Dr Bronners Pure Castile Bar Soap Reviews Summary

Scent

Pros:

• "Natural scents that are not overpowering or irritating."
• "Very pleasant and delicate aroma of lavender and freshness."
• "Absolutely love the smell and feel of this soap."
• "This is what real lavender smells like and it is incredible."
• "The scent is heavenly, the lathering wonderful and yet the soap is so gentle, rinses clean and is not drying."
• "The lavender scent soothes my senses."
• "Love the smell of this soap, it is so relaxing."

Cons:

• "The lavender scent is odd...not quite like lavender and not very strong."
• "Basically I have no complaints .. except for one (the Lavender smell is awful) I realize it's a natural lavender oil smell, but for me it's terrible."
• "I love this brand of soap but I’m taking off one star because my husband and I both find the scent to be a bit overwhelming."
• "This lavender soap works well, but it loses it's lavender scent rather quickly."
• "The bar doesn't last as long or feel or smell as good."
• "The smell does not like lavender. It has a weird smell that I don't like."
• "Unfortunately, this soap didn't work for me. Smells great, good size, but when using it, it left my skin stinging."

Ingredients & Health

Pros:

• "Pure soap with no chemicals that can penetrate your skin is so important."
• "I love this soap because of its pure and natural ingredients, because it is fair trade, and because this company is so ethical and committed to issues that I passionately believe in."
• "This stuff will not dry out your skin but gets rid of all oils on your skin."
• "I have very sensitive skin, and almost every soap, even natural soaps irritate me. But with this one I have not had that problem."
• "Really love the way these bars smell and they aren't harsh on my sensitive skin."
• "I love that this soap and company are environmentally conscious in everything from their ingredients to their packaging."
• "Natural, no chemicals!!"

Cons:

• "It is too harsh to use in a shower."
• "The soap doesn't lather up as well as Dr. Bronners liquid soap... My second complaint is how harsh it is on sensitive skin."
• "I was very disappointed in this soap. I have eczema on my fingers and was looking for a good all natural bar soap. Unlike the All Natural Dudu Osun Black Soap that I ordered from Amazon, this one irritates my eczema."
• "Not for people with dry faces. It also made me jawline itch so bad in the night."
• "The skin feels so dry and itchy."
• "But even the lavender will irritate your eyes and other sensitive parts of your body."
• "It literally left me with flaky skin and took the little oil off the face that i barely had."

Value & Price

Pros:

• "The only drawback is the price, but it's worth it."
• "Buying on Amazon is very economical compared to the local store."
• "This deal is also great for a pack of 6!"
• "Of course I wish it was cheaper, but you get what you pay for."
• "The bars of soap lasts longer than those cheaper brands."
• "Price is very reasonable."
• "Great price for bulk buy."

Cons:

• "The product itself gets 5/5 stars- however as for the price, no. I can get a bar of this at rite aid for 4.99, meanwhile per bar this comes out to roughly 6.33 each. Pass"
• "The price is too expensive for this product."
• "More than five dollars for a five ounce bar of soap is way too much."
• "This product is expensive."
• "The product used to be 5 stars before gmo corn based citric acid was added now it just makes corn allergic people like myself itchy."

Usage & Versatility

Pros:

• "I use three bars to make my homemade natural as possible soap powder."
• "I love having one item and I can wash my hair and the rest of my body."
• "Grated it and melted it and made a gallon of no chemical, nice smelling gentle and moisturizing hand soap!"
• "I use it for making my laundry powder, for bathing and with my homemade shampoo."
• "I grate this soap and use it in homemade laundry soap."
• "I use this to personally make my own laundry detergent and it works great."
• "I use this as an all-purpose cleanser in the shower - soap and shampoo together."

Cons:

• "BE WARNED castile soap leaves soap scum/buildup on clothes (and tub)."
• "The detergent works fine, but the scent does not linger in the clothes."
• "Soap lathers a lot but doesn't last very long."
• "The bar disintegrated super fast and went through a bar almost every week compared to it's competitors of other types of natural soaps which lasted at least 2-3 weeks tops for two people."
• "Since I started using this harder soap, she has to occasionally treat the drain pipe with Liquid Plumber."
• "What a disappointment! I mean as far as soap is concerned, this does the job -- but it has no detectable scent."