Dr. Bronner’s - Pure-Castile Liquid Soap (Tea Tree, 4 Ounce) - Made with Organic Oils, 18-in-1 Uses: Acne-Prone Skin, Dandruff, Laundry, Pets and Dishes, Concentrated, Vegan, Non-GMO

I wish I liked this product more but I wont buy it again. I used it mainly for cleaning dishes and pots and it seemed to always leave a filmy residue on them. The smell is pretty over powering if youre sensitive to smells. It also doesnt suds up at all. That might not be important but I dont have the confidence that its doing a good job cleaning.

Day 1. Your package arrives and youre excited to try out the soap you found sitting close to the top reviewed on Amazon and cant wait to smell like a candy cane instead of a teenage locker room. You get in the shower and read the directions that say squirt a little soap into your hands with water or a wash cloth. You do that, and then you think that cant possibly be accurate so you squirt a second time to be safe. You lather and start to wash yourself, and the great scent of peppermint starts wafting up and you begin to think about how great of a purchase this was. After a few more seconds the wafting becomes an invasion of your nostrils as the peppermint grows stronger. Now your entire bathroom smells of peppermint and you realize that they did indeed mean just a small squirt in their directions. As you continue washing all your memories are only of peppermint and you begin to forget any scents you might have gathered in your lifetime. All there is now is peppermint. You finish cleaning yourself and you step out of the shower, dry off and notice the peppermint is starting to subside as the water washes the soap down the drain. Life is slowly returning to normal as you pick the clothes you decide to wear for the day and suddenly realize the peppermint scent is delicately lingering on your person as you move from room to room. You smell like a candy cane and that joy that comes from that carries you through the day. Day 2. You are now an expert at Dr. Bronners Peppermint Liquid Soap and use the recommended amount. The experience is much better and you still smell like a candy cane by the end of the shower. Best of both worlds. Day 5. You see on the bottle that theres 17 other uses for this soap mixture other than cleaning yourself and you become curious, wanting to try a few of them. You decide to clean the floors with it, diluting to the recommended amount and making your house smell of peppermint. You never knew life could smell so clean. Day 22. Your life has been taken over by the peppermint. Youve cleaned your entire house, yourself, and your dogs in this product. You begin to see things that dont smell of peppermint as not pure - you begin to not want to leave the house. All things must be pure. All things must be peppermint. Day 74. You see the bottle beginning to run out. You make sure to order 4 more bottles to last you for the unforeseeable future.

Really like the antiseptic qualities of this soap [TTO hereafter.] I use in in a mix with Dr. Bronners Peppermint Oil castile [liquid] soap [PO], as the PO tends to be a bit overpowering [invigorating to the skin, but the smell is strong enough to give you a headache] when used straight. OTOH, the PO is about 1/2 the price of the TTO, so using the PO. as an extender for the TTO has decided economic benefits. As the title of my review suggests, the Dr. Bronner soaps lather up nicely & so will last a decent length of time, but theres a trick to this: the dispenser caps provided will either dribble an inadequate amount, or if you give the bottle a squeeze, blort out too much, wasting product. The key is you *must* use a washcloth to get the best mileage out of the soap, and then transfer the soap into a re-purposed pump dispenser [mine came from a bottle of Walmarts Equate house-brand baby shampoo, originally.] Then you can get a consistent amount of soap dispensed onto the washcloth [one or two pumps, whatever you find works best after some experimentation] and distributed evenly using the washcloth. Showering becomes truly quick & efficient after that: in fact, theres barely enough time for my beard to soften up for shaving before Im done with the preliminaries [ie, everything else!] Still wish it was a trifle less dear, but sometimes lifes little luxuries are worth it. :-)

