c1450 (Heinrich) 134 Take harde spaynessh sepe and a litul stale ale.
1572 G. Gascoigne 78 Some may present thee with a pounde or twaine Of Spanishe soape to washe thy lynnen white.
1774 W. Buchan (ed. 3) xliii. 492 Such as cannot bear the asafœtida may substitute Spanish soap in its place.
1870 J. Yeats 206 Spanish or Castile soap is made by mixing olive oil and soda.