Bahaha i was dying laughing! Ok then, do whatever u want! Lol

Ik that’s right 😂😂

Thank you for watching!

Excellent!

Excellent! Glad you found this helpful.

Hi Ann- Yes, I'm trying to get better at including metrics for our many international customers. If you ever see I've forgotten them, please remind me!

Hi Andony - I apologize for my delay in responding. I didn't see this. I will definitely look into this and see what I can put together. Thank you for the suggestion!

Ha! Stephanie, GIY means Green-It-Yourself. It's a term I came up with that means making “greener" versions of cleaning or body products without harsh or potentially harmful ingredients.

@@GoingGreenwithLisaBronner yes, I was relieved when you elaborated in the video! Lol.

I don't know which she uses, but I use the 25% vinegar for glass cleaner (mixed with water) and in place of fabric softener in the washer.

Yep, you got it!

Hi Brian- Tough decision! I tackled just this question in this blog post: www.lisabronner.com/sal-suds-or-castile-soap-which-one-should-you-use/. But in a nutshell, if you have very hard water, you might prefer Sal Suds. Because Castile soap is a true soap, it reacts with the minerals contained in hard water. Sal Suds doesn't have this reaction.

Hi Jewel- Sal Suds can be used in place of Castile Soap in all of the GIY recipes, although you need less of it because it's more concentrated. To make the All-Purpose Spray in this video, use 1 Tbsp. Sal Suds. (Find all my Sal Suds recipes here on my website, www.lisabronner.com/sal-suds-dilution-cheat-sheet/) You're absolutely correct that vinegar will cause Castile Soap to unsaponify into a goopy mess. Vinegar and Sal Suds don't have the same reaction, but testing shows that vinegar reduces the efficacy of Sal Suds. The one recipe where vinegar is used alongside Sal Suds or Castile Soap is the GIY Soft Scrub. In this recipe, the baking soda acts as a buffer between the vinegar and the Castile Soap or Sal Suds. Baking soda is a faster reactant with the vinegar, distracting it in a sense before the vinegar can impact the soap. This is why the proportions are key. If you have excess vinegar, then there will be enough to react with both the baking soda and the soap. The baking soda/vinegar reaction gives this solution its structure and ability to cling to vertical and slippery surfaces. In this instance, you are not getting any chemical cleaning from either the vinegar or baking soda, but they are acting more as mechanical cleaners. The soap is doing the work.

Hi Jim- The concern with marble is acidic cleaners. Both Sal Suds and Castile Soap are alkaline and completely safe on stone of all types. For a deeper dive, ready my blog post on cleaning stone, www.lisabronner.com/cleaning-stone-with-castile-soap-sal-suds/

@@GoingGreenwithLisaBronner Thanks for the tip Lisa!

Hi Philip- I fill my bottle with a quart of water and then add the 1/4 cup - which is 2 oz. If your spray bottle doesn't have any wiggle room, add the soap first then slowly add the water. Too quick and you'll have a bubble overflow. Castile soap works by grabbing onto any manner of dirt, germs and grime, and washing them away. It doesn't kill germs, but it doesn't need to because it washes them away. I cover this in more detail in my blog post, "Ditch the Antibacterial: Soap is All you Need" at www.lisabronner.com/ditch-the-antibacterial-soap-is-all-you-need/.

Thanks! I've used peppermint Castile for years and years as a professional theatrical makeup artist to wash my brushes (as well as body care) it's the best because it immediately takes all the grease paint out of the synthetic and natural fibers, but (unlike dish soap which also does that) the oils condition the bristles at the same time (without feeling oily) so my natural hair bristles never dry up. I thought this was kind of a secret use that only us "industry folks" used buy I see now in you tube maany people use it as brush cleaner. I love it! So excited to see the citrus scent as I'm trying to switch to more natural home cleaning products. 👍😄👏

Hi Dawn- Sal Suds is our biodegradable household cleaner developed by my dad, Jim Bronner (Dr. Bronner's youngest child) in 1975 when he was frustrated with how the Castile reacted with the hard water we had in Los Angeles, as any true soap would. So he developed the Sal Suds with its more stable structure that doesn't react with hard water minerals, yet still is a mild cleanser. It's not as widely available as the Castile Soap and usually found in the house cleaning section of natural grocery stores or on our webstore (bit.ly/ShopDRBs). This article on my Going Green website breaks down the difference between both products in detail, bit.ly/WhichOnetoUse.

Hi Kelly - That's a word we can't use because the soap does not contain a pesticide or other biocide and is not registered on the EPA's list of disinfectants. However, with all the attention that housecleaning has received over the past 1+ year, the CDC still recommends normal soap and water for regular cleaning, and only to use disinfectants when there's a known contagion present.

Hi Mark - There are many variabilities in shelf life - type of water, temperature, storage conditions - in addition to the dilution itself. Soap itself is self preserving, but as you note, when it is diluted, it is less so. Our standard recommendation is 2-4 weeks. Make as much solution as you'd use in that time period.

@@GoingGreenwithLisaBronner Thank you Lisa will do. I did test the pH of the diluted general purpose cleaner with the liquid soap and it was still over 9 so that would be self preserving 😊

Hi Pristine - Sorry I missed this earlier! Yes, Dr. Bronner was my grandfather and the company is still run by my family today. All my immediate family, actually.

Hi Kelly- Unless someone is sick, I do not regularly disinfect my surfaces. This is per the CDC’s recommendation (www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/disinfecting-your-home.html) as unnecessary disinfecting can reduce the efficacy of disinfectants and unnecessarily expose us to more intense chemicals. Disinfectants clean by killing. Our soaps work by latching on to surfaces and removing dirt, germs, and grime. When disinfecting is called for, either alcohol between 60%-90% spray surface and let air dry - or hydrogen Peroxide, if bought at the standard pharmacy concentration of 3%, diluted with water at a ratio of 1:5 - let sit for 1 minute. Alcohol smells worse but hydrogen peroxide can bleach some surfaces, so spot test before deciding which to use first.

@@GoingGreenwithLisaBronner ty 🙂

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