8 Amazing Beauty Benefits Of Using Liquid Castile Soap

Liquid castile soap has become a staple in many homemade cleaning and beauty recipes – and with good reason too! It’s vegan, environmentally friendly, naturally derived and chemical free.Castile soap has been making waves in the DIY beauty realm. And that’s great! One of my favorite castile soap benefits for hair and skin care is that it can save you some major cash in your clean beauty routine.

But one thing I’ve noticed over the years is that no one mentions that you can use castile soap very wrong, very easily. A bad run-in with castile soap can make or break you when first starting your clean beauty switch. It almost broke me.

# Gentle Facial Cleanser

Cleansing sensitive facial skin is hard with conventional face washes. Thankfully, you can make a gentle facial cleanser using liquid castile soap! Simply get an 8 oz foaming soap dispenser then add ¼ cup liquid castile soap, ½ cup distilled water, 1 tsp vegetable glycerine, 1 tsp jojoba oil and 7 drops of lavender oil (optional). Replace the dispenser top, shake gently and use twice a day!

# Body Wash

A thorough cleanser, liquid castile soap can also be used as body wash. Here’s a refreshing peppermint body wash: In a soap dispenser, add ¾ cup of liquid castile soap, ¼ cup of vegetable glycerine, 1 tsp coconut oil, 1 tsp guar gum and 10-15 drops peppermint oil. Use with a bath sponge in the shower.

# Natural Shampoo

Wanna try your hand at making natural shampoo? Here’s one of my favorite recipes you can quickly whip up before showering: Mix 2 tbsp liquid castile soap, 2 tbsp coconut milk, 4 drops geranium oil and 4 drops lavender oil in a jar. Shake well to mix. Use as shampoo!

# Exfoliator

Got flaky skin, dandruff or excess dead cells? You need an exfoliating agent that foams: liquid castile soap! When you add an abrasive ingredient such as salt and sugar, you’ll get an excellent exfoliator that deeply purifies! Just dump 1 cup of granulated sugar in an air tight container, then add 2 tbsp rose water, 1 tbsp liquid castile soap and 1/4 cup of fractionated coconut oil. Mix well and you have your slightly soapy exfoliator! Use in the shower.

# Bubble Baths

In a Pyrex measuring cup, add about ½ cup of liquid castile soap mixed with 10 drops peppermint oil and 1 tbsp vegetable glycerin. Add this to running bath water and enjoy the bubbles!

# Shaving Aid

In a small blender, blend ¼ cup liquid castile soap, ¼ cup rose water and 2 tbsp liquid coconut oil. You may add 7 drops of tea tree essential oil and mix well. Store in a pump bottle. To use as a shaving aid, pump once on your palm, lather up then apply on the area you want to shave. Then shave away for smooth, soft and moisturized skin!

# Makeup Remover

Make your own makeup remover pads as follows: Get an 16 oz mason jar then pack it with cotton rounds. Leave some space at the top. Now make a solution of 1 cup lavender hydrosol, 1 tbsp liquid castile soap, 1 tbsp fractionated coconut oil and 5 drops of lavender oil (optional). Pour this solution over the wipes in the mason jar. To use, get a wipe, lightly squeeze out the excess water till it’s not dripping anymore and rub it on your face.

# Foot Bath

Soothe tired feet and cleanse cracked heels by making a warm soapy foot bath: Into a foot soak tub add 1-2 tbsp of liquid castile soap, 1 tbsp lemon juice and ½ cup of Epsom salts. Then fill up the tub halfway with hot water and mix it well to form a frothy solution. Immerse your feet and soak for 15 minutes. Use a pumice stone to scrub your feet.