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the soap that convinced puritans cleanliness could also be self-righteous.
means a hard, olive-oil-based soap originally from spain, now shorthand for anything gentle, plant-based, and vaguely virtuous.
from named after the kingdom of castile in spain, where soapmakers swapped animal fat for local olive oil, creating a milder bar that spread through trade routes and eventually into every hippie bathroom in america.
original recipepure olive oil, no animal fat at all
dr. bronner’sbuilt an empire on this one formula
multi-use mythmarketed as shampoo, dish soap, even toothpaste