Dr. Bronner'S Organic Bar Soaps Pure Castile

I am a soldier serving in Iraq, where as you may know, it gets pretty hot here. After a full day out in the desert sun in all of my gear, I find myself dreaming of the moment when I can get in the shower and cool off with Dr. Bronner's soap. It works great. Lathers great, and leaves me feeling cleaner than chemical soaps, not to mention the fact that it feels very cool and tingly. Although I am military, which may go against what Dr. Bronner's philosophy suggests, I am a country boy who loves the outdoors, and the conservation and protection of our environment. I will always choose products made in America so as to support the businesses of my fellow Americans, and will always choose organic items over those items which use ingredients that I can't pronounce, or in which animals are senselessly wasted.

I suggest you use this product for all the right reasons.

It comes in funky orange packaging, has a strong medicinal smell, but man ..it's the best soap I've ever used!

Previous to switching to Dr. Bronner's, I was using some run of the mill Sam's Club body wash. I had problems with back acnie, oil buildup (especially around the nose) and fungus (itching).

I remember washing with it for the first time, not knowing what to expect (if anything). After rising off, I actually felt clean! Those oily areas were no longer oily. Drying off, my skin felt tighter and smoother. As time went on, I noticed that a certain area was a lot less itchy and irritated. My backnie problem went from multiple large sores to one small one at the moment. Same with the face zits are a lot less common and generally smaller. I also had a problem with facial hair becoming partially ingrown, resulting in either zits or inflammation. It was so bad that they would catch my electric razor and start bleeding every time I shaved. Today, I can usually shave without bleeding! I used to have bad chlorine itch after swimming. After washing off with this, I had no problems with chlorine itch.

There are things it's not good for, though. First, it'll strip every bit of oil and crud right out of your hair. Mine becomes a straw-textured, fluffy mess if I just use Bronner's. About once a week, I'll wash my hair with it, then use my normal shampoo/conditioner this prevents product buildup. My hair feels softer and more manageable after doing this.

I would also advise against using it as a hand soap. After multiple uses per day, my hands started peeling because they got so dried out. Oh... and keep it away from the eyes. It really stings.

I ran out of this stuff over Christmas break and couldn't find it locally, so I switched back to the body wash. Sure enough, the backnie returned, along with the fungus and everything else.

What makes it so special anyway?

First, the formulation used is simply effective no filler, no scents, just good soap. Second and most important is the Tea Tree Oil, which is a really good natural antiseptic. This explains its effectiveness with acne, fungus and the like. Secondly, it's very anti-inflammatory, hence the "skin tightening" effect.

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I love the scent of almond, and this soap has a wonderful, lightly sweet almond scent. The ingredients are all natural, no man-made chemicals, no animal testing, and organic too! I love the way my skin feels after wahing with this soap, squeaky-clean. I also love that it will not leave a nasty soap scum on my shower, bathtub or sink. I am usually VERY particular about the shampoo I use, but I tried this soap out on my hair too, just for the heck of it. My naturally curly hair needs some form of conditioner or it gets frizzy so I follwed up with my usual leave-in anti-friz product and my hair looked great. It didn't leave my hair feeling dry, or heavy, but instead it felt light and bouncy, and my curls seemed to have a better definition. So, now I soap up from head to toe with Dr. Bronner's Castile Soap, and I feel good about my choice.

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The peppermint scented soap has real peppermint oil in it, and that is the secret to the tingle! The ingredients are all natural, no man-made chemicals, no animal testing, and organic too! I love the way my skin feels after washing with this soap, squeaky-clean, and tingly. This soap it great for waking up your senses! I also love that it will not leave a nasty soap scum on my shower, bathtub or sink. I am usually VERY particular about the shampoo I use, but I tried this soap out on my hair too, just for the heck of it. My naturally curly hair needs some form of conditioner or it gets frizzy so I follwed up with my usual leave-in anti-friz product and my hair looked great. It didn't leave my hair feeling dry, or heavy, but instead it felt light and bouncy, and my curls seemed to have a better definition. So, now I soap up from head to toe with Dr. Bronner's Castile Soap, and I feel good about my choice.

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This review is about the Rose scent

The soap itself is great, but to me the rose scent does not smell like roses. It might as well be called Flowers. I was hoping it would smell like rose water, but it is not distinctive. Wish I had know that before I ordered.

