I saw this recipe for homemade hand soap on Tipnut.com and thought we'd give it a try.
Here's what you need:
1 bar of soap
1 TBS. glycerin
1 tsp. honey
water
THAT'S IT!!!
Here's what you need:
1 bar of soap
1 TBS. glycerin
1 tsp. honey
water
THAT'S IT!!!
First, grate bar of soap into small flakes, pour in blender. I don't have a blender so I just used my food processor.
Add 1 cup boiling water and whip.
Add 1/2 cup room temperature water and stir in blender.Add honey and glycerin, stir.
Allow mix to cool (15 minutes) then whip again.
Allow mix to cool (15 minutes) then whip again.
(and yes, Danny is wearing a clip on tie...I'm not sure why.)Top off mixture with 5-6 cups of cool water then mix again. I had to move the mixture to my biggest bowl at this point. Between the soap and the foam, my mixer was almost overflowing! I had no trouble mixing in all the water with just a wisk.
Pour into containers and allow to cool (do not put lids or caps on yet).After an hour, close containers. Soap mixture will thicken up.
Shake before using as needed.
I stored my soap in an old laundry detergent bottle I had cleaned out. I really like this soap! It's light and creamy and smells super clean. I think we'll be using this recipe for a long time!
I did make one change to the recipe, I used a vitamin E body oil instead of the glycerin and it worked just fine. I also debated using my coconut oil, which I will probably use next time. I also might use an essential oil like lavender or lemon!
I also don't see why you couldn't make this with herbal infused water. Just boil a handful of herbs, like comfrey, in 6 cups of water and allow to cool. Strain herbs out before adding to soap mixture.
I bought a three pack of Ivory soap for a buck. The vitamin E oil was $2. We always have honey on hand so I didn't even factor that into the cost. It looks like I was able to make 8 cups of soap for a grand total of .65!
Next, on to homemade laundry detergent!
I did make one change to the recipe, I used a vitamin E body oil instead of the glycerin and it worked just fine. I also debated using my coconut oil, which I will probably use next time. I also might use an essential oil like lavender or lemon!
I also don't see why you couldn't make this with herbal infused water. Just boil a handful of herbs, like comfrey, in 6 cups of water and allow to cool. Strain herbs out before adding to soap mixture.
I bought a three pack of Ivory soap for a buck. The vitamin E oil was $2. We always have honey on hand so I didn't even factor that into the cost. It looks like I was able to make 8 cups of soap for a grand total of .65!
Next, on to homemade laundry detergent!
I haven't made the homemade hand soap yet, but did make the detergent a couple of weeks ago. SO far, no problems with the laundry detergent (super easy, too).
ReplyDeleteI was going to ask--HEY! Where'd you find the glycerin--only to find out you didn't use it! LOL. But where did you get the VitE oil? Health food store?
I got the oil at Walmart. If I went to the health food store they probably would have charged me 10 bucks for a 2oz. bottle!
ReplyDeleteI really like this soap and can't wait to try homemade laundry detergent! It should really save us some $$$ with all the laundry we do!
I kwym about $ we all put out for laundry detergent. I did find that I couldn't get washing soda locally, had to go online and order it directly from the source (Amazon didn't have it)...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the head's up on Walmart/VitE oil! I'll have to remember that when I am stocking up. I didn't find Fels Naptha anywhere, but did find Zote (a good laundry bar soap) at one of our local stores. Nice and pink with a slightly citrus scent.