It's been wayy too long since my last post! It's been a busy holiday season...
Happy New Year everyone!! A friend of mine told me that 2013 is going to be my year =) I'm hoping that's the case!
Today I am going to teach you how to make your own scented foaming hand soap. I discovered how to do this about a year ago and haven't used any other kind of hand soap since. It's soo easy I think you'll be impressed!
What you need is...
Some wonderful Dr. Bronners Pure-Castile Soap, any kind you'd like (lavender, citus, peppermint, or original)
Some warm distilled water (distilled is better but tap works too)
And some empty foaming soap dispensers. You can use an old one you already have, or I bought mine (because I like the clear bottle so I can add my own pretty label and give to friends and family) at http://www.bulkapothecary.com/ <---- great website for buying empty containers of all shapes and sizes
Optional:
A lil Vitamin E Oil - or any other kind of skin oil you may have laying around. Great for those bitter cold winter months when your hands are fighting the elements
And last but not least... (also optional - but I highly recommend using some) your favorite essential oil. I match these up to the scent of Dr. Bronners I use and it just gives the extra potency to your soap and I think the scent lasts on your hands a lot longer.
Let's get started...
Step One: Add about 30 drops of the skin oil of your choice (if you are using some) to your empty container
Step Two: Now fill your container with the Dr. Bronner's Castile soap of your choice (I chose Citrus for my kitchen) about 1/8 of the way full ...
Yes that's really all you need!!! =)
Step Three: Add about 15 drops of the essential oil of your choice (I chose grapefruit - much more fun than the usually lemon scented kitchen soap)
Step Four: Fill up the rest of your bottle with the warm distilled/tap water...
Don't forget to leave room for the pump! Those foaming hand soap pumps take up more room in the bottle than regular liquid soap dispensers.
Step Five: Add your own label so you can show off to all your friends how crafty and frugal you are ;)
You can go with a simple design...
Or go all out and fancy it up!
Enjoy your hard work!
I will be back soon with a recipe for homemade chapstick - so order some empty chapstick containers from Bulk Apothecary when you order your soap dispensers =)
Thanks for stopping by Odds & End-ers!
Heidi
