Hand Soap/Body Wash

Ok so I tried and fell in love with the laundry soap and fabric softener recipe. So I decided to try my hand at hand soap. It was a very simple process and I was able to use the remaining bar of soap from the laundry soap recipe. It makes a full gallon of soap. When it was completed I poured some in an empty soap container. It worked exactly how I wanted it too. The kids love it. I am finding because it is homemade that the kids find it more "exciting." They are now properly washing their hands before they eat, when they come in from outdoors, after an art project or after the use the bathroom. I do not have to remind them. Also with this recipe you can make body wash. I love Dove but the liquid body wash for Dove can be so expensive. I can spend the same amount of money for Dove bar soap and get 4 gallons of body wash out of. This one you have to play with a bit more. If you want your body wash to be thicker or soapier I suggest using slightly less water. This is also a recipe you can have the kids help you with. They can help shave down the soap using a cheese shredder. Its a cool thing and again a money saver!

Hand Soap and Body Wash




Ingredients:


Empty Gallon Jug
1 Gallon of Water
2 Tablespoons of Glycerin  (you can find with the band aide aisles)
1 Bar of soap


Note: You can choose any bar of soap that you want to use as either the hand soap, body wash or both.


Shred down the bar of soap (you can use a cheese shredder, I used a peeler). In a pot put in the gallon of water, soap shavings and the glycerin. Heat on medium/high heat till the soap is fully dissolved. At this point it will look like soapy water. Cool for 10-12 hours until the mixture is completely cool. Mix the mixture with a beater.  When you mix it should be the consistency of hand soap/body wash. If it is to hard use a beater to mix the soap while adding a little bit of water at a time till it is the consistency that you want. Pour into soap containers and add the remaining soap to a storage container. You may need to add less water for the body wash to make it thicker.