Bidmycleaning’s Green House Cleaning Pantry: Castile Soap
Posted by Candice on October 19, 2009 at 17:12 pm
Green Cleaning Pantry
Castile soap is a very economical addition to your green cleaning pantry. Used alone or together with some of the other staples listed in our green cleaning pantry is can be used to clean just about everything in your home – including you! This all natural soap gets its name from the Castile region of Spain. Now the term Castile soap is used for any mild soap usually with only natural ingredients. While castile soap was originally made from olive oil there are now many variants using oils ranging from coconut to jojoba.
In your home castile soap is a great all purpose cleaner and can be used for everything from laundry to dishwashing and degreasing. If you need something with a little disinfecting punch add some tea tree oil and/or vinegar and when the job needs some abrasive action mix castile soap with some baking soda.
There are many recipes for green house cleaning products using castile as the main or supplementary ingredient – these are available in books about green house cleaning and on many online blogs. People have their favorites as is the case with which castile soap to use. There are several brands to choose from from Dr Bronner’s to Mabel’s so you’ll can try them and find your favorite.
Castile soap can also be used in your personal hygiene routine for hair washing, face cleansing and bathing. Just Google ‘castile soap’ and you can read many comments from people saying it has made their hair softer and shinier, removes make-up more easily and is the perfect family soap.
Other staples we’ve featured in our green cleaning pantry are:
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