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Every time I wash my hands with our Dr. Bronner’s, I can’t help but think about some remarkable trivia surrounding its creator:
For instance, did you know Dr. Bronner was an escaped mental patient? (all those nutty messages on his soap bottles won him a ticket to an insane asylum.) And did you know several members of his family were killed in the Holocaust? Then there’s this, more pleasant piece of trivia: the new generation of Bronners, those who run the company now, donate a healthy portion of all the company’s profits to charity.
Lastly, a filmmaker named Sara Lamm has a new doc on Bronner called Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soapbox. Anyone see it yet? Worth shelling out $14.50 for?
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i just walked 500 miles across spain (camino de santiago… check it out) and washed myself and my clothes with dr. bronner’s the whole time.
posted by katie on 7-23-2007 at 9:01 am
Haven’t seen it yet, but there’s a free interview with the documentary maker you can listen to on NPR’s Fair Game website–search by “Bronner” and you’ll find it.
pri.morefairgame.org
posted by frumpiefox on 7-23-2007 at 12:13 pm
I actually caught half of the documentary on cable a few weeks ago. I think it was sundance or a similar channel. The whole story is very interesting and yeah, the family that runs things now are very benevolent and very interesting. Been using this stuff for years and love it.
posted by adam on 7-23-2007 at 7:14 pm
The Sundance channel was showing the documentary a few weeks ago. I’m not sure if it’s still showing. Well worth the $14.50, I’d say.
posted by Bill on 7-23-2007 at 7:16 pm
I didn’t know about the documentary, but the soap factory is here in Escondido, California; I drive past it twice a day, to and from work.
The herbal reek from the place is often eye-watering.
posted by Mike on 8-21-2007 at 6:19 pm