Emanuel Bronner was a third generation master soap-maker from an orthodox Jewish family in Heilbron, Germany, where he was certified as a master soap-maker under the rigorous guild system of the time. He was the heir to the family's soap factory and business, but rebelled against his father and came to the United States in the late 1920's. After the Nazis nationalized the soap factory in 1938, his parents and most of his family died in the Holocaust.
. Dr. Bronner was also grounded in a powerful ecological consciousness, and the soaps were an extension of this simple, natural and 100% environment-friendly.
Dr. Bronner passed away peacefully on March 7, 1997, amidst family and friends. We continue to make with care and integrity the fine ecological soaps our customers have loved and lathered with for 50 years, and we now make our soaps with all certified organic oils, certified under the USDA’s National Organic Program. We share our time, profits and energy with our workers and worthwhile causes worldwide.
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.
Our 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.
In Summary
• Unlike most commercial soap-makers who distill the glycerin out of their soaps to sell separately, we retain it in our soaps for its superb moisturizing qualities.
• We superfat our soaps with organic hemp and jojoba oils for a milder, smoother lather.
• We use natural plant-derived vitamin E and citric acid to protect freshness.
• We do not add any chelating agents, dyes, whiteners or synthetic fragrances.
• We use pure and powerful high-quality certified organic essential oils.
• Our 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.
• Our new plastic cylinder bottles are made from 100% post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic.
• Our soaps are a superb value, costing less than less-concentrated, inferior detergent body-wash "liquid soaps."
• Our 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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Bar Soaps
Dr. Bronner - Castile Soap Peppermint, 5 oz bars
Dr. Bronner - Castile Soap Lavender, 5 oz bars
Dr. Bronner - Castile Soap Rose, 5 oz bars
Dr. Bronner - Castile Soap Lemon, 5 oz bars
Dr. Bronner - Castile Soap Eucalyptus, 5 oz bars
Dr. Bronner - Castile Soap Almond, 5 oz bars
Dr. Bronner - Castile Soap Aloe Vero Baby Mild, 5 oz bars
Dr. Bronner - Castile Soap Tea Tree, 5 oz bars
Dr. Bronners Organic Bar Soap
