Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Work It Wednesday: DIY Liquid Soap

We seem to go through liquid soap like crazy in my house! But for some reason, I'm not really a fan of buying more. Of course that may have something to do with the couple dozen or so bar soaps I have tucked in the closet. Along with elephant & sea shell shaped soaps (thanks, mom!). It became obvious that it was time to whip up some DIY Liquid Soap, myself.


Making your own liquid soap is super simple! 

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•Start by grating the soap & boiling the water. (One bar of soap to one gallon of water was the most common ration I found, but I used one elephant, two sea shells & 8C. of water.)

•Once the water has reached a full boil, remove from the heat & add the grated soap. Stir until thoroughly combined. 

•Allow the soap mixture to sit for 15-30 minutes before stirring again. At this point the soap will begin to thicken. 

•Next, let the mixture to sit for a few hours or overnight. If need be, you can add more soap or water until the desired consistency is reached. 

 

27 comments:

  1. I have never thought of this idea. What do you do with bits of soap that don't melt in the process? How well do you find it scrubs away germs given that it's been diluted?

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  2. I have never tried to make my own soap before. It sounds super easy and I totally want to try this.

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  3. Wait! You can make soap at home??? How did I not know this? Totally trying this weekend, thanks!

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  4. This is such an easy way to make liquid soap! I will definitely have to try this now with some of the bar soaps I never use.

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  5. Oh I would never have thought of DIYing soap what a fantastic idea! x

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  6. What a great idea. I am so trying this with all the little bars of hotel soap I somehow have sitting in my bathroom ...

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  7. Who knew it was that easy? I didn't, this is great! We use so much soap!

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  8. Hubs wont use anything but bar soap. So we save all the little slivers and when we get a big batch we make homemade shower gel or handsoap. Sometimes we melt it and make new bars. Its fun.

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  9. I have never thought to do this! I definitely should though since we go through so much hand soap!

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  10. I would have never thought of doing this. We don't use bar soap at all and when we can get a thing of liquid soap for $.89 it doesn't sound feasible for us buy soap to make soap.

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  11. Great idea! I'm just a sucker for all those different scented soaps at Bath & Body Works...

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  12. I spend a lot of money on liquid soap. I would love to save some money and make this right here at home.

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  13. Very cool idea. We are going into a Holistic lifestyle and this sounds great. Thanks for the post!

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  14. Simple way to use some of those leftover bits and bars that we always overlook in the closet.

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  15. We go through hand soap, but at Costco, I think it's only $3 per bottle. With the two littles, I don't even make my own laundry detergent anymore. This is a great idea, I hadn't even considered it.

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  16. This is a really neat idea! It seems like it would be money saving too. I may give this a try! :)

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  17. How neat! I love making my own soaps and other household products whenever possible. I know exactly what's in them that way.

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  18. I used to make my own laundry detergent but it clogged up the pipes in our last house. Not sure if I'll be doing that now that we've moved. I've never though to make hand soap! I think I'll have to try it.

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  19. I love DIY soap recipes, so easy and saves money, great recipe. Never thought of using bar soap.

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  20. We go through lots of liquid soap at my house too. This is a clever way to use those extra bars of soap.

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  21. Interesting idea. I usually just buy soap because it doesn't really set me back that much. If the ingredients are better for my skin I might get on board

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  22. This is a great way to use up all the bars of soap you have and turn it into something you use. I have a bunch of shell soaps i will have to try this with.

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  23. I really want to try this out! We go through so many bottles of soap it's crazy lol

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  24. I have never made my own hand soap before, but I should give it a try!

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  25. I love DIY products-- I always back DIY hand soap!

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  26. I think it takes a special person to make your own! I couldn't imagine grating soap. But I do love to buy it :)

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  27. Heard about this before but haven't tried it yet. Pinning for later!

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