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phil&teds Lobster Highchair

We love how compact this travel highchair is. We can put it in the basket of our stroller and whip it out as needed; it could probably even fit in a regular backpack or a very large diaper bag. The foldaway design is genius and we like the fact that it comes with/fits in its own small bag. We sold our Chicco 360 seat after getting this one, since this one is so much more portable.

That said, the two downsides to this otherwise very nicely-designed product are:

1) The included tray doesn't lock to the seat. While it's GREAT that a tray was even included, we would love if it locked into place with the seat so our little one couldn't push it out and overturn/fling it.

2) Because the way it connects to the table are basically two heavy duty clamps, it only works on tables without a lip. We've found we're able to use it only 50% of the time when dining out due to this, plus the regular restrictions when using a hook-on chair (not on a tippy pedestal table, etc.). This is a pretty big downer because not being able to use it in so many instances defeats the purpose of having it and the convenience of its small size.

After owning this for over a month I haven't been able to get much use out of it. Like the other reviews said, it doesn't work everywhere. This seat has more of a clamp than a hook so if the table has a lip it won't fit around it. so far I've only been able to use it about 40% of the time. The tray is also mostly useless. It doesn't clip into the seat. It just kind of sits in between the clamps. My 15 month old knows this so I stopped using the tray to just avoid having to pick up the tray and the food that was on it off the floor.

It does have some upgrades over the Phil & Teds Metoo chair. Extra padding and the storage bag with handle (although a very short handle) are a plus. I had a Metoo for a couple of years and have no complaints. After it was stolen I decided to hold off and wait for this one to come out. But in my opinion you might as well get the Metoo and save a bit of cash.

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I had already purchased the Inglesina Fast Chair. Our daughter has been using the Fast Chair since about four months and loves sitting in it. We get compliments on it when we are in restaurants and its fairly easy to clamp on with big rubber top and bottom clamps to protect tables.

But we decided that we'd probably prefer a snap on table with a tray as our daughter enters the "messy-eating-by-herself" stage. Enter the P&T Lobster. The P&T looks more stylish, is sleek, and has some serious clamp-on ability -I certainly liked it better than the Inglesina. The only problem I had is that my daughter didn't! She's now 8 months old and a little over 26 inches tall. When she sits in the Inglesina she can easily see and manipulate items on the table in front of her, rest her arms on the chair sides, etc. There is still room to grow but she fits in it. In the P&T Lobster, the seat is so deep that she was drowning in it and while her head was still higher than the table top, she could no longer see things as well to interact with them. As a result, she doesn't like being in the chair and we've had to return it.

It's possible the P&T will work beautifully for older children, but for our sizeable 8 month old, it was just too deep.

One last thing, while this chair does have a tray, the tray simply slides in (and back out!) easily and has pretty small sides for holding food in. I didn't see a way to clip it to the chair or cause it to stay put when you have a wiggling kid trying to move everything around. It didn't strike me as a particularly solid or useful tray. I'm going with a tinydiner mat and the Inglesina for now until I find something better.

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I bought this because a local burger restaurant was using them as high chairs for their booths. I really liked how it put my daughter right up to the table so she felt like she was part of the party. So I decided to pick one up for my family. We use it every time we out. The couple of advantages you have to it right off the bat are as I said before, it puts your kid right up next to the table, so you don't have to worry about them sliding under the table. Secondly, it's yours and not a community high chair. So it can only be dirtied by your kid and don't have to worry about how sanitary it is like restaurant high chairs as long as you keep it clean. Thirdly, I don't have to worry about lugging a big high chair or someone having to borrow a highchair when visiting family. My only knock on it is that I wish it had a better way to stow the arms when not in use. Right now they swing around wildly and you have to either hold them together when you carry the chair or use a bungy cord to wrap around them as to keep them together. Other than that I love this thing. Just note, this chair only works on square or rectangular tables, so you need to be conscious of that if you are buying one for your house or when you are being seated at a restaurant.

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I'm a self proclaimed germ-a-phobe, and countless times, I've tried to wipe off a restaurant high chair, only to be disgusted by the dirt, grime, and who knows what else, comes off the chairs that they never, ever clean. I have owned a couple different high chair covers though my 3 children, but my last child happens to be a very active little girl who manages to spin around in the high chair and takes the cover with her, to the point where it's covering nothing and her bare hands are all over the nasty high chair. I got this as a last resort, and I LOVE it. I wish I had this when my other kids were little. I no longer have to worry about other kids germs, slobber, food coming in contact with my baby's little hands! I love that she sits in the booth with me, instead of stuck at the end of the table where people are walking by and servers are passing over her head with trays of food and drinks. So far, I have only been to 1 place where the seat didn't work, and that was because the table was like 6 inches thick. The seat is very easy to attach to tables and my daughter really seems to like it. My only 2 complaints: #1 The tray is worthless. it is easily pushed out by a baby and not even worth having. It might be better when she gets older and isn't so interested in moving it out of the way. For now, I just put down those disposable placemats with the sticky stuff on the back. P&T needs to make it so the tray clips on to the seat clamps. And #2 there really should be a small carrying bag for the seat. I wouldn't stick this in my diaper bag....there's no room for it. So I just have it in a small canvas bag. P&T should have had a bag with something like this. Other than those 2 things, it's great! I look forward to getting a few years of use out of it.

