Castile soap originated in the Castile region in Spain. It was originally an all olive oil only soap. It has morphed through the years to be a vegetable & nut oil based soap.
Our Lavender Castile Soap is made with our Lavender Hydrosol. It has a slight, natural lavender scent. The castile paste ingredients are coconut oil, olive oil and shea butter saponified with potassium hydroxide (lye.)
Castile soap has a very high pH and alkaline value and vinegar is the opposite being acidic. Both vinegar and castile soap are good for health/beauty and cleaning but should not be mixed together. They may be used to “compliment” each other as in our recommended laundry routine. IE: You wash with castile soap and rinse with vinegar.
Here are some ideas on what to do with castile soap:
- Recycle your foaming hand soap container and dilute 1 part castile soap with 4-5 parts distilled water or hydrosol. Use a couple of drops of your favorite essential oil for fragrance (optional.)
- Make a body wash by diluting 1 part castile soap with 2-3 parts distilled water or hydrosol. Use a couple of drops of your favorite essential oil for fragrance (optional.)
- Wash your floors. 1/4 cup of castile soap to 1-2 gallons of hot tap water. Always test on a small area prior to use. Rinse with a vinegar and hot water solution.
- Make a doggie shampoo with 1 part castile soap to 4 parts distilled water or hydrosol. Use a couple of drops of lavender or peppermint essential oil for a slight fragrance (optional.)
- Save your septic with a homemade laundry detergent. Warm up 12 cups of distilled water or hydrosol. Dissolve 1/2 cup washing soda, 1/2 cup baking soda, 1/2 cup castile soap, 1/4 cup course salt in the warm water or hydrosol.
- Make a soft white scour scrub. Mix 1 part castile soap with 1 part distilled water or hydrosol and 2 parts baking soda.
- Make a liquid dish soap by diluting 1 part castile soap to 10 parts distilled water or hydrosol.
- Make a liquid dishwasher detergent by mixing 1 part castile soap with 1 part distilled water or hydrosol.
- Make a plant spray to repel bugs (insecticidal soap) by diluting 1 tablespoon of castile soap with 1 quart of lavender or peppermint hydrosol.
Some extra notes: Castile soap should not be used on dyed hair. Castile soap and vinegar should not be mixed as they will “cancel” each other out.
Lavender Liquid Castile Soap Concentrate
A luscious and highly concentrated castile soap designed more for health and beauty products than for cleaning products. Super foamy and moisturizing. Perfect for all of your liquid castile concoctions.
Renee started out as an avid real estate blogger in 2006. Opting for a less stressful life, Paul and Renee moved to Michigan in 2018 and started a lavender farm in 2019.
There are very few resources available to aspiring lavender farmers for growing lavender, lavender aromatherapy and lavender culinary infusion.
Renee hopes to change and shake up the world of lavender by sharing her knowledge and experience she has gained by being a lavender farmer and aromatherapist with lavender lovers all over the world.
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