Dr Bronner's Pure-Castile Liquid Soap Lavender 946ml

The original 18-in-1 soap. Made with certified organic and fair trade plant oils, scented with pure lavender essential oil, and concentrated so a little goes a long way.

Dr Bronner's Pure-Castile Liquid Soap in Lavender is the bottle that earned the cult following. One bottle replaces face wash, body wash, shampoo, hand soap, dish liquid, laundry detergent, all-purpose spray, floor cleaner, and pet shampoo. The 946ml bottle is the family-sized version, designed to be diluted, so it lasts months in most households.

The lavender variant is scented with organic lavandin and lavender extracts, giving it a soft, floral aroma that's a favourite for evening showers, baby bath time, and bedrooms.

Why people love it

• 18-in-1 plant-based soap, made with organic coconut, olive, hemp and jojoba oils
• Certified fair trade, vegan, and cruelty free
• No synthetic preservatives, detergents, foaming agents, or dyes
• Biodegradable and septic-safe
• 100% post-consumer recycled plastic bottle
• 3x more concentrated than most liquid soaps, so the bottle goes a long way

How to use it (dilute, dilute, OK)

The whole point of castile soap is dilution. A few quick starting ratios:

• Face: 2 to 3 drops on wet hands, lather, rinse
• Body wash: small squirt on a wet washcloth
• Hand soap (foaming pump): 1 part soap to 3 parts water
• Dishes: 1 part soap to 10 parts water in a squeeze bottle
• All-purpose spray: 1/4 cup soap in 4 cups water
• Mopping floors: 1/2 cup soap in a bucket of warm water
• Laundry: 1/3 to 1/2 cup per large load (add 1 cup white vinegar to the rinse cycle)
• Pet wash: small squirt worked into wet fur, rinse thoroughly

A full dilution chart lives on the Dr Bronner's website if you want to go deeper.

Ingredients

Water, Organic Coconut Oil*, Potassium Hydroxide**, Organic Palm Kernel Oil*, Organic Olive Oil*, Lavandin Extract, Organic Hemp Seed Oil, Organic Jojoba Oil, Lavender Extract, Citric Acid, Tocopherol.

*Certified fair trade ingredients **None remains after saponifying oils into soap and glycerin

Why Dr Bronner's

Dr Bronner's has been making soap the same way since 1948, run by the Bronner family across three generations. Every ingredient is traceable, every bottle is printed with the founder's "All-One" philosophy, and the company donates the majority of its profits to progressive causes including regenerative agriculture, fair trade, and animal welfare.

Stocked at Santos Organics because it does what it says, lasts forever, and replaces a cupboard full of single-use plastic bottles.