Anyway, just last night, my hubbie was talking about a discussion the “Green Committee” at work had last week regarding steps they can take to make their workplace a better, more eco-friendly place. Among other things, they wanted to find a biodegradable, organic, cost-effective hand wash for their bathrooms. Apparently there aren’t a lot of choices from their vendor for office supplies. Being the big fans of Dr Bronner soaps that we are, my husband recommended using Dr Bronner soaps in the bathrooms. His suggestion was dismissed because Dr Bronner’s is too concentrated to work well (and cost-effectively) as a hand soap.

Upon hearing the reason for Dr Bronner’s losing out in the bathroom soap race, I informed my husband that we’ve been using Dr Bronner’s soaps in our bathrooms for about the past year. I simply dilute the flavor of choice (usually lavender or citrus) and put it in a foaming bottle. Viola! Organic, biodegradable and cost-effective! Not to mention our hand soaps are nice smelling, easy, and very kid-friendly.

Here’s how I do it: use 1/3 Dr Bronner’s soap with 2/3 water. I use foaming Method hand soap containers I saved, though I’ve heard you can buy similar foaming bottles at Target. Of course you can play with the proportions, just be careful not to use too much soap as you won’t get good, foamy soap. Plus, you’ll have to go out and buy another bottle if you clog up the bottle’s foaming mechanism.

Try it. You’ll love it! One less thing to worry about – as long as you have some Dr Bronner’s on hand, you don’t have to worry about running out of hand soap.