Are Soap Flakes castile soap?
Technically no. MSO Distributing has never promoted or marketed Dri-Pak Soap Flakes as “castile” soap. The meaning of the term “castile soap” seems to have changed over the years. Originally, castile soap was made from an olive oil base and may have originated in the Kingdom of Castile in Spain. Even now, soaps containing less than a 100% olive oil base are often called pure castile soap. Dri-Pak Soap Flakes are made from a pure vegetable oil base of palm and coconut oils. Since there is no olive oil used, we do not see the castile connection. It seems as if the term castile soap has become larger in scope to describe all vegetable oil based soaps in general. We do not see a “right or wrong” with the terminology. It appears the term “castile soap” is used and misused to the same degree. Some of the retailers to whom we sell have described Dri-Pak Soap Flakes as castile soap. We assume they mean an “all vegetable base soap”, which Soap Flakes is. Q: I’ve heard palm oil is often obtained
