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Re:'New car smell' is the scent of carcinogens by samizdis on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @02:08PM (#26157523)
I've been to the US only a few times, and have never come across Dr. Bronner's, but the comments here piqued my interest and so I looked up Emanuel Bronner and read his Wikipedia entry [1].

It describes a fascinating, if partly tragic, life and I'm surprised not to have seen a movie about it. Anyhow, at the bottom of the Wiki page is a link to a piece in Inc. magazine from April 2012 [2], The Undiluted Genius of Dr. Bronner's.

This gives a brief biog of the man and also interviews family members running the company now (or, at least, in 2012). Weird doesn't do the company's early or recent history justice; a cracking article - and the next time I go to the US (if I get to, Covid etc) I am definitely going to pick up some product.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuel_Bronner

[2] https://www.inc.com/magazine/201204/tom-foster/the-undiluted...

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Re:'New car smell' is the scent of carcinogens by forgotmypw17 on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @03:10PM (#26158223)
The brand's popularity has exploded lately, in part because many people are waking up to the badness of most other products. Amazingly, they have held up their quality for now, unlike e.g. Seventh Generation or Mrs. Meyers.
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