Doing Drugstore: Dr. Bronner's Pure Castile Soap in Almond


Updated 09/26/09 7:33 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 16 comments

Review of Dr. Bronner's Pure Castile Soap in Almond

Hands down, Dr. Bronner's Pure Castile Soap in Almond ($14) is one of my bath-time favorites. It might not be the cheapest of the bunch, but it has a rich, pure aroma that makes me want to linger in the shower longer than I should. But I don't, since I'm trying to be more conscientious about my water consumption, of course. Besides the fact that this liquid soap is organic, it's not too gag-me Read more

Beauty Byte: Legal Drama For Organic Beauty Companies


Updated 10/20/08 6:17 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 7 comments

Dr. Bronner's lawsuit, Organic Consumer's Association

Beloved crunchy beauty brand Dr. Bronner's has gotten the green light to proceed with its lawsuit against other brands that claim to be organic, including Stella McCartney CARE, Jason Natural, Avalon Organics and Nature's Gate Organics. I have to admit, when the news first broke about this I wondered what E.H. Bronner, who would have been 100 this year, would have thought. Beauty nerd that I am, Read more

Surgeon General: Your Hair Shouldn't Keep You From Exercising


Updated 09/09/11 9:55 AM · Posted by · 11 comments

Don't Skip Exercise to Keep Your Hair Nice

US Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin stopped by the 2011 Bronner Brothers Hair Show, which is host to over 60,000 hairstylists, to talk about something that a lot of us are guilty of: skipping exercise because we don't want to ruin our hair. For African-American women in particular, going to the gym and maintaining hairstyles can be difficult, which is why Dr. Benjamin decided to make an Read more