Consumer Education

Dr. Bronner's Toothpaste Ingredients: A Dentist's Take (Video)

My grandfather unflinchingly included teeth brushing as one of the original 18-in-1 uses of the Dr. Bronner’s Castile Soap. I don’t deny that. It works. It will clean your teeth.

Safety in Personal Care Products: 12 Ingredients to Know & Avoid

You all are beautiful. Before I launch into a discussion of safety of body care ingredients, let’s get that straight: you are beautiful already. Furthermore, the most important things you can do to take care

Making Ethical Palm Oil a Reality

I hear your outrage, and I commend you for it. It shows you’re paying attention. You’re aware of the grievous injury done to planet, animal, and people for the sake of palm oil production: deforestation, habitat loss for endangered

Green Laundry Care with Dr. Bronner's (Video)

Profoundly grateful. Every time I load my washer, I feel it. I am so very, very appreciative for all the people whose ingenuity and curiosity led to the invention of

Podcast: How I Am Turning My World Green

I was honored to join Amber L’Estrange and Jenna Pennrose on their podcast, “The Mother Loving Future,” for an episode this past March. Going back to the beginning is a

Skin Health, pH, and Dr. Bronner's Soap

There’s a question I’ve been avoiding: Does the alkaline pH of Dr. Bronner’s soaps interfere with the acidic pH of the skin’s acid mantle? It keeps finding me. I knew

Everything You Buy is Trash: 11 Tips for Tossing Less

Everything we purchase gets thrown away eventually. Even family heirlooms. Even expensive furniture. Even the houses we live in. I was recently at the British Museum, which houses some pretty

Green Resource: Clean House, Clean Planet by Karen Logan

Karen Logan was my first green teacher. I found her book, Clean House, Clean Planet, lying around my parents’ house, one of the many we were given because they mention our

Ditch the Antibacterial: Soap is All You Need

Handwashing does not often make the news. I’m still waiting for, “Crunchy Green Mom Caught Washing her Hands!” But a couple years ago, handwashing was front page. The Food and

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