castile

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He started making peppermint castile soap in his Pershing Square tenement in 1948.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2023

Since the 10th Century, zaitoun — olive — has been transformed into these creamy bricks of castile soap.

From Salon • Jul. 8, 2023

I rubbed castile soap into my hair, under my arms, between my toes.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

Take Socotrine aloes, gamboge, and castile soap, of each one dram; ipecac and scammony, of each thirty grains; oil of anise, thirty drops.

From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous

To prepare the compress several thicknesses of gauze or muslin should be boiled in a strong solution of castile or green soap for ten minutes.

From American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick by Cross, American Red