{"id":65794,"key":"Castile_soap","title":"Castile soap","latest":{"id":1207184,"timestamp":"2025-11-27T21:42:35Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"[[File:Castilesoapblox.png|center|500px]]\n\n'''Castile soap''' is [[soap]] made from vegetable oils (often olive oil).<ref name=\"Suzuki\">http://web.archive.org/web/20171018095900/http://davidsuzuki.org:80/blogs/queen-of-green/2012/03/what-is-castile-soap/</ref> The term \"Castile\" is based on the region in Spain known for its olive oil, which was originally turned into soap with the addition of animal fat.<ref name=\"pharmj\">J. Hunt, (1999) A short history of soap.</ref><ref name=\"Suzuki\" /> Animal fat is no longer added to modern versions of the soap, which is now made from such oils as olive, coconut, jojoba, palm and hemp.<ref name=\"Suzuki\" /> The recipes used to make castile soap are often centuries old.<ref name=\"Suzuki\" />\n\n== Benefits of castile soap ==\n\nCastile soap is gentle on the skin and can be used by a wide range of people without reaction to it.<ref name=\"Suzuki\" /> It is also good for the environment, as it doesn't contain such ingredients as foaming agents, artificial colours, deconstructed fatty acids, petrochemicals or anti-bacterial agents.<ref name=\"Suzuki\" />\n\nCastile soap is biodegradable.<ref name=\"Suzuki\" />\n\n== Uses for castile soap ==\n\nCastile soap can be used for cleansing the skin (body wash), washing the hair as a shampoo, and turned into a cleanser with the addition of such items as borax, baking soda and vinegar.<ref name=\"Mountain\">http://mountainskysoap.com/suggested-uses-of-liquid-castle-soap/</ref> It can also be used for laundry purposes and as a window cleaner, with the addition of some basic ingredients.<ref name=\"Mountain\" /> It is a good soap to use when camping, for it has low environmental impact.<ref name=\"Suzuki\" />\n\n== Sources and citations ==\n\n<references />\n\n* Hunt, John A. (1999). A short history of soap, at http://www.pharmaceutical-journal.com/opinion/comment/a-short-history-of-soap/20066753, http://www.pharmaceutical-journal.com ''The Pharmaceutical Journal'' Vol. 263, No. 7076, pp.&nbsp;985–989. Paid registration required to access the article.\n\n{{Page data\n| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0\n}}\n\n[[Category:Green living]]\n[[Category:Cleaning]]"}