Product Review: Dr Bronner's Organic & Fair-trade Products

Oh my!  I can hardly believe what an awesome company that Dr Bronner's is.  Look at the selection of products they sent me to review!  And, a wealth of information to make educated decisions about the products my family consumes.  My oldest has been flipping through all of it, inspiring me to feel excited about the transformative work that Dr. Bronner's is doing.

We are devoted Dr. Bronner's consumers, using ONLY Magic Soap and lip balm.  We love the taste and purity of Dr. Bronner's coconut oil as well but I haven't bought the toothpaste or hand sanitizing spray to try before.  Yup, that's all FOUR flavors of lip balm and my absolute favorite scented soap, Citrus (they actually read my email!)

What's important for us about the Dr Bronner's brand is that all their ingredients are organic and Fair Trade certified, making them a pioneer in any industry, let alone the hygiene industry, which is rampant with animal cruelty, toxic chemical additives and poorly-researched information.  How refreshing to see such a shining example of what an ethical company can be.

Included were two different copies of Better World, a publication that educates consumers on what fair trade means and the good work that it does globally.  Exactly the information I like to hear and can be difficult to find in the mainstream media.

The girls have claimed the orange ginger flavored lip balm.  We haven't tried it before (I always just buy the Peppermint) and they determined it to be the tastiest.

I love that Dr. Bronner's only used organic essential oils for scent and flavor and the most delicious tasting oils for its lip balms.  I don't use anything else on my lips.

I detest sprays with scents, as they almost always aggravate my sinuses and leave me with a headache, even the supposedly "natural" ones.  But this one is free of any of those aggravating ingredients, using a base of organic ethyl alcohol, with the only other ingredients being glycerin and lavender, both organic and fair trade.

I didn't plan to use it anytime soon, so I put it in my purse for when I'm out and don't have a bottle of soap.  It fit nicely.

Turns out the night before, our kitty had peed on one of our reusable grocery bags, which I had piled up with our other reusable bags and loaded into the van right before heading to Costco.

So it came in extremely handy almost immediately!  Thanks for that, Dr. Bronners, because that pee was pungent and its stench was on my hands.  One spray of the sanitizing spray, I rubbed my hands and they were clean!  No stinky residue, just a pleasant lavender scent and soft, well-hydryated hands.  So, I don't detest this spray.  In fact, I highly recommend it and will use it often in the future.

We will be trying the toothpaste and reviewing it next!