Castile Extra Thick Unscented Base

In times past, castile soap was made from nothing but olive oil and potassium hydroxide (lye). It was used as a baby shampoo & wash, or for those with extra dry, or sensitive skin.

 

Today, the term "castile" soap has been slightly changed to mean a product made with lots of oils, including olive oil. Our product, however, sticks to old tradition with only a slight addition of a small amount of coconut oil to provide this base with a little more lather than a one hundred percent olive oil based soap would contain.

 

This product is thick, meaning it has a little bit of "body" to it, so that it doesn't just slip through your fingers, like some natural soaps do. It's light greenish/yellow in color, due to the high amount of pure olive oil. This base can be scented with small amounts of essential oils, however some thinning may occur depending upon the type and amount of essential oil that you add. It can also be scented with almost any fragrance oil with little to no effect on its consistency but some may cloud the color, especially fragrance oils like strawberry would color the base a red-tone. To scent with either essential or fragrance oil, simply add the desired amount of scent to the cold base and stir very well. Clouding and thinning may occur, but allow it to sit uncovered for several hours - it will generally clear up and reset.

Some of my customers have used this in the following ways:

*Add seeds, pumice powder, ground walnut or apricot shells and you have a body / facial scrub.

 

*Thin this base down with either plain distilled water and you have a castile soap that you can run through a pump.

 

*Add small amounts of infused herbal waters and you have a custom body care or facial wash. Please remember this is soap and it WILL sting the eyes!

 

*Use as-is, with fragrance or essential oils for a wonderfully thick shower gel or natural shampoo.

 

*Add a cosmetic gel colorant and suspend glitter and package it as a childrens' product. It suspends glitter, beautifully!

 

Because this base is made with a high percentage of olive oil, it doesn't build high amounts of lather on its own (it does lather, however). Try a pouf or sea sponge and you'll be pleased with its lathering ability.

 

Ingredients: Filtered water, olive oil, glycerin, coconut oil, and borax (natural emulsifier and water softener).

$15.00