Classically, the Castile offered in a block form. Under the brand Jislaine there is a handmade and vegan product from Syria. Arabia is the actual birthplace of fine and mild soaps in soap making. The few manufactories around Aleppo work according to the old craftsmanship of multiple boiling. For soap making is a cold pressed olive oilused. The process of saponification takes place in the boiler oven at 95 degrees Celsius. After production, the finished soap bars rest for about 9 months in a well-ventilated room. They lose a lot of weight. From the initial green color remains after maturation, a soap bar in yellow-brown color. This soap is suitable for the gentle cleansing of body and face. The company Marius Fabre offers a universally applicable household soap in liquid form. The ready-to-use bottle with spray head contains undiluted soft soap. Added is an oil of ripe, black olives. The pure natural product can be used effectively, inter alia, in the control of plant pests in the home and garden.

The first evidence of soap making can be found in the Sumerians. They realized that ash from plants was mixed well with oils and had special properties for healing purposes. The then widespread manufacturing process took over the Egyptians and Greeks. Only the Romans recognized the cleaning power of soap. Lye and oil was overcooked by the Arabs in the 7th century. At that time the soap received its form of a block used until today. On conquest trains the knowledge about the soap production penetrated further to Europe. For a long time soap was also used as a detergent in the care of clothes. However, since it forms so-called lime soaps in harder water, which remain insoluble on the laundry, it has now been replaced by modern detergents. In the meantime, France and Spain are major production sites for Castile , They are mainly offered as a fine soap for body care or as so-called toilet soap. Almost infinite is the variety of guest soap.

Today, the traditional Castile made from water, soda and olive oil. The natural soaps are free from Perfumeand preservatives. Since the molecules of olive oil are small and especially fine, they spread well on the skin. Cleopatra knew about the special properties and rubbed herself before bathing with olive oil. Because the oil has moisturizing and antiseptic properties like the natural acid mantle of our skin. That’s why Castile especially for people with sensitive or diseased skin. who Castile would like to make himself, requires 1.1 liters of olive oil, 140 g of sodium hydroxide solution and 350 ml of water. Normal, distilled or rose-containing water is suitable for soap production. In this case, water and sodium hydroxide solution are mixed together and heated. Stir everything for 2 minutes and allow to cool to room temperature. Carefully warm the olive oil to room temperature. Now add the cooled lye solution to the olive oil and stir until a creamy mass has formed. Pour this mixture into a mold, cover and harden. Once the block is solid, it can be cut. The homemade olive oil soap should ripen for another 6 to 8 weeks. Their best quality reaches them in 3 to 6 months. The soap can be added to the manufacturing process at will St. John’s Wort, Cream, honey, lavender or rose petals.