Going Green with Lisa Bronner

Wood: Making It Shine

When I sat down to write about wood, I figured it would be a quick short post. Six pages of notes later, I realized this wasn’t the case. Here’s what I have boiled it down to: Key point [...]

Body

Liquid vs. Bar in Dr. Bronner’s Castile Soap

The liquid came first – Peppermint to be exact. Bar soap meandered in a few decades later. While there are hardliners in both camps, the difference between liquid and bar is mostly a matte [...]

Green Living

What I Mean by “Green”

Every time I use the word “green”, I cringe inwardly. The word strikes me at best as trendy, and at worst as pretentious. I can guarantee that I am not trendy, and I fervently hope that I a [...]

Clean water going down the drain in a stainless steel sink.

House

Cleaning A Stainless Steel Sink

To make my stainless steel sink sparkle, I turn again to my standbys, baking soda and Sal Suds All-Purpose Spray. I made a handy shaker for my baking soda out of an old seasoning jar. [...]

Food & Family

With Natural Cleaners, Kids Can Clean Too

You might need to hide this post from any children, or else I’m sure to hear some, “Gee, Thanks” complaints from them. Nonetheless, herein lies one of the biggest perks for me of natural h [...]

Body

I Wash My Face with Castile Soap

"Enjoy only 2 cosmetics: enough sleep and Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap." While there may be many things on my grandfather’s label that are rather enigmatic, this statement is as str [...]

Don’t Mix Epsom Salts with Pure-Castile Soap

Tattoo Care for New and Existing Tattoos

A Guide to Buying Fair Trade

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