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Munchkin Baby Food Pouch Organizer

Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program Having had two babies in 18 months, it seems like I've had that "pile of pouches" in my pantry forever. It was hard to find the right one and they were forever falling off the shelf. This organizer has changed all of that.

First, let me mention how easy it was to install just 4 screws, two for each holder. It was done in about 2 minutes. The screws were almost as long as our shelf was thick, so make sure to check that before installing so you don't end up with screws poking through the top.

Once it was installed I cleaned up that pile in no time. The holder slides out, making it very easy to fill and to find the right one at feeding time.

One tip: If your shelves are adjustable you can arrange it so that the baby food jars can sit right under the hanging pouches, saving a lot of shelf space.

easy to install

good directions

flexes a little when fully loaded and open completely

but worth it!

would recommend to purchase

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program So this is kind of a must have for any parent of toddlers. Pouches seem to be the `go to' food for those little munchkins and they can take up a lot of cabinet space. These organizers are not only simple to install (just two screws per holder) but they take up less space and are easy to maneuver. They slide out, making it easy to put up the pouches and take them out. Check your shelves before installing to make sure that they are thick enough for the screws. Other than that, these are a great addition to the kitchen. Holding up to 32 pouches, these are a great way to make a lot of pouches take up minimal space!

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Easy to install, saves shelf space, works really well, I couldn't have designed it better myself. I'll be ordering another set!

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With 10 month old twins, I found myself losing valuable cabinet and counter space to the mounds of baby food pouches I was keeping on hand. These organizers are exactly what I needed to get my life in the kitchen back under control. I mounted these underneath my counters to have as much cabinet space as I could available. I still have room to store the toaster and other items under them right on the counter just as I normally would. These were so simple to install and took no more than 10 minutes with two little ones crawling around under me. This is so much better than having pouches falling out of the cabinet or laying around on the counter. They slide out for simple loading and searching. Good job Munchkin!

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Allergy Alert Label s - No Nuts - Set of 20

I was expecting these to be just stickers that I bought on a whim and could maybe use on my sons paperwork at preschool etc. they are much more. Vivid colors, durable maybe even waterproof fabric they stuck well to his fabric pouches where I put his epipens etc. I have found them very useful

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*Multibuy* Pack of 12 White Cotton Popover Bibs

The bibs are great value and perfect for babies who go through a couple every day they just slip on and off over baby's head.

I LOVE these bibs. Took a while to get them but man worth the wait. My DD will not keep a plastic or velcroed bib on and yanks it off cuz she doesn't like anything around her neck. These are A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. Especially for the price. They fit easily over the head when you stretch them out and comes off easily. They are close to the neck but comfortable because she leaves them on. I thought that the looked a little short but they work great. Use babyganics stain remover and the stains come right out. Best thing i'v bought for my DD other than the Soft Blue noses suction thing!!!!

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These bibs are great. Exactly what I needed for my son who always pulls the other bibs off. The hole is a bit small but you can stretch out or cut to fit.

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I used these at my daughters baby shower at our creation station so everyone could make a gift for the baby. And the material surface was. Easy to ironon and paint on. Only issue is head opening is pretty small buti think I can alter it to allow the bibs to be used longer

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very please with this product exactly what i had been looking for unable to find plain white bibs in my area

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Gerber Graduates Fruit Splashers Juice, 32-Ounce Bottles (Pack of 6)

My daughter loves this flavor. I love it too because it is not half as sweet as other kiddies juice on the market.

My little girls seems to like this juice. And with the coupon they were offering on this and ordering it with subscribe and save the price was unbeatable and a no brainer, I couldn't pass it up.

