DIY Foaming Hand Soap

This DIY Foaming Hand Soap recipe is a homemade, non-toxic alternative to keep those messy hands clean. It’s so easy to make and just a few ingredients. You can easily make bottles of this homemade hand soap for pennies compared to store-bought soaps.

I used to buy these so-called natural hand soaps from the store thinking I was helping my family. But once I started reading the labels I found that many of the ingredients in hand soaps were loaded with toxic chemicals… even the “natural” ones.

And the hand soaps that were clean and organic often cost $5-10 for a 8-10 oz bottle. That’s $30 easily a month to make hand soaps for all 3 of my bathrooms. Add that up over a year and that’s $360.

Staggering right?

Well, here’s the thing… you can easily make own DIY Foaming Hand Soap for way less money and with just a few simple ingredients. And when I mean way less, I mean like pennies compared to those $5-10 bottles. You could easily make one bottle for like $1 a bottle. So for 3 bottles that’s $3 a month… and $36 a year.

Um, compare $36 vs. $360 a year. Which would you rather pay?

And the DIY version that’s $36 a year contains all-natural ingredients that you can feel safe about using for your whole family. It really effective on dirty hands, yet it’s gentle and safe – even for little ones.

How to Make This DIY Foaming Hand Soap

This recipe is so easy to make. It literally takes like 2 minutes to make and BOOM! You’re done.

It’s a cheaper alternative to natural store-bought brands, and you can change up the essential oils in this recipe to customize your scent and create seasonal blends For instance, I like Lavender in the spring because it reminds me of spring flowers. In the winter, try Thieves and Orange essential oils for a pumpkin spice scent.

For this recipe, I used Lemongrass because it smells so refreshing and clean.

About the Ingredients

• Liquid castile Soap is a coconut-based soap that is non-toxic and non-irritating to the skin. It’s gentle enough to use on baby’s skin, yet great for cleaning skin naturally.
• Witch hazel helps to keep the water in this hand soap purified so it’ll last about a month.
• Aloe vera gel is a natural moisturizer and helps to soothe the skin. It works well to disperse essential oils too.
• Essential oils are used as a natural fragrance and help to soothe and moisturize the skin.
• Foaming soap bottle like this 10 oz. bottle.

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DIY Foaming Hand Soap

Prep Time

2 mins

Total Time

2 mins

 

This DIY Foaming Hand Soap recipe is a homemade, non-toxic alternative to keep those messy hands clean. It's so easy to make and just a few ingredients. 

Keyword: cleaning, diy, soap

Author: Don't Mess With Mama

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup liquid castile soap
• 1 tsp aloe vera gel
• 1 tbsp witch hazel
• 10 drops Lemongrass essential oil
• 1 cup water
• 1 foaming soap container 10 oz size is perfect

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Instructions

1. In a soap dispensing bottle, add water, castile soap, essential oils and aloe vera gel.

2. Replace lid securely and shake vigorously for a few seconds.

Recipe Notes

• If you don't have Lemongrass essential oil, try Thieves, Tea Tree, Lemon or Lavender essential oils. Get your essential oils here.
• This DIY Foaming Hand Soap will keep for about 3-4 weeks as the witch hazel helps to keep the water sanitized. 

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