Ingredients: Saponified Organic Cocos Nucifera (Coconut Oil), Saponified Organic Otea Europaea (Olive Oil), Saponified Organic Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba Oil), Rosemary Extract, Organic Aloe Vera.
Now that Plant Therapy has added Castile Soap to our line of products, I went in search of different ways to use it. To my surprise, there are hundreds of uses for it! While I am testing out and tweaking these recipes I thought I would share a few of my favorites.
Foaming Hand Soap
What you’ll need:
- Foaming pump dispenser {16 ounces}
- 3 tablespoons Castile Soap
- 1/2 teaspoon (0.5%) Optiphen + (a preservative)
- 10 ounces water
- 30 – 40 drops essential oil or blend
What you’ll do:
- Add the water to the foaming pump dispenser
- Add Castile Soap, Optiphen +, and essential oil
- Replace cap, shake well
Multi-Purpose Spray
What you’ll need:
- 5 ounces water
- 3 ounces white vinegar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Castile Soap
- 1/2 teaspoon Polysorbate 20
- 25-30 drops essential oil (I use Germ Destroyer or Germ Fighter in most batches )
- Spray Bottle
What you’ll do:
- Add all ingredients to the spray bottle and shake well.
- Spray and wipe.
Body Wash
What you’ll need:
- 8 ounces Castile Soap
- 4 ounces vegetable glycerin
- 4 ounces Hemp Seed Carrier Oil
- 144 drops essential oil or synergy (approximately 1 1/2 teaspoon)
- 16 ounce bottle
What you’ll do:
- Measure all ingredients.
- Pour into the bottle.
- Shake well.
- Store in your bathroom and use as you would a traditional body wash.
Fruit and Veggie Wash
What you’ll need:
- A bowl of cool water (approximately 2 quarts)
- 5-6 drops Castile Soap
- 2 drops Lemon Essential Oil
What you’ll do:
- Soak produce for 20-30 seconds, then rinse.
- Drain or pat dry.
- Storing in the fridge is needed.
KidSafe Shampoo
What you’ll need:
- 4 ounces Castile Soap
- 1 tablespoon Carrier Oil of choice
- 4 oz plastic bottle
- 18 drops of KidSafe Synergy or KidSafe Single Essential Oil of choice. (Lavender, Tea Tree, or Get “Em Gone are great options).
What you’ll do:
- Measure ingredients.
- Pour into the bottle.
- Shake well.
- Store in your bathroom and use as you would a traditional body wash.
Bubbling Bath Salts
What you’ll need:
- 4 cups Epsom salt
- 1/2 cup Castile Soap
- 1 tbsp Fractionated Coconut Oil
- 2 mL of essential oil {40-45 drops}, I like to use Nighty Night or Relax.
What you’ll do:
- Pour Epsom salt into medium bowl and set aside
- Measure 1 tbsp coconut oil, into small dish or beaker, set aside
- Measure 2 mL essential oil with graduated cylinder {or drop 40-45 drops}. Pour into coconut oil
- Measure body wash
- Add carrier/essential oils mixture to the body wash, stirring well. The mixture will turn opaque and thicken slightly as you stir
- Add carrier/essential oil/body wash mixture to Epsom salt
- Stir well
- Package in a container of your choice, but do be sure it’s airtight!
To use, run about 1/4 cup under your warm water as you fill the tub. This is the perfect way to send yourself or your little one, or yourself, off to bed all calm and snuggly!
Plant Therapy’s Castile Soap is unscented making it safe for kids and adults alike to use for effective and safe cleaning. This soap is perfect for hand, body, and face washing, as well as for dishes, mopping, and other household chores. This green, nontoxic soap base is perfect because of its many, many uses. We will be sharing more of these many uses with you soon!
