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Dr. Bronner’s soap brand became a touchstone of wellness culture

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Post by bch »

lloydde wrote: post #19

Near the end of 2015 I joined a startup and was relocating from Victoria to SF. The startup was in a Haight Ashbury house converted into multiple units. So this made it extra convenient to sleep in the office until I found a place to rent. Also, my family didn’t plan to join me for a few months. There were a couple other non-local coworkers who regularly shared the space in the early days. Dr Bronner’s Peppermint soa…

> Not knowing any better, I did a good lather. When I started feeling a tingle in my critical region [...]

“a breath mint for your balls.”[0]

[0] https://gizmodo.com/lessons-learned-from-a-year-living-in-a-...

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entangledqubit wrote: post #17
c17r wrote: post #4

We take Dr. Bronner's when we go camping. Wash up in a nice mountain lake without worrying about hurting the environment.

I'm pretty sure you shouldn't be washing up with soap in mountain lakes. Biodegradable doesn't mean it can't harm something before degrading. I find a rinse to be more than sufficient for most of my trail needs. If I need soap for some kind of washing I take some water out of the source and wash elsewhere.

It's all-natural, organic, kosher, and vegan. Vegetable oil-based. They even say you can brush your teeth with it.

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Post by bayareanative »

lloydde wrote: post #19

Near the end of 2015 I joined a startup and was relocating from Victoria to SF. The startup was in a Haight Ashbury house converted into multiple units. So this made it extra convenient to sleep in the office until I found a place to rent. Also, my family didn’t plan to join me for a few months. There were a couple other non-local coworkers who regularly shared the space in the early days. Dr Bronner’s Peppermint soa…

Then you used too much. A little goes a loooong ways. It's quite concentrated. A few drops is all that's needed.

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Post by bayareanative »

PorterDuff wrote: post #9
rawrmaan wrote: post #3

Love the stuff. Buy one bottle and you can shower with it for months.

That's kind of my take on it. I started wondering why we need so many specialty soaps and decided you could use it for showering, shampoo, shaving. It probably would make a bad toothpaste though.

Showering, shampoo, shaving, washing dishes and vehicles.

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Post by anamexis »

c17r wrote: post #22
entangledqubit wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm pretty sure you shouldn't be washing up with soap in mountain lakes. Biodegradable doesn't mean it can't harm something before degrading. I find a rinse to be more than sufficient for most of my trail needs. If I need soap for some kind of washing I take some water out of the source and wash elsewhere.

It's all-natural, organic, kosher, and vegan. Vegetable oil-based. They even say you can brush your teeth with it.

Unfortunately, none of those things imply that it is safe for wildlife in a mountain lake.

Here's a good overview: https://grist.org/living/ask-umbra-is-it-ok-to-lather-up-in-...

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Post by busymom0 »

I think they did a fabulous job with the product label on their soap bottles. It looks like a super cramped newspaper / exam cheat sheet and is what caught my attention a few years ago at the grocery store amongst hundred of other soaps. I also love the peppermint smell and it lasts forever!

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Post by astura »

c17r wrote: post #22
entangledqubit wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm pretty sure you shouldn't be washing up with soap in mountain lakes. Biodegradable doesn't mean it can't harm something before degrading. I find a rinse to be more than sufficient for most of my trail needs. If I need soap for some kind of washing I take some water out of the source and wash elsewhere.

It's all-natural, organic, kosher, and vegan. Vegetable oil-based. They even say you can brush your teeth with it.

None of that implies "does not disrupt aquatic ecosystems."

Soap disrupts aquatic ecosystems.

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