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Castile does to, as shown in the picture, and probably other soaps as long they are in the right conditions.

Its the process which is done by letting castile soap to cure but I'm not sure how to achieve it, but there are no fragrances.

How would you get a bar to soap to oxidize like this

Don't they only use hexane during processing, which isn't harmful. Also any impurities will get eaten by the lye monster.

The cost for one liter is $14 including shipping so it is still cheaper than the premium stuff lol. This is the only source I can find that doesn't require you buy very large quantities like thousands of liters, which is weird.

I have found someone that sells crude pomace here. However he only ships in pretty big quantities. Although he did say he will ship to California soon and you could get around 10 liters.

My bad here it is(http://m.imgur.com/wXVo0Ov)

Are you sure that was crude pomace olive oil as it should look like this

Crude pomace olive oil should look very green and big soap producers use it to make their olive oil soap green without colorants. You should not cook with crude pomace olive oil as it is unrefined.

I don't think so because many of these companies have said they use crude pomace.

With modern high purity lye, it can be done in 4-8 hours but I'm not sure if cooking the soap for more will improve the quality. I'm trying to get crude pomace olive oil to truly see if it makes the resulting soap green. With many producers of soap using it and adding no colorants and their...

You would probably have to use the boiled method.

I think the laurel berry oil makes the soap even more green than it would otherwise be. But there are cases where companies like Patounis have a Castille soap that is green but the outside does eventually turn golden with the inside staying green.

I've tried contacting Californian olive growers but they all responded by saying they only produce EVOO and that they give dried pomace to livestock instead of processing it. I've tried looking for bigger olive operations in California but I have difficulty finding any. As for what makes the...

I live in California specifically the Bay Area. I think it's just because some EVOO is green and some isn't