Anyone Use Dr. Bronner's Bar Soap?

My bar of QCS Briar is quickly running out and my Stirling soaps probably won't arrive for at least a week , so I was thinking of stopping at Whole Foods on the way home and grabbing a bar of Dr. Bronner's. Anyone ever use Dr. B's bar soap? Any thoughts on whether it's any better than the Whole Foods store brand body soap? I work in an office all day, but I somewhow still manage to produce quite a funk , so I need something with good strong cleaning abilities and a nice scent. Thanks!

I've tried their "Castile" bar a long time ago. It's not a true Castile and I felt it dried me out a bit and didn't last too long either.

I had a bar of their Castile soap as well. I can't say I remember anything extraordinary about it. I can say it wasn't awful though. I find their liquid Castile soaps to be quite useful, however, as a solid all around body & hair soap/household cleaning product.

I'm using the Citrus bar soap now. Scent is very light and there's no residue. Lathers very well. I will be trying other offerings. Peppermint is popular, but haven't got the nerve to try it yet.

I have tried the Peppermint and the Lavender and liked them both, right now I working thru some bars I picked up at TJ Maxx.

Yep, peppermint and almond. I prefer the liquid, for all kinds of bathing, cleaning, laundry/dish soap while camping.... It's what I used to shave with back in the days of carts.

I have used both their peppermint and almond scented bars. The cleaning capability and the scent was very good, but I never purchased more because they were very drying. The Whole Foods-brand soap is pretty good for the price and I would much rather use those than the DrB bar soaps.

I use the peppermint on the body and like it, as for the face it will certainly dry you out. The liquid soaps are pretty good as well, I would give it a try.

Hope peppermint isn't like the menthol soaps I've tried. Let's just say didn't care for the tingle in they lower hemisphere.

AngryGreek said:

Hope peppermint isn't like the menthol soaps I've tried. Let's just say didn't care for the tingle in they lower hemisphere.

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Love the tingle. Using the peppermint (liquid) for the very first time. Have to say I love it. A little goes a long way. And that tingle is an eye opener, in a good way.

The liquid Dr. Bronners is horrible on me. The tingle turns to a burn then my skin dries out and I get "ashy". It must react poorly with my skin or sweat or something. I've tried using it several times over the years with the same result.

I took a bar camping once because it was supposed to do everything. It did a decent job, I didn't like the lather but it got the job done. However it didn't work too well as toothpaste, it felt like I was a kid getting my mouth washed out with soap again. I don't know what I expected but from now on I pack a bar of Dr Bronners bar soap and a travel size tube of toothpaste, and a travel size can of barbasol I'll carry the extra 3 1/2 oz.

I have never used their bar soap but their regular castile liquid soap is great, I use it exclusively for hand washing but there are many uses for this soap including for your hair, body and even cleaning your house. The form I buy you also have to dilute it for hand washing. I would say they are known for their liquid soap not their bar soap.

Love the lavender bar. Use it as a body soap and a shampoo bar. Plus I can get it for less than $3 a bar.

I have seen it in Muscle Junkie Alley (GNC).