Sunday, June 7, 2015
Natural Mama: Liquid Hand Soap
Natural Mama: Liquid Hand Soap: It has been a long time since I have created a post on my blog. SO I decided to start off with an easy recipe for everyone to try. We go thr...
Liquid Hand Soap
It has been a long time since I have created a post on my blog. SO I decided to start off with an easy recipe for everyone to try. We go through a lot of hand soap. The only downside of foaming hand soap is that you need a special foaming pump and these eventually wear out.
Liquid Hand Soap…
I got enough questions about if this would work as a liquid hand soap that I decided to create a recipe specifically for liquid hand soap. This uses the same idea as my homemade laundry detergent of grating a natural bar soap and melting in water to form a natural gel.
This is not only cost effective (a $3 to $4 bar of premium natural soap will make up to a gallon of soap), but simple and more natural than regular soap.
Is it Antibacterial?
I would avoid antibacterial handsoaps and other products because of their potential to create resistant bacteria and microbiome changes. Plain soap and water have proven as effective as antibacterial soaps without the risk and this natural version is a simple and cost effective natural soap.
What You’ll Need
A natural bar soap of choice. Homemade bar soaps usually work well and my other favorites are Dr. Bronners, african black soap, and Kombucha soap
Distilled or filtered water
A dispenser: Reuse an old soap dispenser, use a glass one or metal one, or make one out of a mason jar by drilling a hole in the top and hot gluing on the top of a soap pump dispenser.
Ingredients
1 ounce of finely grated bar soap (approximately ¼ of a regular bar of soap)
1 quart of water
Optional: essential oils of choice for scent
Instructions
Place the bar soap and water into a small saucepan.
Turn on medium heat and stir constantly until soap has dissolved into the water.
Let cool completely and pour into the container you plan to use.
It will take about 24 hours to completely "gel" but it will not be quite as thick as regular hand soap. You can add more grated bar soap to create a thicker soap but it will be more difficult to pump and will not get hands any more clean, so I stick with this.
After 24 hours, shake well to make sure it has gelled completely and use as normal.
Liquid Hand Soap…
I got enough questions about if this would work as a liquid hand soap that I decided to create a recipe specifically for liquid hand soap. This uses the same idea as my homemade laundry detergent of grating a natural bar soap and melting in water to form a natural gel.
This is not only cost effective (a $3 to $4 bar of premium natural soap will make up to a gallon of soap), but simple and more natural than regular soap.
Is it Antibacterial?
I would avoid antibacterial handsoaps and other products because of their potential to create resistant bacteria and microbiome changes. Plain soap and water have proven as effective as antibacterial soaps without the risk and this natural version is a simple and cost effective natural soap.
What You’ll Need
A natural bar soap of choice. Homemade bar soaps usually work well and my other favorites are Dr. Bronners, african black soap, and Kombucha soap
Distilled or filtered water
A dispenser: Reuse an old soap dispenser, use a glass one or metal one, or make one out of a mason jar by drilling a hole in the top and hot gluing on the top of a soap pump dispenser.
Ingredients
1 ounce of finely grated bar soap (approximately ¼ of a regular bar of soap)
1 quart of water
Optional: essential oils of choice for scent
Instructions
Place the bar soap and water into a small saucepan.
Turn on medium heat and stir constantly until soap has dissolved into the water.
Let cool completely and pour into the container you plan to use.
It will take about 24 hours to completely "gel" but it will not be quite as thick as regular hand soap. You can add more grated bar soap to create a thicker soap but it will be more difficult to pump and will not get hands any more clean, so I stick with this.
After 24 hours, shake well to make sure it has gelled completely and use as normal.
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