Escentia Liquid Castile Soap

Why Faithful to Nature loves it:
Escentia Liquid Castile Soap is a versatile, 100% natural, multipurpose cleanser made from plant oils. Perfect for sensitive skin, it offers a gentle, non-toxic clean for your body, face, and hair. With its rich lather and soothing properties, this soap provides a refreshing and chemical-free experience for everyday use. Its biodegradable and eco-friendly formula makes it ideal for household cleaning. We love that Escentia is vegan-friendly and free from artificial fragrances and colours.

• 100% natural liquid castile soap
• Made from potassium salts, glycerine & natural sea salt
• Multi-purpose liquid for cleaning & personal care formulations
• Suitable for most skin types, including sensitive skin
• Free from preservatives, fragrance & colourants
• Suitable for vegans

Directions:

• This liquid soap is a multi-purpose cleaner for use in the home and for personal care: body and hand washes, shampoos, etc.

Suggested Dilution Directions:
Body & Beauty:

• Face: 2-3 drops on we hands, applied to wet face.
• Body: 1 small squirt on a wet washcloth, applied to wet body.
• Hair: ½ tablespoon in your hand, worked into wet hair, or dilute ½ tablespoon in ½ a cup of water work that into wet hair.
• Bath: Completely depends on water amount, but roughly 2 tablespoons soap in an average sized tub. (Doesn’t bubble, but still cleans)
• Shaving: Face - 10 drops; Underarms - 3 drops; Legs - ½ teaspoon ; Work to a lather in wet hands and apply to area.
• Foot Bath: 1 ½ teaspoons in small tub of hot water.
• Clearing Congestion: 1 tablespoon in a bowl of steaming hot water. Breathe in mist with a towel draped over the head.

Household Cleaning:

• Dishes (handwashing): Pre-dilute 1:10 with water. Squirt on a scrub brush and scrub dishes.
• Laundry: ⅓ - ½ capfuls of soap for a large load in a normal washer. Add ½ capfuls of white spirit vinegar to the rinse cycle. Use half of these amounts for high-efficiency washing machines.
• Mopping: ½ capful of soap in 2 litres of hot water.
• All-Purpose Cleaning: ¼ capful of soap in a quart of water in a spray bottle. Add ¼ teaspoon Tea Tree Essential Oil if desired.
• Windows: 1 tablespoon of soap in 750 ml of water in a spray bottle. Follow up with pure carbonated water (club soda/seltzer water), or half white spirit vinegar/half water.
• Toilet: Predilute 1:4 with water in a squirt bottle. Add ¼ teaspoon Tea Tree Essential Oil. Empty toilet by turning off the water at the tap and flushing. Squirt the bowl thoroughly, sprinkle Sodium bicarbonate powder on the toilet brush, scrub the bowl, let sit for 10 minutes, turn on water and flush.

Other Uses:

• Fruit & Veggie Rinse: 1 dash (approx. ¼ teaspoon) in a bowl of water. Dunk produce and swish. Then rinse in clear water.
• Dog Washing: Amount varies widely depending on size, hair type and length, as well as overall dirtiness. Dr. Bronner wets her dog thoroughly, then starts to work in castile soap up and down their flanks and hackles until she reaches a good lather. She really massages it in, down to the skin. This soap may not be suitable for dogs with sensitive skin conditions or if prone to dry skin.
• Plant Spray For Bugs (aphids): 1 tablespoon in a quart of water. Add ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper or Cinnamon, if desired.
• Ant Spray (not on plants): ¼ capful of tea tree soap in a quart of water. (This concentration with burn plants.)

Caution:

• This natural product is for external use only.
• Please exercise caution and do not ingest or take it internally.
• If pregnant or breastfeeding, please consult with your medical caregiver before use.

Care Instructions:

• Store in a cool dark place.
• Avoid contact with eyes, inner ears, and sensitive areas.
• Keep out of reach of children.

Specifications:

• Nett Volume: 500ml

Ingredients:

• Aqua (water), Potassium Oleate (vegetable oil base made from sunflower, coconut and olive oil), Potassium Cocoate, Glycerine (RSPO Certified), Atlantic Sea Salt.

Allergens:

• Contains coconut oil.

Packaging:

• Recyclable plastic.

Country of Origin:

• Product of South Africa.