Marvelous stuff. A little on the pricey side but well worth it. When it arrived I remembered it from many years ago we used it when we went on our long distance rough camping trips across the country. We had gone three days once unable to take a bath because there was nowhere to take one. This was in April somewhere in Colorado and we came to a gorgeous stream. I told my husband to stop, I was going to take a bath....I had to take a bath. I grabbed a wash cloth, a towel, my bottle of Dr. Bronners liquid soap (which was safe to use in streams) and jumped into the stream at which point I thought my heart would stop. It was like jumping into ice water. After a few heart-stopping minutes, I realized my dog, Jammer, had jumped in with me so I figured if she was in too, Id stay. I washed her first and then me (I kept my clothes on, just washed thru them). When I got out of the stream, I was drying off, every pore in my body just vibrating, I watched Jammer shake, wondering if her pores were also vibrating. My husband never would go into the water; said hed wait until we found a hotel (two days later). But Jammer and I felt so clean and refreshed from Dr. Bronners, and I know from the peppermint aroma, we had to smell good to. All that came back to me in a flash when I opened the lid. At that time my group used this soap for everything and Im glad Ive found it again.

What cant I say about Castille soap? About 4 or 5 months ago I decided to go simple with my cleansers and had always been perplexed by Dr Bronners...what in the world do you use it for? Well, today, I pretty much use it for everything but in my dishwasher Here is a little guidance from me and my daily life: 1. Laundry Detergent for ONE load: 1/4c Dr Bronners (I use peppermint for everything because you get it dirt cheap at Trader Joes: $9.99 for 32oz--YES, $9.99) 1/8c white vinegar. Got a great tip from a friend and put it in a downy ball

I liked the minty fragrance..however..it’s difficult to know exactly how much to use before it becomes harmful..

Awesome! Ive been wanting to try Doc Bronners castile soap for a while. Its really a multipurpose cleaner but my favorite use for it is as a Shampoo! It can be used straight out of the bottle BUT it works much better when diluted. Below is a great shampoo recipe - it also functions as an amazingly moisturizing body wash AND is my all time favorite NATURAL pet shampoo. My dogs fur has never been so soft and white! For dry hair, try this recipe: 1/4 cup distilled/R.O/filtered water 1/4 cup liquid Castile Soap - your favorite scent 1/4 cup aloe vera gel 1 teaspoon vegetable glycerin 1/4 teaspoon avocado oil or jojoba oil [I prefer jojoba - its most similar to natural scalp sebum] 1/4 teaspoon CASTOR OIL Flip Cap Bottles or Foaming Bottles to dispense **OPTIONAL: xanthan gum for thickening [I dont mind the liquidy texture but if you want it to feel more like regular shampoo this will do the trick! ] Mix together all the ingredients. Store in a bottle and always shake well before using. NOTE: When using the Peppermint and Tea Tree variety of this soap as a body wash, it may tingle when applied to cuts OR your nether regions[Sorry TMI!]. UPDATE! When using this as a shampoo, regular conditioner will not do one bit of good. Regular conditioner is formulated to work with conventional shampoos, which have a much lower pH than this soap. The pH is the key here. You need to be using something acidic that will balance the 8.9 pH of the soap. I like using an Apple Cider Vinegar RINSE the best. The reason your hair is thicker and heavy after using DR Bronners is because all the little cuticles on each strand of hair are standing straight out. This is what the high pH does. Lowering the pH will make these cuticles lay down nice and flat. I use 1/2Cup ACV TO 1/2Cup Water

works well

Dr. Bonners liquid soap is the best for your skin. I have used the bar soap version of this liquid soap and it is very good for the skin. I use this liquid soap as a body wash (and the bar soap works great to replace shaving cream). I have been using only Dr. Bonners soaps since early 2004. Before then I was using bar and liquid soaps that contain harmful chemicals and animal by-products (think your dead pet that the local animal shelter sells to cosmetic companies; Google terrible touch me nots). Simply put, Dr. Bonners soap are very mild and smoothing to your skin. Your skin will never feel softer and look better. I have recommended this soap to my nephew who has terrible ache. He has just recently told me that Dr. Bonners lavender soap is helping to reduce his ache outbreaks. I use this soap in conjunction with colon cleanses and liver cleanses which help to flush toxins out of your body instead of forcing them out through your skin. Once I switched over to Dr. Bonners soap, stopped using chemical-based toiletries and did cleanses of my internal organs, my skin cleared up completely. It actually only took one month for my skin to clear up, but then I never had really bad ache. Other Dr. Bonners soaps that really cleared up my skin are eucalyptus and citrus - both are excellent but the eucalyptus is even better for making my skin so soft and clear. WARNING: If you have cats, keep tree tea oil away from them!! I have read that it can kill them. Bottom line: Everything that touches your skin is absorbed into your skin and travels throughout your body via your blood stream. Dr. Bonners doesnt contain any harmful chemicals that will adversely affect your health. FYI - I dont use this liquid soap at full strength. I purchased a 16 ounce squeeze bottle from my local beauty supply store that I fill with 50% liquid soap and 50% water which I shake before each use. That dilution ratio is more than plenty to get the full effect from this liquid soap. You can go with 40% soap to 60% water and it works just as well.

