DIY Body Wash
Ditch the store-bought body soaps and washes and make your own instead. This DIY Body Wash is so easy to make and with just a few simple ingredients. It foams up on a loofah or body puff and gently cleans the skin. It’s perfect for kids too.
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Have you ever looked at the ingredients list on a store-bought body wash? Here’s what I found in a popular body wash that you can find in the store:
Water (Aqua), Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Ammonium Chloride, Cocamide MEA, Fragrance (Parfum), Algae Extract, Glycerin, Citric Acid, PPG-9, Tetrasodium EDTA, Propylene Glycol, Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E Acetate), Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Blue 1 (CI 42090), Red 33 (CI 17200).
Really other than water and algae extract, I couldn’t read most of the ingredients. This is the last thing you want to put on your body, or worse give to your kids. That’s why I wanted to create an easy body wash that’s simple to make and contains all-natural ingredients.
What Ingredients Do You Need to Make a DIY Body Wash
- Castile soap is a gentle cleanser that helps to remove dirt, grime and make-up without stripping the skin.
- Jojoba oil helps to moisturize skin and provides essential vitamins to make skin look healthy. You can substitute others like rosehip seed oil, jojoba oil, argan oil, sesame oil or even apricot kernel oil. Just be sure to get organic, cold-pressed oils.
- Vitamin E oil helps to nourish skin and give it an extra boost of vitamins. You could skip the vitamin E oil in this recipe if you use rosehip seed oil because it naturally contains vitamin E, vitamin A, vitamin C and essential fatty acids (which helps the skin look healthy and plump).
- Essential oils provide a natural scent and also help to nourish the skin.
How to Make This DIY Body Wash – Step By Step
First, get your ingredients together. You can substitute different essential oils to make your own scent and even replace jojoba and vitamin E oils with you other favorite carrier oils (like almond oil, argan oil, and rosehip seed oil).
In a 2 oz bottle, add castile soap, jojoba oil, and vitamin E oil. Shake well.
Then add 10 total drops of essential oils. Use your favorite combinations like Spearmint and Patchouli, or even Lavender and Lemon essential oils.
To use, shake well and them pump a dime-size amount into a loofah, sponge or wash cloth. Add water to create a foam and clean the skin.
Here are step-by-step directions on how to make this DIY Body Wash. It’s so easy and you can even make a different scent combination for each member of the family.
How to Make Different Scents for This DIY Body Wash
- For All Skin Types: 6 drops of Lavender essential oil, 4 drops of Lemon essential oil
- For Dry Skin: 4 drops Ylang Ylang essential oil, 5 drops Lavender essential oil
- For Kids Skin: 5 drops Lavender essential oil
A Really Easy DIY Body Wash
This DIY body wash is a cinch to make. Once you’ve bought the ingredients you’l be able to make multiple batches. We all hate going into the bathroom, ready for a nice shower, only to find an empty vessel of body wash! This is so quick and simple to make, in a couple of minutes you’ll have a fresh batch of cleansing, scented goodness!
Top Tips For This DIY Body Wash
- Use a 2 oz pump bottle as your container.
- Make sure to shake the pump well before using.
- You only need a dime sized amount of body wash.
- Use a good loofah to reach the hard to get places!
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DIY Body Wash
Ingredients
- 3.5 tbsp castile soap
- 1/2 tsp jojoba oil
- 1/2 tsp vitamin E oil
- 2 oz pump bottle
- 6 drops Spearmint essential oil
- 4 drops Patchouli essential oil
- Water
Instructions
- Fill a 2 oz pump bottle with castile soap and essential oils.
- Add jojoba and vitamin E oil.
- Fill with water and shake well.
- To use, shake well and them pump a dime-size amount into a loofah, sponge or wash cloth. Add water to create a foam and clean the skin.
Notes
Other Essential Oil Combinations
- For All Skin Types: 6 drops of Lavender essential oil, 4 drops of Lemon essential oil
- For Dry Skin: 4 drops Ylang Ylang essential oil, 5 drops Lavender essential oil
- For Kids Skin : 10 drops Lavender essential oil
Want More DIY Beauty Recipes?
Check out my book Natural Beauty Made Simple. It comes with 45 homemade skincare recipes with a set of printable labels and gift tags. You can download it instantly to your phone, computer or e-reader, so it’s portable and can go with you anywhere!
With this book, you’ll learn how to:
- Make your own organic beauty and skin care products for less than $25 a month!
- Learn simple techniques to make your own skincare – without the fuss of complicated recipes or hard-to-find ingredients
- Get tried-and-true recipes that work to nourish the skin and make it look more radiant than ever before
- Create beautiful gifts for friends and family with the printable labels and gift tags I’ve included with this book
I love this idea. I bought two large bottles of unscented Dr Bronner’s soap a few weeks ago. I’ll definitely make some of this body wash.