Ask the Soapman

can your castille soap be used as a base for shampoo. i use castille soap for my hair product line and it will be added to other organic ingredients for a finish product. this will be for all hair types. thank you Hi Bisa, If you are using another formula castile soap our will probably work too. Give it a try. No promises but I think you will like our supermild formula.

I have a HIGH EFFICIENCY front load washer. Can I use your castile liquid as laundry detergent? And if so, would I dilute. My washer uses very little detergent as it is, but I must use a HE detergent. Hi Pat, We make soap not detergent, so if using soap voids your warranty use what they tell you to use. That said plenty of people use our castile soap products in their HE laundry machines. The one issue we saw was a clogged capillary feeder tube from the cup to the machine. Someone pointed out that on the new machines…

Love your products! What is the best product to use as a shaving cream for my husband? Thank you, Nancy Lee Cryer Depends: I always recommend the Butter Bar. It has no real scent and a nice creamy lather. Wet face with warm water and work up a good lather on your hand. For a real treat, get him a boar bristle brush and a coffee cup to lather it up in. The bars are easily cut in half with a table knife to fit into the cup. For skin that has zits and odd things going on, use the…

Soapman, Are the products containing Aloe Vera latex free? Thanks! Stephanie Ok – good to go. Please avoid our shea and cocobutter containing products: Green Gold, Butter Bar, Cocoa Butter Unscented, and Shea Butter (various sizes). Everything else is latex free and safe. Our organic aloe vera has been guaranteed latex free by the supplier.

I have dreadlocks and I find them much easier to wash with a bar of soap as opposed to a liquid. Some things that are great for dreads are aloe and peppermint, so the peppermint magic scented aloe castile liquid soap fit the bill almost perfectly, but it’s a liquid. I was wondering if you have that or anything really really similar to it in bar form, or if making that in bar form is even a possibility. Thanks so much! Hello Anna in VT! Thanks for asking. Many dreadlocks have been successfully washed using our very special liquid soap.…

I saw that a woman was recommended to use the lavendar gel body wash on her baby. I’m trying to buy gifts for baby showers, and was wondering if that lavender gel body wash is truly safe for all babies since it’s not listed under your “baby care” section of the website. Also, I saw people making baby wipes with castile soap, would you recommend your soap for that use? Thank you! Great questions! Here is my opinion on the subject. The Soapman does not recommend using essential oils, detergents (as in shampoos) or petrochemical unguents (mineral oil and paste)…

just wanted to know if there is lye or do you use glycerin? in your body soaps. Sure. This is a good question. Crafters like to use something called Melt and Pour Glycerin Soap. This is a semi clear block that can be melted down and will reform upon cooling. It is fun to add strange scents and colors and even to put little toys inside of the bars. Thing is, these so-called “Glycerin Soaps” are mostly chemicals that you might want to avoid. M&P “soaps” may or may not contain any actual soap molecules. The foaming agent is triethanolalomine,…

Hi, Will you make wonderful lipbalms? I like your organic products very much. They are so natural and wonderful. Hopefully you can make wonderful lip balms Best regards Yes! We are working on this right now. Thanks for asking.

I have eczema and the prevailing medial opinion is to avoid sodium lauryl sulfate. The other recommendation is to avoid soaps with perfumes or dyes. Which bar soap should I select? The ones you have listed for sale all have a perfume in them. Hi Judy, My personal take on eczema is that it starts as a topical dermatitis and if left untreated can become infected, ie, “wet or weeping eczema”. If you have the more extreme form, Porter’s Lotion is an excellent product to try. It is the original hand sanitizer from the 1890s, and it really works when…

Do you happen to sell the camp soap in one gallon containers? Thanks! Don Liquid sunshine is very close to camping soap. You can buy it in gallons, half gallons, 16oz or 8oz bottles.