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Does the quality of Castile liquid soaps vary that much between companies? How is your product different to others on the market?

Castile liquid soap is a nod to the coconut and olive liquid soap that is still made in the La Castilla La Mancha region, part of the ancient Kingdom of Castille in Spain. This was the soap and detergent of the wealthiest citizens of Europe for nearly two hundred years.

Over time, the term Castile Soap has come to mean any soap product containing any amount of olive oil. This is important because the main ingredient; coconut oil-turning-into-liquid soap is harsh and degreasing by nature. Great for grease, rough on skin. Adding olive and other food grade vegetable oils as a percentage of the formula will soften that innate harshness.

The pH of the soap is also important. Castile liquid soap can range from 9.2 to 10.2; with dramatic differences in skin feel resulting. This is basically a micro brewed soap process, and it is the art of the Soapmaker to balance the variables through years of skill through practice to get it right.

Like beer and wine, all castile soaps are NOT alike!

We recommend cold process handmade bar soap for the most sensitive skin, and craft foaming, gel and cleaning spray soaps from our several castile base soap formulas for specific uses.

Vermont Soap Castile is a multipurpose nontoxic cleaner concentrate that oily skin individuals can also use for bathing. It is milder than the majority of products you will encounter.

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