As you all know, I'm obsessed with Dr. Bronner's castile soap. It's the top selling soap in the US natural marketplace. They do not use any chelating agents, dyes, whiteners, detergents, foaming agents, synthetic preservatives or synthetic fragrances. Dr. Bronner's has been family owned and operated since 1948.
What is castile soap? Castile is a region in Spain where vegetable soap was originally made using local olive oil. Castile has now come to mean any vegetable oil based soap as distinct from animal (tallow) fat based soap. Castile soap comes in liquid and bar forms and Dr. Bronner's is the most popular brand.
They just launched two limited edition scents, cherry blossom and green tea. I don't know how long they will be available for so I just ordered both. The standard scents are lavender, peppermint, rose, citrus, tea tree, eucalyptus, baby unscented, and almond.
For the whole month of April, all the castile soaps are 15% off on the Dr. Bronner's website. It's also free shipping if you spend $50. Stock up while they are on sale!
While I was on the Dr Bronner's website, I added a few more items to my cart:
Organic Magic Balm - I get really dry skin around my nose. It says to use this balm to moisturize and heal dry skin anywhere on the body. Soothe skin safely and simply without synthetic ingredients.
Organic Sugar Soap - I bought this to use as shampoo. 4-in-1 Organic Sugar Pump Soaps are good for washing hands, face, body & hair. To wash hair work one pump of it into wet hair until it lathers, then rub and rinse. Repeat for thicker or longer hair. After washing, follow up with a lightly acidic conditioning rinse, like the hair rinse below or you can use diluted apple cider vinegar or lemon juice.
Organic Hair Rinse - After shampooing with Dr. Bronner's soap, dilute the hair rinse in one cup of water and pour it over your hair. The citrus extracts in the rinse counteract the soap's alkalinity, tamp down the cuticles, leaving your hair manageable and smooth.
Lisa Bronner has a blog where she gives tips and 'cheat sheets' for all the Dr. Bronner products. Here is her post on using the soap as shampoo and the hair rinse as conditioner. Shampoo to Soap - My Story
