Castile Soap - Fragrance free - Organic
Castile Soap (Pure Olive Oil Soap)
Made with 100% Organic Extra Virgin Olive oil!
Our 100% Organic Olive Oil Castile Soap is a True Castile soap with no harsh foaming ingredients, synthetic fragrances or preservatives. True Castile soaps are the mildest and most moisturizing of all soaps. So mild that hospitals use them on newborn babies. This soap will not produce a lot of sudsy lather but will effectively and gently clean. Completely biodegradable and as mild as they come. Suitable for anyone with chemical sensitivities. Great for those allergic to coconut products.
This soap is gentle enough for even the most sensitive skin. It is good for people with eczema, psoriasis, rosacea, chemically sensitive, baby skin and delicate skin in general.
Ingredients: Saponified Certified Organic Oils of: Olive (Olea Europaea).
Fragrance Free - Unscented
3.5 oz Travel Size Bar $3.29 Out Of Stock
5-6 oz Size Bar $6.50
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How is soap made?
Fats or oils are saponified into soap by the addition of lye (sodium hydroxide). The lye is neutralized during the soap-making process. Olive Oil and lye are mixed to create soap. Most soapmakers use a lower grade of olive oil, such as pomace or pure oil, because of its lower price. I only use organic extra virgin olive oil.
In cold process soap making, some soapers prefer to use pomace oil over Grade A olive oil. Pomace oil is an oil that is solvent extracted from previous pressings of olives using the skins and pits (pomace). A process of "hexane extraction" is able to chemically extract most of this oil, which is then refined.
* Virgin means the oil was produced by the use of physical means and no chemical treatment. The term virgin oil referring to production is different from Virgin Oil on a retail label.
* Refined means that the oil has been chemically treated to neutralize strong tastes (characterized as defects) and neutralize the acid content (free fatty acids). Refined oil is commonly regarded as lower quality than virgin oil; the retail labels extra-virgin olive oil and virgin olive oil cannot contain any refined oil.
* Olive-pomace oil means oil extracted from the pomace using chemical solvents mostly hexane and by heat.
Grades:
* Extra-virgin olive oil comes from the first pressing of the olives, contains no more than 0.8% acidity, and is judged to have a superior taste. There can be no refined oil in extra-virgin olive oil.
* Virgin olive oil with an acidity less than 2%, and judged to have a good taste. There can be no refined oil in virgin olive oil.
* Olive oil is a blend of virgin oil and refined virgin oil, containing at most 1% acidity. It commonly lacks a strong flavor.
* Olive-pomace oil is a blend of refined olive-pomace oil and possibly some virgin oil. It is fit for consumption, but it may not be called olive oil. Olive-pomace oil is rarely found in a grocery store; it is often used for certain kinds of cooking in restaurants.
* Lampante oil is olive oil not used for consumption; lampante comes from olive oil's ancient use as fuel in oil-burning lamps. Lampante oil is mostly used in the industrial market.