I remember this stuff from my childhood. Ive heard it referred to as hippy soap. I remember the peppermint tingle. However, it wasnt until 3 months ago that I actually bought my own. I decided to replace my chemical-laden hygiene products with safer ones - relying on the Environmental Working Groups Skin Deep database to guide me to a better place. There were quite a few items that needed to be investigated...I was looking for a price I could afford, high reviews, and low scores on EWGs Skin Deep. So I found body wash, soap, shampoo, dish rinse, laundry detergent, toothpaste...and then I found Dr. Bronners...one product to handle all those tasks. It sure made things easier! Just think about how all of those products are going on your skin at some point...and then being absorbed...multiple times a day, every day, for years...the bombardment of toxic chemicals is crazy and once you start thinking about it you realize how ridiculous our culture has become with no oversight whatsoever. Dr. Bronners carries Champion Status at the Environmental Working Groups website that ranks products based on their danger/toxicity. This means they have signed a pledge to use only the safest ingredients in all their products. On a scale of 0-10 (0 being the safest), this product scores a 1. I think if you averaged the scores of all the products I have replaced with it, youd get about a 5. I now buy it by the gallon and have just purchased my second one (3 months later). Do the math and I think my girlfriend and I will go through about 4 gallons a year with all the uses mentioned here. DILUTE DILUTE DILUTE Body Wash: The standard dilution here of about 20% soap to 80% water works fine. You can adjust to your liking/lather preferences. I had been using a Dial foaming hand soap in all my rooms and Ive emptied those, cleaned them real good, and converted them to Dr. Bronners foaming dispensers. I love the results. It foams up real good and the lather is good. If you want more, just up the strength (reduce dilution) a little bit. You may find this leaves a little tingle in certain spots that will be extra-noticeable with cold water/air - you may enjoy this or not...either way its certainly not a big deal and you do get used to it. The other thing to get used to is that you wont have that slimy feeling on your skin that weve probably learned to associate with being clean. Thats just the chemicals on your body... Hand Soap: Using the same dilution (20/80) and re-purposed foaming bottles, I keep this in all bathrooms as hand soap. Not much to say here and people compliment me on the smell of my soap...even if they wonder what the heck it is! Dish Rinse: Once again I go with about 20/80 in a squirt bottle in my kitchen. Youll be surprised how well it cleans. When you start seeing the bubbles/lather reduce, squirt a little more and keep going. Remember youre never going to get that insane never-ending foam/lather without the harsh chemicals, but youll be surprised with how well it does on its own. I do find that if I wash something and dont rinse it off fairly quickly it leaves behind a little oil slick that is most noticeable on metallic items...but its organic and safe...and if you just run your sponge over it real quick and rinse, its gone. Not a problem at all. Floor Cleaner: Here I dilute it down to like 5% soap, 95% water. It doesnt leave any residue and cleans up nicely - the smell is good too...and its nice to know Im not just filling the air with chemical fragrances than can linger in my home for days. Shampoo: I keep some in a bottle at full strength and pour about a teaspoon in my hand, rub together a little, then put it in my hair and clean as usual...you probably need more if you dont have short guy hair like me. I might try to dilute this to 50% only because at full strength it likes to clog the little opening of the bottle with dried soap. It cleans my hair well and I follow it up with