Check out this easy way to make your own DIY Foaming Hand Soap. It's so easy to make and will save you money. No more expensive bottles to buy at the store.
I love foaming hand soap. It is so easy to use and washes off easily even with soft water. However, as much as I love the foaming hand soap, I don't love the price.
It seems like it is almost twice the price of regular hand soap. So, I came up with an easy DIY recipe that is inexpensive to make and works great!
If you would like to save money and make your own homemade foaming hand soap, check out this DIY recipe below.
DIY Foaming Hand Soap
To make DIY foaming hand soap you will need a few things.
- regular hand soap or castile soap
- a foaming soap container (you can buy them on Amazon if you don't have one at home)
- essential oils (if you want)
DIY foaming hand soap is so easy to make. All you need is regular hand soap and a foaming hand soap container. Yup, that's right, regular hand soap and water. Why is it twice the price?
I have no clue. I have a container that I picked up for $2 at Walgreens. It was the Dial foaming hand soap, but any foaming hand soap container will work. If you want a nicer bottle you can buy the foaming hand soap bottles here. Once all the soap was gone I just refilled it.
You will want to add regular hand soap to your bottle. Use 25% hand soap to 75% water mixture. Since my container holds about a cup, I add about 1/4 of a cup of regular hand soap.
If you want to use some essential oils you can add those now too. I like to use a lemon essential oil.
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After I added hand soap to the container I added about 3/4 cup of water. Then I gently shook it. You don't want to shake it too much or else it may foam over.
Now you have DIY foaming hand soap. It's just that easy. I love that it is so frugal.
I can make a small bottle of Softsoap stretch to 4 bottles of foaming soap. This works great if your kids like lots of bubbles to wash their hands.
Have you ever made your own DIY foaming hand soap or do you just buy it?
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Elroy says
My wife makes our own soap. She bought some scents from a company in Logan, UT as well. I love my "pink lemoade" scent, but my wife calls it grapefruit.
Julie says
Pink lemonade sounds yummy! I might have to try them sometime. Thanks.
Amanda @ The Anti Mom Blog says
i love the foamy hand soap! so doing this from now on! thanks for sharing this tip!!
Kristen @ Joyfully Thriving says
I've been making my own foaming hand soap for a couple years now. Although lately, several of my pumps have broke! I don't know if I just wore them out or the soap was too thick or what. Hmmm.
Julie says
I haven't had a problem with mine breaking yet. I wonder if you can buy just the pumps? Maybe they would be more heavy duty.
Anna says
You can buy the foaming pumps but I found them to be a waste of money!! The ones I reuse work the best. I have been doing this for a few years now and I have tossed the spendier pumps when they broke and haven't yet broke a commercial soap pump.
Suanna says
I've been doing this for a few years. I only use about 17 pumps of the plain soap per container. I have several containers and make up a large batch a t a time. The kids know to bring the empty bottle and leave it in place of a full bottle and I make a new batch every 6-12 weeks.
Julie says
That's a great idea! I will have to make up a big batch next time.
Dane says
Instead of using regular hand soap, I use a non-rinse soap from the drug store (it is usually used for bedridden people). I make it up the same as yours. I take it with me when I go fishing, yard selling, flea markets, all places that I feel the need to wash my hands but may not be close to clean water. You just use the soap as usual then wipe it off with a paper towel. It smells good and does not dry the skin.
Julie says
Great Idea! Thanks for sharing, that will be perfect for this summer at the pool and park. 🙂