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The First Years MiSwivel Feeding Seat

I have a set of twins who are now six, a little boy who is four and our new little girl who is now six months. I have been through MANY high chairs and booster seats. All of them were a pain to clean! This one is not!!! There are no strange places for food to fall and get stuck. The fabric (although not the most attractive) is easy to wipe clean. The swivel seems useful and works well, but I have not found it necessary. This chair was purchased because of the size and because it looked easy to keep clean. I definitely need that with four kids in the house. We started using the seat at five months, but she would easily have been comfortable bottle feeding in it at an earlier age because it reclines. I love that she can be with us at the table. It can be taken off the chair it is attached to if needed and I will be taking it with on trips. I have never been happier with a feeding chair as I am with his one. Most people may shy away from buying it because the fabric is not "cute" but what should be more important is the space savings and how easy it is to clean when you have a million other things you have to get done! Take it from a mother of four who has tried everything. You will not be disappointed if you get this chair!!!!!!

We bought this instead of a highchair bc our house is so small and gets cluttered easily. This is perfect. Started using it when LO was 4 months old but could have used it earlier. Although LO doesn't eat food yet, she enjoys sitting at the table with us and playing and cooing while we all eat. I drag our chair into the kitchen when I'm cooking.

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We got this product a couple days ago and I am head over heals in love with it! My son is 8 months old and uses the seat in the upright position. At 23lbs he (for me) is pretty heavy. That being said the chair can still swivel and reline with ease while he is in it. My favorite part about this seat is the ease of use. To fasten baby in there is only one snap, which is great for wiggly babies. The tray is one of the best I have ever experienced. It clips on and off effortlessly. We have tried the seat on a number of different chairs, and it fits them all. You can wash or wipe down all the fabric, the added bonus is the cute gender neutral pattern. I have already ordered another one to keep on my parents house!

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We originally had a hand-me-down standalone high chair for our daughter. I hated it but it gave me an idea about what I really wanted in a chair, and I feel that this MiSwivel fits the bill exactly. I love that it utilizes a dining chair it just seems like it's not in the way like the other one was. I did worry about my daughter falling forward, since the seat seems to sit very far to the front of the chair, but she seems stable and we've had no problems.

Pros:

1) The padding and straps are easy to clean. We throw them in the wash about once a week, and air dry them (once my husband put the padding in the dryer, and it seemed to shrink. It still fits, but a little tighter than before). It doesn't take long at all for them to dry.

2) The tray is very smooth to operate snaps right into place and is easy to remove. My daughter has not been able to pop it off with her knees, either, despite a lot of squirming and kicking.

3) The tray is easy to clean I have never put it in the dishwasher, but usually use a little dishsoap and the sprayer on my sink.

4) The tray is big enough to keep her food contained (less mess on the floor), and now that she's 14 months old she can reach the cup holder. But it's also not gigantic like the tray on our old chair, which means that it's easier to manage and doesn't take up as much counter space while waiting for a wash.

5) The swivel feature is convenient, but wouldn't have been a deal-breaker for us. We do use it on occasion and it's nice to have.

Cons:

1) We got the pink because it was on sale (and we do have a girl) but it's obnoxious and does not blend into our decor.

2) There are several "joints" in the seat where it comes together to swivel, etc., and food does get into these crevices. It takes a little scrubbing to get it completely clean.

3) The pads come in 2 pieces top and seat. Because of this, sometimes the seat cushion slides around, making it difficult to get my daughter strapped in.

4) The cup holders look like they are sized to accommodate trainer cups that have handles on both sides, but none of my trainer cups actually fit into the cup holder. If she's using a cup with handles, we usually set it on the table and put her chair within reach. Usually she drops it in the middle of her food and eats around it, so she doesn't mind.

The cons are minor in my opinion, but I wanted to list them in case they were a deal breaker for someone else. We are very happy with this chair and my daughter loves it!

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I was a little nervous about buying this item given the fact that it's impossible to find in the stores and that this mediocre brand cost much more than many other similar products. But after using it, I have to say that I am really impressed with this chair! This is a great space saver seat that works well provided you have a chair with a wide seat and base. The whole thing minimizes into a padded booster seat once the child is older. The design is functional, practical and it performs wonderfully. The seat has a number of adjustments: 2 height positions, it rotates along the base with ease and also has 5 recline positions, which are not necessary for us since our baby is older than 6 months. Sitting in this chair, my baby is comfortable and supported(unlike the Fisher Price healthy care booster seat where she was very slouchy). I was debating between this chair and the Fisher Price space saver chair, which offers more cute patterns and has more user reviews, but miSwivel won me over on the ease of cleanup. The one piece molded seat is a breeze to clean as it doesn't have any seams or nooks to trap food and grime. The padded cover feels nice to the touch and is machine washable, but even after several weeks of use I still haven't needed to launder it because it wipes down pretty readily. The cover is reversible: one side has an wipeable material and the other has a softer fabric material (which I'm assuming doesn't wipe down but that part was not explained in the manual). Also the harness straps can be removed for washing and the whole seat can be pretty much disassembled for thorough cleaning. I love how easy it is to remove the tray because of the large springy handles (dishwasher safe). The harness snaps and unsnaps easily as well. I was hoping to find a more pleasing pattern, but couldn't find other colors in stock anywhere. While it's smaller than conventional high chairs, it's not really portable. My only complaints are that the plastic tray scratches easily, the harness straps are made from cheap nylon webbing and the dot to dot unisex pattern is meh.

