If you’re like me, getting up in the morning is a bit of a battle.
Mine is of a King Kong vs Godzilla magnitude.
Well, lucky for us, there’s Dr. Bronner’s peppermint soap.
This soap’s peppermint scent will clear your mind and its tingling sensation will invigorate your body. Although you may not want to use it on your nether region, where it crosses over from being an invigorating sensation to being a “please God, stop the burning” sensation.
While it does smell quite powerful in the shower, the scent doesn’t linger, so you don’t have to worry about smelling like a walking piece of Dentyne Artic Chill.
Dr. Bronner was one of the forefathers of the green movement. His packages are made from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic bottles and his soaps are completely vegetable based, organic and biodegradable.
The ingredients are simple and pure: extra virgin coconut, olive, jojoba and hemp oils, plus pure essential oils.
Look closely at the label and amongst, what looks like the rantings of a mad man, you’ll find a listing of 18 uses for this soap. Some of which include, using it as a shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash, laundry detergent, after shave, foot bath, detergent for hand washables, pet shampoo, fruit and vegetable wash, pest spray, and household cleaner.
Hey, Dr. Bronner, does that mean, it’ll clean the tub, as I take a shower? If so, you deserve a Nobel Prize.
Actually, it's a great soap to take traveling, seeing as it does pretty much everything, except carry your luggage.
So, if you’re looking for a little extra stimulation, in addition to your morning coffee (but not as much stimulation as say, amphetamines) this is your soap.
Not only will you exit the shower, ready to take on a new day, you’ll exit, ready to take on a new year.
This soap’s peppermint scent will clear your mind and its tingling sensation will invigorate your body. Although you may not want to use it on your nether region, where it crosses over from being an invigorating sensation to being a “please God, stop the burning” sensation.
While it does smell quite powerful in the shower, the scent doesn’t linger, so you don’t have to worry about smelling like a walking piece of Dentyne Artic Chill.
Dr. Bronner was one of the forefathers of the green movement. His packages are made from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic bottles and his soaps are completely vegetable based, organic and biodegradable.
The ingredients are simple and pure: extra virgin coconut, olive, jojoba and hemp oils, plus pure essential oils.
Look closely at the label and amongst, what looks like the rantings of a mad man, you’ll find a listing of 18 uses for this soap. Some of which include, using it as a shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash, laundry detergent, after shave, foot bath, detergent for hand washables, pet shampoo, fruit and vegetable wash, pest spray, and household cleaner.
Hey, Dr. Bronner, does that mean, it’ll clean the tub, as I take a shower? If so, you deserve a Nobel Prize.
Actually, it's a great soap to take traveling, seeing as it does pretty much everything, except carry your luggage.
So, if you’re looking for a little extra stimulation, in addition to your morning coffee (but not as much stimulation as say, amphetamines) this is your soap.
Not only will you exit the shower, ready to take on a new day, you’ll exit, ready to take on a new year.
It’s also great for traveling, because if you forget a book, the bottle will provide you with days worth of reading material.
Do you have a favorite, invigorating soap?
Do you have a favorite, invigorating soap?
I've been using Dr Bronner's peppermint wash for some time now and love it. I use the tee tree oil one for household cleaning (floors, kitchen, etc) since tee tree oil has antibacterial properties. You could dilute it with water and keep in a spray bottle under the sink to further reduce the need for additional cleaners and keep the clutter down.
Posted by: Guiness | January 06, 2009 at 11:52 AM
Great idea! That's my New Year's resolution. Simplify. Who knew all I had to do was buy a bottle of Dr Bronner's:)
thanks
Posted by: jenny | January 06, 2009 at 12:44 PM
I love Dr. Bronner's! I use the lavender hemp as a face wash in the shower when I'm too lazy to use the oil cleansing method. I also use the peppermint in the summer, it's so cooling for the hot, sticky summer in the south.
Posted by: Andra | January 06, 2009 at 12:48 PM
I've been using Dr. Bronners for quite sometime. Man that stuff gets you squeaky clean...literally!
One word of caution. The bar soap tends to go bad early on. It starts to produce a foul smell and needs to be tossed within 2 mts. I've since switched to liquid and have never had it go bad.
Posted by: vanessa | January 06, 2009 at 12:59 PM
I've been using Dr. Bronners for quite sometime. Man that stuff gets you squeaky clean...literally!
One word of caution. The bar soap tends to go bad early on. It starts to produce a foul smell and needs to be tossed within 2 mts. I've since switched to liquid and have never had it go bad.
Posted by: vanessa | January 06, 2009 at 01:00 PM
Yikes. Rancid soap. How ironic is that?
Posted by: jenny | January 06, 2009 at 01:06 PM
The liquid soap isn't a great shampoo, but the bar soap version of the same stuff is. I don't know why. Try it! Follow with a rinse of 1 tbs apple cider vinegar in 1 cup water to make sure it doesn't leave any soap residue. Also, if you get the bar and cut it into three pieces, and then only bring one piece into the shower the bar will last longer.
Posted by: Natalie | January 06, 2009 at 03:21 PM
Sounds good Natalie. Thanks.
Posted by: jenny | January 06, 2009 at 03:38 PM
Dr. Bronner's rules!! I love the rose and citrus sented ones, and of course the peppermint. At my local Target you can also get Dr. Bronner's magic soap wich is packaged in a pump bottle for handwashing (and without War and Peace printed on it's label). BTW...Dr. Bronner's magic lip balm in lemon lime is awesome.
Posted by: Ann | January 06, 2009 at 05:19 PM
Hey Ann,
Didn't know he made lip balm (but can you wash the dishes with it?). I actually just ran out of dishwashing liquid and decided to water down the peppermint bronner's liquid and it worked. I was shocked. Maybe I can just bring the dishes into the shower with me from now on and kill two birds with one stone.
thanks
jenny
Posted by: jenny | January 06, 2009 at 07:05 PM
I am obsessed with minty scented everything. (Except I hate the taste of toothpaste, weird huh?) I have been using bliss' super minty soaps (they have a liquid and a scrub); they can tingle and awaken pretty well but this one sounds way better and possibly cheaper, thanks!!
Posted by: margie | January 06, 2009 at 07:54 PM
Yeah. I'm guessing it's cheaper and bet you can't clean your kitchen counters with the Bliss soap:)
Posted by: jenny | January 06, 2009 at 08:07 PM
i've been using this stuff in various scents forever...if you ever go camping BRING THIS. i believe it's safe for the environment, so you can wash your hair, body, face, and teeth with it, and not worry about some squirrel dying because his dirt got infected with human gunk. my personal favorite is the almond, but if you're using as toothpaste...maybe peppermint is the way to go.
Posted by: pik | January 06, 2009 at 11:35 PM