I used to travel a lot with Dr. Bronner's liquid soaps,which are very concentrated and work well with lots of jobs. But I recently noticed that the formula now includes hemp oil. Call me paranoid, but I'm wondering whether I could get tagged at customs by some overeager drug dog (hemp being a close cousin of marijuana). Anybody had any experience traveling with this product?
Posted by
Kelso, WA, USA
221 posts
I don't know about that, but I just bought the same liquid castile soup at Trader Joe's and it was really inexpensive and doesn't contain hemp.
Posted by
Hotlanta, GA, USA
53 posts
You won't get tagged. Hemp oil/protein/etc. doesn't contain THC, so you won't be in trouble! I travel with all natural products regularly & have never been questioned.
Posted by
chicago, il, usa
2 posts
Actually, in the 2001, Dr. Bronners couldn't import into Canada because of the hemp oil in it. The % was legal by Canadian law, and the oil itself had been purchased -in- Canada, but they didn't have way to test % in a water based product, so no dice. I assume this has been rectified in the 6 years since, but who knows? Theres a Bronner's-related site that I can't find lately that mentions it setting off alarms at airpoirts, but they didn't explain exactly why.
Posted by
chicago, il, usa
2 posts
I found it, a pdf at the Dr Bronners site: Former drummer from the Germs was stopped by police for a broken tail light. They tested his Bronners, and it tested positive for GHB. The company paid for his defense, and he won his case , which presumably has made it safe for anyone to carry the soap in their car now.