This multipurpose soap can be used 18 different ways

Madison Alcedo

Updated March 20, 2020 at 1:13 PM·3 min read

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With a shortage of many household supplies happening in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, it’s time to get creative with the how we use body washes, cleaning supplies and other household goods. Instead of stocking up on different kinds of hand soap and all-purpose cleaners, there’s one product that can do it all, and it may just be right in front of you at your local store or lurking on Amazon.

While you might have seen Dr. Bronner’s Castile soaps while grocery shopping, you might not realize the soap is biodegradable, vegan, cruelty-free and can be used 18 different ways for just about any cleaning task.

The company has become a household soap brand and cites that its soap can be used in the following ways: for your face, your body, your hair, for a bath, for shaving, for your teeth, for a foot bath, as a decongestant, for dishes, for laundry, for mopping, as an all-purpose cleaner, for window washing, for cleaning makeup brushes, as a fruit and veggie wash, for washing dogs, as a plant spray for bugs and as an ant spray.

Shop: Dr. Bronner’s Rose Pure-Castile Liquid Soap 2-Pack, $19.37

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If you’ve recovered from reading that list of surprising uses, you might be wondering just how does this magic soap work exactly, and how is it safe for all these different tasks?

Castile soap got its name after olive oil-based soaps that originated from Castile, Spain that are only made from vegetable oils and absolutely zero animal fats. Popular Castile soap brands like Dr. Bronner’s use plant-based formulas made with ingredients like coconut, hemp, olive and palm kernel oils, which don’t contain any synthetic preservatives, thickeners or foaming agents.

And with a natural grease-grabbing quality, Castile soap not only can work on the toughest of stains, like cleaning tubs and toilets and even greasy pots and pans, but it’s also safe enough to use on your skin.

But in order for you to successfully use Dr. Bronner’s soap for all these different cleaning methods, it’s all about the measurements you use to dilute the soap with water (an exhaustive guide to diluting can be found here). Since it’s two to three more times concentrated than conventional cleaners, remember to dilute, dilute, dilute!

Whether you need to wash fruit and veggies or your windows, Dr. Bronner’s is a great alternative to stock up on if the stores you’re shopping at are low on other types of cleaning products and soaps. That’s why we rounded up the bottles we found still available to purchase on Amazon below.