Homemade Hand Soap

Good day lovelies! Today, I want to share with you another cheap tip that we use in our household.  It has save us loads of money.  Hand soaps are essential in every home, and we all know that hand soaps are not that cheap, especially the antibacterial ones, so I concocted up this recipe that we could use at home that does the same job as those expensive hand soaps.  One thing I also like about this recipe is you could customize this according to your preference.  You can add scents of your choice for that something extra special :)
Homemade Hand Soap


Let's gather our ingredients, shall we?
1.  Water
2.  Cheap body wash
3.  Alcohol
4.  Empty container with pump
Homemade Hand Soap

First, get a clean container.  I just used an empty bottle of shampoo with a pump.  I removed the label and cleaned the bottle.  Choosing a container with a pump is a must.  Next, pour the body wash inside the container.  Fill the container to about one fourth of the bottle.  I found this cheap body wash at a health store for less than 200 pesos for 700 mL.
Homemade Hand Soap
Next, add in the alcohol.  I used 70% alcohol.  This would not only give you hand wash antibacterial properties but would also act as a "preservative" as this would make your hand soap last longer especially if you are only using tap water and not distilled water.  Just eyeball the amount, you do not have to put a lot.  Two capfuls are enough for this one-liter container.
Homemade Hand Soap

Then all you have to do is fill the container with water.  I prefer distilled or bottled water but if that is not available, water from your faucet is fine :)  Do not over fill your container.  Leave a bit of space for us to be able to shake and mix all three liquids we put in there.
Homemade Hand Soap

Now, put the pump on the container then shake vigorously for a few seconds until it is well combined.  You should see some foam after you shake it.
Homemade Hand Soap

Your hand soap is now ready to use.  I like that it has a foamy consistency and lathers up your hands well.  You can also use old hand soap containers which have "foamers" attached to the pump.  You can also use unscented body wash then add your favorite essential oil to the mix.  The one I used already has a mild vanilla scent and moisturizers so I did not use essential oils.
Homemade Hand Soap

I love the fact that I could use that one bottle body wash for four batches of homemade hand soap for just a price of one bottle of store-bought hand soap. :)
Homemade Hand Soap

Hope you enjoyed today's tip :)
Have a great day!
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64 comments:

  1. Nice idea! Thanks for sharing! :)

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  2. OMG! Looks so easy! What a great idea :)
    xoxo

    Novelstyle

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  3. Cool DIY idea. I've never tried to make my own soap but why not?!:) Thanks for the tip hun

    Xx

    Alexandra

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  4. nice!

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  5. Such a nice idea dear!!!
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  6. Neat idea! I have never thought of making my own hand soap! Sounds like a fun idea and will save some money!

    Rebecca
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  7. Ohh I love this! I will definitely need to try this sometime soon.

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  8. Great idea. I´ve never thought about such kind of DIY. :)
    Fashion Happenss

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  9. Amazing and very clever idea!

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  10. I never thought to make my own hand soap! This would actually make a wonderful gift for the holidays. Thanks for sharing Angel!

    Rowena @ rolala loves

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  11. yay! something simple yet exciting to try :)

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  12. Great idea! Must make a bottle. My lil one needs a lot of this stuff.:)

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  13. It looks like a really good product!
    Kisses

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  14. Super fresh! xxx

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  15. wow, so creative :D

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  16. Wow. Great DIY dear. :)
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  17. This is an awesome DIY! I need to come up with some fun hand soap recipes now, haha. :)

    -Ashley
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  18. That is so interesting to know!

    Best,
    -Kati

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  19. What a really cool post! Never tried making homemade soaps before. I should give it a try ;)
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  20. This is such a great tip.x Hand soaps are definitely expensive, will be giving this a try next time I am out of hand soap! So perfect that you can customize it as well, love a good vanilla scent.x Have a lovely Friday!
    xxxx
    Stephanie
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  21. ohh wow this is a really interesting DIY. I've never heard of making your own soap but this really interest me! I might give it a try this weekend since I have everything I need!
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    1. yay! let me know how it goes :) thanks mindy!

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  22. thank you! i really appreciate it :) will follow your back!

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  23. wow very outer can, the above step is very clear :)

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  24. interesting how it work :D
    great post :)

    greets from germany
    xo Trang ♥

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  25. My current soap is almost empty. I'm thinking about doing that, because it seems interesting ! Thanks for the tip !

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  26. Gorgeous! That diy soap is extraordinary!
    Kisses from Miami,
    Borka
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  27. I really admire your homemade projects! Will definitely try this one soon! :)

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