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Castile soap

British  

noun

  1. a hard soap made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A few drops of dish detergent or Castile soap in a bucket of warm water, a microfiber cloth, and a free afternoon are all it takes to restore your walls to their former glory.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2022

He began printing those philosophic ramblings on the labels, which also explained the 18-in-1 uses for his concentrated liquid Castile soap.

From New York Times Feb. 28, 2022

Hemsley applies a concoction of equal parts Castile soap, water and neem oil to leaves.

From Seattle Times Nov. 29, 2021

Baby wipes work, Rapinchuk says, as do white foam erasing sponges or a mixture of warm water and Castile soap.

From Washington Post Jan. 2, 2018

Precipitated chalk, seven ounces; Florentine orris, four ounces; bicarbonate of soda, three ounces; powdered white Castile soap, two ounces; thirty drops each of oil of wintergreen and sassafras.

From The Golden Age Cook Book by Dwight, Henrietta Latham

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