New subscriber! This is awesome to know how to make your own without having a pay so much money for what you buy in the store! Thanks fora a great video.
Been wasting my money on those smelly B&BW soaps. They leave a film and they don't clean my hands as clean as this does. My husband LOVES this with lavender oil and raves about it to everyone. Cheaper, cleaner, SAFER (fewer chemicals) and better smelling in my opinion. Thank you so much for sharing.
I really appreciate this guide it was very helpful. Thank you. I found the easier way to incorporate the essential oil is to put the oil drops first and then the soap and water seems to mix more even.
Great video. Thanks. I have been buying the waterless body wash foam for my allotment and was keeping the bottles hoping I could make my own. So today I used fuchsia and again Berry antibacterial hand liquid soap and water i made my own. Brilliant.....with this pandemic I can carry a bottle with me too.
If someone could me i would appreciate it Why would not be able to reuse any.tips would be great i mess up i always do some things wrong and can't seem to fix it
Castile soap isn't technically antibacterial. According to the Dr. Bronner's website: "Castile soap is safe for cleaning both the body and home. The soap molecules have one end that bonds to water and another that repels it. When combined with water, the result is that one end attaches to dirt, grime, and grease, effectively removing it from the applied surface. On top of this, soap molecules rupture the membranes of bacteria and viruses, rendering them useless."
The link you provide for the Amazon dispenser is a plastic bottle, but you are filling a glass bottle, which I would also prefer to use. Can you tell me where you purchased that beautiful bottle in the video? Thank you!
Now you can achieve foaming in a more advanced way with an automatic foam soap dispenser. Just mix soap and water, and you’ll get high-quality foam with a wave of your hand. No pressing needed, reducing cross-contamination for a more hygienic experience. I hope the blogger will give it a try!
Hello! Any temperature of water will work. I usually use warm water from the tap, but it will cool off later, so it doesn't really matter. Just refilled my soap dispenser this morning!
Yes, that's what makes it foam. I haven't tried using regular hand soap (I've just used liquid castile soap), but it would probably work. I'd love to hear how it works if you decide to try it!
I've been making this soap for years, and we've never had it grow any mold. But we do go through it very quickly since we have several people in our home using it on a daily basis. Here are a few suggestions if you're concerned about the possibility of mold growth: This soap should not be made in large quantities, as it only has a shelf life of about a month or so. If you want to add a preservative, there's a product called Optiphen Plus (you can find it on Amazon) that is paraben and formaldehyde-free. I haven't used this myself, but I've seen others recommend it. It also helps to use boiled or distilled water if you're concerned about bacteria. Hope that helps! Joy
You're right. Thankfully, this soap is so easy that exactness isn't required. I usually just pour some soap in and add some water (more water than soap), and it works out fine. :) Still making this every week (just made some today!) after several years, and still love it.
You can add essential oils that have antibacterial properties (like peppermint, lemon or tea tree oil), but I don't know if it would qualify as antibacterial (and I'm not sure how much essential oil you would need to add in order to make it a strong antibacterial hand soap).
That's right, it's really the soap dispenser that makes it a foaming soap! I've mostly just used this method with castile soap, but I know others have had success with just regular liquid hand soap.
Yes, the foaming bottle is required for this project. The foaming soap bottle is what makes the soap foamy. If you don't want to purchase a new one, you can re-use a bottle that had foaming soap in it if you happen to have one hanging around!
Hi Cathy! I've been making this soap for years, and we've never had it grow any mold. But we do go through it very quickly since we have several people in our home using it on a daily basis. Here are a few suggestions if you're concerned about the possibility of mold growth: This soap should not be made in large quantities, as it only has a shelf life of about a month or so. If you want to add a preservative, there's a product called Optiphen Plus (you can find it on Amazon) that is paraben and formaldehyde-free. I haven't used this myself, but I've seen others recommend it. It also helps to use boiled or distilled water if you're concerned about bacteria. Hope that helps! Joy
We have 7 people in our home, so ours gets used up pretty quickly. I have had some last for almost a month (it will occasionally separate, and you might want to swirl it around or shake it every once in awhile). Using distilled or purified water helps it last longer. Also, I never make this soap in advance, and I don't mix up large quantities. I just mix it up right in the bottle when we get low on hand soap. Hope that helps!
The ingredients are: water, castile soap, and essential oil (optional). Just fill up your foaming soap container with water and add some castile soap. Hope that helps! You can find written instructions at the blog post here: www.artfulhomemaking.com/how-to-make-foaming-hand-soap/
The magic is definitely in the foam soap dispenser! This tutorial is to show you how to make your own foaming soap to refill the dispenser (instead of buying premade soap for it).
I've only tried using castile soap and water, and that combination makes a great foaming soap! Other soap might work, but I haven't tried it. If you try it, let me know if it works! But, yes, the foam soap dispenser is what makes it a foaming soap.
This is a bad idea. You will be washing your hands with a lot of bacteria and mold. There are not enough preservatives in that small amount of soap to be effective.
I've been making this soap for years, and we've never had it grow any mold. But we do go through it very quickly since we have several people in our home using it on a daily basis. Here are a few suggestions if you're concerned about the possibility of mold growth: This soap should not be made in large quantities, as it only has a shelf life of about a month or so. If you want to add a preservative, there's a product called Optiphen Plus (you can find it on Amazon) that is paraben and formaldehyde-free. I haven't used this myself, but I've seen others recommend it. It also helps to use boiled or distilled water if you're concerned about bacteria.
Terrible video. The most important part is not the dispenser it’s the preservative. This is a bacteria hazard! Don’t do it! Anything with water needs a preservative
The dispenser is only important in that it creates a foaming soap. This soap should not be made in large quantities, as it only has a shelf life of about a month or so. If you want to add a preservative, there's a product called Optiphen Plus (you can find it on Amazon) that is paraben and formaldehyde-free. I haven't used this myself, but I've seen others recommend it. It also helps to use boiled or distilled water if you're concerned about bacteria. I'm just sharing my personal experience with making my own foaming hand soap for the past few years (we still use it every single day!). All DIY tutorials are use at your own risk, but we personally haven't had any issues with it. But we do go through it very quickly since we have several people in our home using it on a daily basis.
