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You Switched to Castile Soap—But Is It Actually Better for Your Skin?
For many people, Castile soap is one of the first swaps they make when moving toward a more natural lifestyle. It makes sense. Traditional Castile soap has a beautifully simple foundation, is made through the traditional saponification of vegetable oils rather than relying on conventional detergent-based cleansing systems, and has become almost synonymous with the idea of "natural soap."