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Where can you find castile soap? Is it available here in the Philippines?

• Thanks to the one who suggested that castile soap is one of the ingredients in making shampoos out of banana peels. But I'm very concerned now what is castile soap. And I'm very much concerned if this kind of soap is found here in the Philippines. I hope you could bear with me. I was the one asking for help 2 weeks ago on how to make a shampoo out of banana peels. Thanks and have a blessed day ahead. Sincerely Yours, John Michael Angelo BS Biology 4th Year Student from OLFU-Lagro here in the Philippines.

• Answer:

  Castile Soap is made from olive oil. In his article "A short history of soap", John Hunt maintains that barilla (an impure form of sodium carbonate obtained from plant ashes) was boiled with locally available olive oil, instead of tallow. By adding brine to the boiled liquor, the soap was made to float to the surface, where it could be skimmed off by the soap-boiler, leaving the excess lye and impurities to settle out. This produced what was probably the first white hard soap, which hardened further as it aged, without losing its whiteness, forming jabón de Castilla. Apothecaries knew the product by the Latin names of sapo hispaniensis (Spanish soap) or of sapo castilliensis (Castilian soap). Therefore, you can use olive oil to make your shampoo.