Dr. Bronner's has been independent for nearly 80 years, longer than Unilever has been buying up natural brands. The ingredient list is USDA Organic and Fair Trade certified. The business practices (salary caps, profit donations, activist lawsuits) demonstrate a level of integrity that no corporate-owned brand can match.
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What's inside
Ingredients & Safety
Saponified organic oils: coconut, olive, hemp, and jojoba. That is the base formula. Organic essential oils for scent. Water. Organic sugar (in the sugar soap line). Every ingredient is certified organic and fair trade. No synthetic surfactants, no preservatives (the soap is self-preserving), no petrochemicals.
No listed ingredient is currently on our watch or caution list. This finding applies only to the ingredient list shown below and may not cover every product, variant, market, or reformulation.
Ingredient list reviewed
Safe Watch Caution
01Wateralso listed as Aqua, Purified Water
02Organic Coconut Oilalso listed as Coconut Oil, Cocos Nucifera Oil
03Potassium Hydroxidealso listed as Lye, KOH
04Organic Palm Kernel Oil
05Organic Olive Oilalso listed as Olive Oil, Olea Europaea Oil
07Organic Jojoba Oilalso listed as Jojoba Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Oil
08Citric Acid
09Tocopherolalso listed as Vitamin E
Formula scope: the disclosed ingredient list captured for this review. Formulas can differ by product, scent, country, and date; compare the current package with this list before deciding.
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Who owns it
Ownership & Independence
Dr. Bronner's is family-owned and operated by the 5th generation of the Bronner family. It is legally organized as a benefit corporation committed to its social mission. No venture capital and no corporate parent.
Ownership recordIndependent
Founder-ownedDr. Bronner's
Founded
1948
Headquarters
Vista, CA
Control
Family-owned by the Bronner family (5th generation)
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Where to buy
Key Products
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