Organic Peppermint Soap Provides Summer Relief

I admit I don't love summer. I know it's the time of lemonade, watermelon and Slip-n-Slide, but I have an aversion to heat and this weather makes me homicidal. The only thing that gets me through this triple digit drama is a gigantic tub of Dr. Bronner's Liquid Peppermint Castile Soap. It's frosty, winter goodness in a bottle.

Used in the shower or bath, Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Soap is like a refreshing breath mint for your skin. It's fresh and chilly and leaves an ice-cold tingle long after the soap is gone. Plus the bottle is clad in a label that provides non-stop entertainment and a shower-full of interesting reading including tidbits like: "The intensity of a man's emotions is a greater driving force and more decisive than the sum total of his education, his money, plus the size of his brain. Proof: Einstein!"

Here's what else I love about this magical peppermint concoction:

• It's a certified Fair Trade product and good for at least 18 other soap-related uses including laundry, household cleaning and shampoo (best on short hair). Even my pup loves a minty bath!
• It's made with natural, certified organic oils like coconut, olive and peppermint oil for irresistible softness. Did I mention it's vegan and biodegradable?
• The bottle is made from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic.
• It comes in a never-empty one-quart bottle.
• There's not one harsh detergent ingredient and it's never animal tested.
• Dr. Bronner's Magical Soaps have been around for 60 years. I've been utterly devoted for almost 20 years!
• It also comes in lavender, eucalyptus, tea tree, almond, rose, orange and baby soap varities.
• Dr. Bronner's has a long-standing tradition of community activism, including a wide array of social and environmental causes.
• It prevents me from committing hari kari when the temps rise to a buck sixteen.
  

I get my Dr. Bronner Soap supply from the local Trader Joe's, but you can find it in any good grocery or health store. For a good time, you've just got to see the Dr. Bronner website, packed with wacky insight, the Dr. Bronner movie and off-the-wall philosophies. Soap is a religion for this company. For me, it's a summer lifesaver.