Homemade Hand Soap
Homemade hand soap is easy, economical, and best of all - you choose what goes into your soap.
My recipe is adapted from others around the internet but with my own modifications for the consistency, soap brand, etc. that I prefer.
Ingredients:
1 and 3/4 bars of Dr. Bronner's Lavender Castile Soap
1 tablespoon of glycerin (can be found in drug stores)
1 gallon of water (I use distilled)
Directions:
1. Grate the 1 and 3/4 bars of soap with a cheese grater (I use the kind with a box underneath to reduce the mess factor. The 3/4 bar of soap doesn't have to be exact - just eyeball it. Most recipes call for 8 ounce bars and my eyeball method has always worked ;) - plus if your eyeballs aren't up to the task, you can always add a little water later or cook it a little longer.
2. Fill a pot with the gallon of distilled water and add the soap shavings.
3. Add the tablespoon of glycerin and heat mixture on medium heat, stirring frequently to dissolve the soap shavings.
4. Once the soap is melted in, it will just look like soapy water. Here's the easy part: turn off the heat and let it sit for 10-12 hours to firm up.
5. Stir after the 10-12 hour waiting period. If it looks too thick, mix it with a hand mixer to be sure none of the more watery ingredients settled to the bottom. Still too thick? Add a LITTLE bit of water or a FEW drops of glycerin.
6. Pour soap mixture back into the empty distilled water jug or other container and there you are - loads of good Dr. Bronner's liquid hand soap!
TIP: Sometimes the soap seems to "settle" in the dispenser. Just shake it up a bit. If that doesn't get it thinned up, add a few drops of water and shake. Or I add a few drops of the liquid Dr. Bronner's and shake it up. Be sparing when adding liquid - it can get watery quickly.
There is the soap in a lovely hand blown glass dispenser made by Rebecca Zhukov at Providence Art Glass who I found where? Etsy, of course. Amazing glasswork of all types - and she will make custom colors/ pieces if you ask.
Homemade hand soap is easy, economical, and best of all - you choose what goes into your soap.
My recipe is adapted from others around the internet but with my own modifications for the consistency, soap brand, etc. that I prefer.
Ingredients:
1 and 3/4 bars of Dr. Bronner's Lavender Castile Soap
1 tablespoon of glycerin (can be found in drug stores)
1 gallon of water (I use distilled)
Directions:
1. Grate the 1 and 3/4 bars of soap with a cheese grater (I use the kind with a box underneath to reduce the mess factor. The 3/4 bar of soap doesn't have to be exact - just eyeball it. Most recipes call for 8 ounce bars and my eyeball method has always worked ;) - plus if your eyeballs aren't up to the task, you can always add a little water later or cook it a little longer.
2. Fill a pot with the gallon of distilled water and add the soap shavings.
3. Add the tablespoon of glycerin and heat mixture on medium heat, stirring frequently to dissolve the soap shavings.
4. Once the soap is melted in, it will just look like soapy water. Here's the easy part: turn off the heat and let it sit for 10-12 hours to firm up.
5. Stir after the 10-12 hour waiting period. If it looks too thick, mix it with a hand mixer to be sure none of the more watery ingredients settled to the bottom. Still too thick? Add a LITTLE bit of water or a FEW drops of glycerin.
6. Pour soap mixture back into the empty distilled water jug or other container and there you are - loads of good Dr. Bronner's liquid hand soap!
TIP: Sometimes the soap seems to "settle" in the dispenser. Just shake it up a bit. If that doesn't get it thinned up, add a few drops of water and shake. Or I add a few drops of the liquid Dr. Bronner's and shake it up. Be sparing when adding liquid - it can get watery quickly.
There is the soap in a lovely hand blown glass dispenser made by Rebecca Zhukov at Providence Art Glass who I found where? Etsy, of course. Amazing glasswork of all types - and she will make custom colors/ pieces if you ask.
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