So, here is how you can make your own liquid soap, from a bar, without all of the chemicals and while saving money!
Materials:
1 bar of soap
1 cup of water for every ounce of soap
essential oils or natural fragrance oils (optional)
Vegetable Glycerin (optional, can be used for extra moisturizing and for consistency)
1 pot
container to put soap in - reused soap container or anything with a pump, you can use whatever you want!
Steps:
Grate the bar of soap and set aside
Heat the water on the stove, so it is hot but not boiling
Add grated soap and stir occasionally until dissolved (about 10 minutes)
Once soap is dissolved, turn off stove, set aside and let cool. Once it is cool, but not set (after about 30 minutes) you can transfer it to your container. Then it will need to set about 10-12 hours. After 3-4 hours the soap will be at consistency.
If your soap turns out too watery, you can put it back in the pot and add more grated soap. If too thick, you can mix it with a hand blender and add a little water. Each bar of soap is different, so each batch is going to be slightly different. Generally, if the bar of soap that you use has more moisturizing agents, the end consistency will be thicker and the opposite if your bar soap lacks moisturizing agents.
I used Tom's of Maine Olive Oil bar soap (which smells wonderful and is super moisturizing!!), each bar is 4oz and I used 6 cups of water rather than 8 because I like my soap a little thicker.
Remember, if you can find natural bar soap, please use it! It is well worth the small investment! Kirk's Castille Soap, Meyers, Tom's of Maine, or any handmade natural bar of soap would be a wonderful choice! These are easy to find at Rite Aid, Walgreens or CVS.
For 2 bars of soap it cost $5.49 - One bar of soap made 6 cups of liquid soap (48oz) and filled 4 reusable soap containers that I had! That is only 69 cents a container!
**Recipe was used from http://www.thefarmersnest.com/2011/11/liquid-hand-soap-diy.html ** find instructions with pictures there!
