The original 18-in-1 soap, in a mid-size bottle. Made with certified organic and fair trade plant oils, scented with natural rose fragrance, and concentrated so a little goes a long way.

Dr Bronner's Pure-Castile Liquid Soap in Rose is the softer, more feminine end of the range. The fragrance is light and floral rather than heavy or perfume-like, with a hint of sweetness. It's a favourite for hand soap dispensers, bath time, and as a gift.

One bottle replaces face wash, body wash, shampoo, hand soap, dish liquid, laundry detergent, all-purpose spray, floor cleaner, and pet shampoo. The 473ml bottle is the mid-size, big enough to dilute and use across multiple jobs, smaller than the family-size 946ml. If you go through it quickly, the 946ml is better value per millilitre.

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*, Natural Rose Fragrance, Organic Hemp Oil, Organic Jojoba Oil, 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.