Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

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!