Soap & Soul, A Practical Guide to Minding Your Home, Your Body, and Your Spirit with Dr. Bronner’s Soaps is available now in hardback, eBook & audiobook. Order your copy today! In “Soap & Soul,” Lisa Bronner, granddaughter of Emanuel Bronner, offers a practical guide for green living and embracing an eco-friendly lifestyle. Using the experience she’s gained from her blog,
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Is Chocolate Vegan?
Can vegans eat chocolate? Yes! Chocolate can absolutely be vegan. Most dark chocolate is vegan, but you’ll want to inspect the label to be sure. However, chocolate containing dairy products is not vegan-friendly, and the processing of some chocolate products can also make it not vegan. Are you on a quest to find the best quality vegan chocolate bar?
The Best Type of Soap for Allergies and Sensitive Skin
Though many soap brands advertise relief from allergies and soothing properties for sensitive skin, these claims can be misleading due to several additives and chemicals that can actually make symptoms worse. Ensure the soap you choose contains certified organic, fair trade, and natural ingredients. Table of Contents How Does Soap Work What Ingredients Should I Avoid?
What Is Fair Trade Chocolate?
Chocolate that is fair trade and organic has been made using sustainable and ethical practices from production all the way up to a purchase. Fair trade produced chocolate ensures farmers are treated fairly and that the farming practices employed aren’t destructive to the environment. Table of Contents What Does Fair Trade Chocolate Mean? How Does Fair Trade Chocolate Alleviate Poverty,
What Is Castile Soap? What Are Its Uses and Benefits?
Castile soap is a multi-purpose cleaner that is made from vegetable oils and doesn’t contain animal fats. Its composition allows it to safely be used for body and home cleaning. It comes in liquid and bar form and is vegan-friendly. Table of Contents What Is Castile Soap? What is Castile Soap Made Of? Why Does Castile Soap Have So Many Uses Where Other Soaps Don’t?
Ditch Toxic Cleaning Products | How to Make Your Own All-Purpose Cleaner Safe for Family and Earth
Be sure to check out Lisa Bronner’s original article “GIY All-Purpose Cleaning Spray” on Going Green for further reading. The market is flooded with cleaning products that contain toxic chemicals that can cause health issues for you and your family and are detrimental to the environment. Instead of going with whatever the hot new cleaning product is,
The Epidemic of Fake “Natural” Body Care Products – Don’t Fall for These Greenwashing Tactics
Be sure to check out Lisa Bronner’s original article “10 Labeling Traps to Recognize in Body Care” on Going Green for further reading on body and home care tips. Greenwashing is a marketing tactic used by companies to falsely give the impression that their product is environmentally friendly, actively helping the environment, or is derived from natural sources and therefore nontoxic to the body.
Sal Suds Dilutions Cheat Sheet
by Lisa Bronner
There is a lot of overlap here with the Castile Soap Dilutions Cheat Sheet because the products can often be interchanged. It is largely a matter of personal preference, but the Sal Suds Cleaner is more clean-rinsing in hard water situations, and is slightly more effective on grease and tough stains. As with the Castile soaps,
How to Taste Chocolate Like a Connoisseur
Can I be a connoisseur? Why should I be? Your first question might be: can I become a chocolate connoisseur? The answer is definitely yes—everyone can be a connoisseur! Everyone has a palate and their own taste preferences. Tasting like a connoisseur is simply about developing a vocabulary to describe the flavors that you taste and the aromas that you smell.
How to Make Your Own Dr. Bronner’s Pure-Castile Soap Scent
One question we get asked frequently by our passionate customers is if we have plans to release [fill in the blank]-scented liquid Castile Soap. But did you know that it’s quick and easy to make your own liquid Pure-Castile Soap scent? Read on to find out how! Before jumping in to making your own scent,