Since I learned about laurel sulfates and parabens and their dangerous risks, including endocrine disruption, protein breakdown, cancer.. to name a few… I’ve been looking for safe products, ways to de-toxify our home environment Here’s what I’ve learned.
Products, especially shampoos, are starting to be more available. But, they are not inexpensive. Enter Castille soap. The hippy staple for decades. Castille soap is so good, so pure, so versatile. You can use Castille soap in so many ways from hair and body, to laundry and scrubbing your sink. But Castille soap can be pricey, especially if you’re using it in so many ways.
I found an awesome DIY on Pinterest to turn Castille bar soap into liquid. It has saved me so much money, and it’s so incredibly easy that I had to share.
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All you need:
1 bar of Castille soap (Kirk’s is pretty inexpensive)
1 mason jar
1 pot
2 3/4 C water
Knife
Boil the water. While it’s boiling chop up the soap.
Place it in the mason jar.
Poor the water in the jar. It’ll melt pretty quickly. Some bits take longer so let it sit for 20 minutes. Stir.
Use in all your normal liquid Castille soap ways. It’s a bit thin, but cleans perfectly. I use it in my homemade laundry soap, hand soap, dish soap… etc.. You can add essential oils of your choice.
Some DIY recipes are tricky. But this is a great one to cut your teeth on if your a newb.
It hasn’t been an easy transition for my autism kids. I use old shampoo bottles for shampoo and liquid soap. So far so good. I’m currently working on finding a way to get them to accept DIY toothpaste because I haven’t been able to find something without glycerin. (Glycerin prevents re-mineralizing toothpastes to do their job). I’ll post when I find an autism accepted recipe for my family😊.
Good luck! Let me know how you’re turns out.
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