Consumer Education

Cleaning Product Ingredient Disclosure Begins

Cleaning just got a whole lot clearer. On food, we are accustomed to seeing ingredient information. Turn that package over to see added sugars, added colors, allergens, weird chemicals (TBHQ, I’m looking at you). They’re fairly clearly listed. (We still have the

Green Cleaning and Household Harmony

I could have called this: “How to Get People to Agree with You.” I am rather amused when I get asked psychological questions. I have little training in psychology –

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

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