Sierra Dawn Campsuds Biodegradable Soap – All Purpose Cleaner for Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Household – Perfect Liquid Soap for Camping Dishes, Shower, Shampoo, Hand

I tested both of these soaps by using a 2 oz bottle and showering, shaving, and shampooing until they were used up. I also tested these by cleaning three identical glasses smeared with sausage grease, using three new sponges and cold water. I used 1/4 teas of each on the sponges and Dawn as a comparison. Even though Dr Bronners did better in many areas and is significantly cheaper it ultimately failed in one area: Shampooing. So I just can't recommend it as a single source all around soap. Here are the results of their performance:Showering: Dr Bronners. I got 10 full shower/shaves/shampoos out of Dr Bronners while I only got 8 out of CampSuds. Both left me feeling clean and refreshed. I didn't notice any specific residue or dryness with either.Shaving: Dr Bronners. It did a superior job of softening my beard and smoothing out the shave. CampSuds was passable.Shampoo: CampSuds. My hair felt reasonably clean and soft. Dr Bronners definitely left my hair feeling dry and stiff. Bedhead in the morning was significantly increased and amusing to boot! So you could certainly use Dr Bronners once in a pinch but multiple times is problematic. (At least for my hair. Yours may be different. I'm a guy. I don't know much about these type of things.)Scent: CampSuds. It has a very faint but pleasant minty pine smell. Dr Bronners has a very strong menthol smell. Personnaly I liked Dr Bronners better. But this is about the best all around soap. Some might not like such a powerful scent. But I can't see anyone disliking Campsud's scent. So CampSuds wins.Lather: Campsuds. In showering, they were pretty close. But in dishwashing Campsuds was superior. I had to use twice as much Dr Bronners to get the same amount of Lather in the sponge.Grease Cutting: CampSuds. The test comparison, Dawn, was easily the best. No surprise there. But CampSuds was ok. But it was definitely less affective than Dawn. Dr Bronners cut the grease as well as Campsuds but only after doubling the amount. So both Biodegradable soaps were ok and certainly passable. But don't expect them to be as good as anything you use at home.Price: Dr. Bronners (16oz). It seems to run about $10-12 for a 16oz bottle. You can get it on line sometimes with or without a shipping cost or even locally at a target. CampSuds (16oz) is about $12-14 and seems to always have an extra shipping cost of about $6. It also isn't as easy to buy locally. So Campsuds is significantly more expensive and difficult to get.So there you have it. Dr Bronner's is pretty darn good and I wish it had won because it is significantly less expensive. So I'd defiantly give it 4 stars. But if you are only going to have one soap in the outback to do it all, CampSuds is definitely the winner at 5 stars. I hope you found this review helpful. Happy camping!

This soap is very concentrated, so it a bottle lasts a long time. It cleans things well. I like the small size, and that it is ecologically easy on the environment.

This is a highly concentrated liquid soap. It works well on hair and body, as well as cleaning pots & utensils. A little goes a long way. I put 1 oz in a smaller bottle for backpacking or canoe trips up to 2 weeks and usually bring some home. This, a bandana, a medium/small microfiber cloth, and your water bottle helps your hygiene. Wet the bandana, add a drop or two of this soap, scrub, then rinse and dry with the microfiber cloth...easy, fast, and feels good, too. Every evening or morning, take 10 minutes & wash your hands, face, pits & groin; I like to do my feet, too.....every few days wash all of you....you'll stink less and feel better, too. There's a reason hunters use stinky bait....Bears prefer stinky foods ;-) and your friends or spouse will appreciate the relief their proboscis gets.Please remember to stay 200 feet away from water sources when washing up....you don't want to be drinking water with my stank in it, and you hike to enjoy nature, not pollute it, right? Even biodegradable soap is harmful to aquatic life. That 10 minutes will make the next 24 hours MUCH better.....for everyone.

I purchased the Sierra Dawn Campsuds Biodegradable Soap to take along when going camping.I like that it is made in the USA and also that it has a flip up top to help control the amount that comes out, but it is runnier than I like and there is still more comes out of the little hole than I want.It does give you some lather and there is hardly any smell to it. It is biodegradable which makes it good for camping.The bottle is also small enough that you can put it in a backpack.I have also tried Sea to Summit Wilderness Wash, this is a little better in my opinion than that. I have also tried Dr. Bronner's and I like it the best.I will not be purchasing this brand again.

Took this camping in Michigan's U. P. And it worked great! I have curly hair and tried it as a shampoo and cleaned up fine. Also washed off the sun block and bug spray. Used it for dishes and in my scrubba wash bag to clean up a few dish towels. I brought my regular soaps incase I disnt like this bug it worked fine so I'll just bring this next time. As a shampoo I put a couple drops in my wet palm and rubbed my hands together before rubbing into wet hair and this worked great as t as it's highly concentrated. Rinsed out fine. I was using heated camp showers. But I did wash the towels in cold water with it.

Non leaking Nalgene bottle. More suds than Dr. Bronner's (which I also like). Does a fine job and is good for the enviroment. I keep this bottle in my bag that I keep on me at all times. Working construction in remote locations, culverts for the forest service, vacation retreats in the middle of a few hundred acres. Not to mention hiking trips from 7-10 days. I haven't found anything as good as camp suds as far as gentle on me and the environment as far as cleans great and doesn't kill the fishes. Why wouldn't you keep a bottle around for cleaning yourself and anything else while staying in Ma Natures graces.Smells good too!

Smells really great! Took this while traveling out to Wyoming in Yellowstone and the Tetons. Bubbles up very nicely, and leaves you feeling clean and fresh. Only concern was it is not below the travel size limit for liquids on a plane. Quick fix was to put it into separate travel containers-but mine leaked and I ended up tossing them before flying home. I’d like to see more travel friendly sizes, but aside from that- this is really all you need when camping/traveling!