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Boon Catch Bowl with Spill Catcher

I had high hopes for the Boon Catch Bowl. Love the modern, clean look and happy colors. It is well-sized at the "catcher" feature does help keep things a bit cleaner for messy eaters. But there a a few drawbacks that ultimately brought down my review to three stars:

1) The description is "dishwasher safe." Be careful-even in the top rack, with heat off, this bowl will warp.

2) The "flexible" catcher can work to limit messes-but the fact that is is so bouncy/flexible means that it sort of invites kiddos to play, flip food into the air, etc.

3) The cather and bowl are two separate plastic pieces that are melded together. After a few washers (again, in top rack), I noticed some separation along the connection. This is an invitation for germs and looks very unattractive.

4) The colors are BRIGHT. MUCH brigher than in the photos. Make sure you know what you are getting!

5) The suction works well on a table, but not well on highchairs. It is very easy for most children to lift this bowl.

Overall, its an okay bowl. Just okay.

I bought this bowl because I wanted my son to be able to feed himself without being able to throw his bowl on the floor. For some reason, this will suction well to my glass table, but not his high chair. I have a Fisher Price Space Saver high chair, and the suction is just not there. I have even tried wetting the bottom of the bowl. It made no difference.

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I bought the Green Sprouts divided plate and the Munchkin Stay-Put bowls at the same time, and the Boon ones have the best suction by far. In looking at the description for the green sprouts plate again, it actually says "non-slip" which I guess suggests that it doesn't actually STICK, which isn't so helpful with a young toddler learning to self-feed. The Munchkin bowls do claim to suction, but I've only gotten them to work well on certain surfaces. The Munchkins don't stick well on our plastic OXO high chair or most restaurant tables, though I did get them to stick well on a metal table. I did, however, appreciate that they have a lid for each bowl. But unless you have a metal table in your kitchen, in which case any suction bowl will likely work, I'd recommend the Boon bowl. Plus it has a cute design!

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Feeding babies and teaching toddlers to feed themselves is an arduous task. Until the baby has some teeth, or has serious resolve, most of the food is pureed and requires a bowl.

That is all seems fine and you imagine yourself lovingly spooning the nutritious puree into the rosy mouth of your clean and cooing child.

The reality is that most kids let you feed them about 5 times and then they learn to grab the feeding utensil and thwart our every effort. In combination, they lack the requisite gross and fine motor skills for feeding themselves until they are closer to 2 years old. You have to cede the spoon and the reality is that the bowlful of puree will end up on the floor/rug/chair/parental lap. Or, if your kid has a good arm, it will end up on all four things.

The bowl needs to resist sweeping arm motions and stay in place as your cherub learns to scoop up their food with a spoon.

You need a bowl with a suction cup. This is the right bowl. Buy more than one. Wash them well and push them onto the tray of your child's high chair firmly. They will peel it off now and then, but most of the time they won't.

With this bowl there will be a bit less food on the floor/kid and high chair--this means 5 more minutes of whatever great activity you enjoy versus scrubbing down for the next meal. You may even achieve the lofty goal of eating (six or seven bites) with your child if they can't immediately dump the meal you just prepared for them.

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We got gifted a plate with a suction cup. Unfortunately the seal was cracked, so it never stuck very well but I liked the idea. I did some research on Amazon and found this one. It sticks so well! I think we could've done without the extra food-catcher, but it's great to give my 16-month old son his snacks in. They don't all end up on the floor (some still do though, haha).

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Beech-Nut Tender Green Beans Stage 1, 2.5 Ounce Jars (Pack of 12)

Timely shipping. great price my son loves his green beans. the consistnency is really good for this stage 1. stage 1 is definitely the way to start out

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