Dr. Bronner’s Soaps

Dr. Bronner’s Lavender soap. With the spicy, soothing scent of lavender essential oil.

When the young German soap maker Emanuel Bronner emigrated to the USA in 1929, he would probably never have dreamed that the company he founded 20 years later would one day produce the country's most popular natural soaps. Initially, he traveled the country for many years, not only to sell his soaps, but also to spread his pacifist world view at lectures. In the aftermath of the two world wars, tolerance and the peaceful coexistence of people were important to him, as was treating nature with respect and consideration - still extremely unusual at the time. His soaps, which he produced using only natural raw materials and ingredients, were an expression of this. As a result, they were of outstanding quality and at the same time formed an antithesis to modern, petrochemical-based cosmetics. The fact that Emanuel Bronner's soaps were quickly more successful than his lectures, at which he also distributed them, shows that he was ahead of his time and absolutely right. Without further ado, he printed his messages directly on the labels, where they can still be found today. We can't say for sure what exactly made Dr. Bronner’s a cult in the USA, but we can say that the quality of the products completely won us over. In the soap factory, which is still family-run today, they are made from purely plant-based raw materials, most of which are organically grown and Fair Trade-certified. Dr. Bronner’s largely dispenses with outer packaging (which is why the lettering on the labels is quite small so that many messages can fit on each one).

Like the shower gels, Dr. Bronner’s produces these natural soaps from coconut, olive, palm kernel, hemp and jojoba oils, but here as a practical bar soap. An essential oil is added in each case, giving the soap a strong, intense fragrance. Only the mild soap comes without any other additives and is therefore also suitable for very sensitive skin. Dr. Bronner’s sources the majority of its raw materials - including the palm kernel oil - from controlled organic cultivation and fair trade. The paper is printed with water- and soy-based inks.