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100% Olive
Oil Castile |
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Castile soaps
were
first produced in the
Castile
region of
Spain
in the 13th century.
True Castile soap uses 100% olive oil as the only soap making oil.
Over time, the term "castile soap" has been used to
include
any soap with
at least 40 percent Olive oil.
While our Castile soap may not be made in Castile Spain,
it is 100% Pure Olive Oil. |
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Why
do many soapmakers make Castile-like soap
and not 100% true Castile? |
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First of all, gentle olive oil soap produces small, creamy, slippery
bubbles, not a frothy, bubbly lather. Lather is one of the
criteria that customers use to rate a good soap. As a result, many soapmakers add coconut oil to increase the
bubbly lather.
(That is also why commercial companies add sodium
laurel sulfate (SLS) and other synthetic foaming agents.)
Secondly, 100% olive oil soaps have so much natural glycerin that
the lather can be somewhat slippery or slimy feeling. Soapmakers
add other oils, like palm, to Castile-like soaps to decrease the slip
in olive oil soap. Read the ingredients on your bar of "true"
Castile! |
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Why
Does Chagrin Valley Soap make TRUE CASTILE soap?
We believe our customers should have the choice! |
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Pure Castile soap is as mild as they come. It is a favorite
with those whose very sensitive skin find palm oil or coconut oil
soaps too drying, but still require a bar that cleans thoroughly.
This soap is gentle enough for even the most sensitive skin.
It is often used for eczema, psoriasis, and delicate baby
skin.
The extra natural glycerin is what makes true Castile such a great
soap for dry and sensitive skin.
Olive oil will help moisturize dry skin while controlling oily skin.
It is a humectant, attracting moisture to your skin while allowing it
to breathe naturally.
True Castile
will clean your skin and leave it feeling surprisingly soft.
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The “slip” resulting from the abundant glycerin makes this a
fabulous shaving bar, especially for legs. Rub the bar on your legs
and watch the razor glide along for smooth, soft, clean shaven
legs. Olive oil lathers quickly with plenty of rich, tiny,
creamy bubbles and produces a very hard soap that is exceptionally
mild and long lasting.
Castile soap ages well, becoming harder with time, but it is very
important that you keep this soap well drained. |
For a complete description of
each of the ingredients that are used in Chagrin Valley Handcrafted Soap
please
check out the "ingredients" page on this website.
Click link to read
disclaimer concerning health
information.
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