For as many people you find who love Dr. Bronner’s and can’t live without it, you’ll find a matching amount who take one look at the text-laden labels, which sprouts statements about Spaceship Earth and the Moral ABCs, and decide to do without. Yes, the advice clamoring for your attention on top of each bottle can be a little overwhelming, but this is one case where you definitely don’t want to throw the baby out with the (organically sudsed) bath water.

If the philosophy of Dr. Bronner is a little kooky for you, focus instead on the product inside those bottles–truly natural and organic soaps. In fact, the Dr. Bronner’s company is so passionate about truly organic, natural products that they recently took several companies that advertise themselves as organic to court for making false claims, although not before giving them warnings and chances to change the way they make their products. They brought to the media’s attention ingredients that companies were using that could not actually be organic and organic “certifications” that were allowing conventional products into goods.The Dr. Bronner’s soaps, in contrast, have certification from the USDA National Organic program. Many of them are certified fair trade. And the Dr. Bronner’s company works frequently with the Organic Consumers Association to make sure that their products not only set a high standard, but that other companies meet it.

Dr. Bronner’s Sal Suds are a Dr. Bronner’s product especially worthy of investing in. Designed for hard surfaces (this isn’t the one to use in the shower), Sal Suds could be the only cleaning product you need. Really. You can use this concentrated formula to do dishes, wash windows, do your laundry and clean just about every nook and cranny you come across. It’s made with pure fir and spruce essentials oils and has a total of six ingredients (all of which it explains). Plus, after you mop with it, the label can give you some interesting reading while you wait for the floors to dry.

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