carbon lengths are attached to a glycerine backbone. The alkali is either sodium (for bars) or potassium (for liquids) hydroxide, made by running electricity through salt water.
The saponification process is a simple one-step reaction with no waste generated: the glycerine is split off from the fatty acids, and the fatty acids combine with the sodium or potassium to form soap, while the hydroxide forms water. The result is soap, glycerin and water (no alkali remains in our soaps).
Quality soap-making consists in great part of choosing the right proportions of the right oils with their different fatty acids. Most commercial soap manufacturers skimp on quality because of cost and use lots of tallow from beef fat with a little bit of coconut or palm kernel oil.
Dr. Bronner's unsurpassed soaps are made with certified organic olive, hemp and palm oils instead of tallow, and contain three times more organic coconut oil than commercial soaps. Saponified coconut oil generates high-lather cleansing even in hard water because it has shorter-chain saturated fatty acids. Hemp, olive and palm oil-based soaps make a mild, smooth, creamy lather because these oils contain longer-chain unsaturated and poly-unsaturated fatty acids.
Other Ways Dr. Bronner's Makes Higher-Quality Soap
- Unlike most commercial soap-makers who distill the glycerin out of their soaps to sell separately, Dr. Bronner's retains it in their soaps for its superb moisturizing qualities.
- They superfat their soaps with organic hemp and jojoba oils for a milder, smoother lather.
- They use natural plant-derived vitamin E and citric acid to protect freshness.
- They do not add any chelating agents, dyes, whiteners or synthetic fragrances.
- They use pure and powerful high-quality certified organic essential oils.
- Their liquid soaps are 3 times more concentrated than most so-called "liquid soaps" on the market, and are only a few percent away from being a solid, which ecologically saves on packaging materials.
- Their new plastic cylinder bottles are made from 100% post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic.
- Their soaps are a superb value, costing less than less-concentrated, inferior detergent body-wash "liquid soaps."
- Their soaps are most popular for at-home washing, but they also are the soap of choice for many campers and hikers, as they are so biodegradable and nature-friendly.
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