CASTILE SOAP | How to use & How it's made

CASTILE SOAP | How to use & How it's made

There's over 18 uses for Dr. Bronner's Castile Soap 😲
The most versatile soap on Earth.

18 uses for Dr Bronner's Castile Soap

  1. Face
  2. Body 
  3. Hair
  4. Bath
  5. Shaving
  6. Teeth 
  7. Foot bath
  8. Steam bath for clearing congestion
  9. Hand washing dishes
  10. Laundry
  11. Mopping
  12. All-purpose spray 
  13. Windows
  14. Toilet
  15. Fruit & Veggie rinse
  16. Dog wash
  17. Plant spray for bugs
  18. Ant spray 


What we use Castile Soap for...

  1. Hand soap. Diluted into a foaming dispenser.
    Fave flavours: Green Tea, Sandalwood & Jasmine, Cherry Blossom

  2. Body wash. Diluted into a pump dispenser.
    Fave flavours: Lavender, Peppermint, Citrus

  3. Laundry liquid. Used with bicarb & washing soda - recipe here.
    Fave flavours: Tea Tree, Eucalyptus, Citrus

  4. Dog wash. A couple of squirts diluted into bath water.
    Fave flavours: unscented 

  5. Multi-purpose spray. Mixed with citrus vinegar (recipe coming soon).
    Fave flavours: Citrus, Lavender, Unscented.

  6. Fruit & Veggie Wash. 1 squirt into a bucket or sink.
    Fave flavours: Unscented

  7. Linen Spray. Mixed with essential oils (recipe coming soon).
    Fave flavours: Lavender, Citrus, Eucalyptus

  8. Mopping floors. 1/2 cup to 5 litres.
    Fave flavours: Tea tree, Citrus, Eucalyptus


How is Castile Soap made?

⁠Soap is made by saponifying a fat or oil with an alkali.⁠

Organic/Fair Trade Coconut, Palm Kernel, Olive, Hemp & Jojoba oil are used.⁠

👉 For liquid soap, the alkali is potassium hydroxide.⁠
👉 For bar soap, the alkali is sodium hydroxide.⁠

Alkali's are made by running electricity through salt water.⁠
No alkali remains in the final product of Dr Bronner's Castile Soap⁠

Saponification process⁠

'A simple one-step reaction with no waste generated'.⁠

🌟 Glycerin is split off from the fatty acids⁠
🌟 Fatty acids combine with the sodium or potassium to form soap, the hydroxide forms water⁠

Resulting in: A high quality, no-tox, versatile soap for cleaning the home and body⁠

⁠Dr Bronner's liquid soaps are three times more concentrated than most liquid soaps on the market, which means more soap per bottle and less waste in packaging materials.

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References

Dilutions Cheat Sheet for Dr Bronner's Pure Castile Soap
https://www.drbronner.com.au/blogs/news/dilutions-cheat-sheet-for-dr-bronners-pure-castile-soap

Soap making the Dr. Bronner's way⁠
https://www.drbronner.com.au/blogs/our-customers/making-the-best-soap⁠