I absolutely love using my castile soap. There are two companies Castile Soap that I would recommend that is Oregon Soap Company Castile and Dr. Bronner’s, which comes in several different scents, I prefer the baby powder scent because it’s the closest to original. All the peppermint lovers out there, there is a peppermint scent for you too!
*Dr. Bronner's Castile Soap can be purcahsed at Whole Foods in different sizes and scents*
10 Awesome Uses of Castile Soap:
1. Easy Shampoo- Take one part liquid Castile soap (I use Dr. Bronner’s for this!) and three parts water and put in an old shampoo bottle. You can “customize” your shampoo (this is a great project to do with kids!) by collecting fragrant herbs and plants from your yard, steeping them in the water, straining the water, and then adding to liquid Castile soap. It is also safe for babies whose sensitive skins cannot tolerate strong chemicals in soaps.
2. All-purpose household cleaning- soap works great for general household cleaning including counter tops, tables, sinks, floors and dishes. For counters, and dishes a small amount on a wet sponge will go a long way. For floors, add a few tablespoons to your bucket of mop water. Try adding 1-5 parts water and 1 part liquid Castile soap to a spray bottle for easy spot cleaning. Experiment until you find the perfect balance!
3. Laundry Soap- Using Castile soap for laundry not only saves $, but is more environmentally friendly than detergents. Try adding 1/8-cup liquid Castile soap in your laundry instead of regular detergent. Try adding borax if you need “extra” cleaning power. If you’re really budgeting, try using less, especially if your clothes don’t contain lots of dirt or grease.
4. Hand Soap- you can refill your foaming hand soap dispenser with 1 part liquid Castile soap and 3-5 parts water. This will stretch your Castile soap a long ways.
5. Cleaning your eyeglasses! Take 1 part Castile soap, 4 parts water, mix and store in bottle. To clean your glasses, first rinse all dirt and dust off with tap water, put a small amount of soap on your glasses, suds, rinse with water, and dry with eyeglass cloth
6. Lather. For men, it can also be used as a lather for shaving and because of its natural ingredients, helps to naturally moisturize the skin after the shave.
7. You can make an extra moisturizing formula that will add shine to your hair by adding a small amount of olive oil or jojoba oil to this mixture (shake before using!).You can also add essential oils if you like for additional aroma. Start off with 6 drops per 12 oz ., and increase until you are happy. Great for dogs as well!
8. Facial Cleanser – I mix a few drop of Dr. Bronner’s Castille Soap with some brown sugar (add for scrub) and wash my face. If I don’t need the scrub, I use Dr. Bronner’s by itself to take away oils in my skin,e specially in the summer.
9. WOMEN can use Castille Soap with a couple drops of tea treel oil for that time of the month as well. Use as you would with Summer’s Eve for a fresh start. DO NOT USE MIXTURE AS A DOUCHE.
10. Automatic dishwasher soap- Recipe below: 1/2 cup liquid Castile soap
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
3 drops tea tree oil
1/2 cup white vinegar
Method: Stir all ingredients together until blended. Store in a squirt top bottle. Use 2 tablespoons per load of dishes, shake well before use.
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