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    Home » DIY Projects

    Homemade Foaming Hand Soap with Essential Oils

    January 17, 2022 by Patti Estep 2 Comments

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    Learn how to make foaming hand soap with essential oils and a few other basic ingredients. Create your own fragrance and save money with this easy craft.

    Foaming hand soap in a clear and green mason jar

    Making bath and body products with essential oils is something I have long enjoyed. Recently I ran out of a foaming soap that I liked so I decided to try and make my own.

    I knew that when you use foaming hand soap you are using less soap and water than traditional liquid soap, while still effectively washing your hands. And I was interested in trying to create my own scent with essential oils so this easy craft was a no-brainer.

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    Ingredients for foaming hand wash including foaming mason jar dispensers, castile soap, essential oils, distilled water and vegetable glycerin.

    How to Make Foaming Hand Soap

    What you Need

    • Distilled water
    • Liquid Castile soap (unscented)
    • Essential oils, such as lemon, lavender, grapefruit, rosemary
    • Mason jars
    • Foaming soap dispenser
    • Vegetable Glycerin or Carrier Oil (optional)
    Mason jar foaming soap dispenser lids.

    You can buy all kinds of foaming soap pumps online or reuse an empty foaming soap bottle you have already. In my case, I chose to buy just the lid and pump that fit on a pint-sized (16 oz bottle) mason jar.

    DIY foaming hand soap in a mason jar dispenser.

    A little castile soap, some essential oils, and distilled water, and you're all set to go. I did add vegetable glycerin to the mix for moisture.

    Additions and Substitutions

    • Add a teaspoon of a carrier oil for moisture such as grapeseed oil, fractionated coconut oil, sweet almond oil, or jojoba oil. I had some glycerin leftover from another project so I decided to use it.
    • If you don't have distilled water you could substitute filtered water. Just don't use tap water. Tap water may have microbes or unusual contaminants.
    • You can use fragrance oils or blends if you prefer. They are synthetic or man made and not natural, however, there are some scents that are hard to get with essential oils or are too expensive. If you do want to use fragrance oils I would suggest starting with a smaller amount, say 5 drops, as they seem to be much stronger than essential oils.
    • You can also use liquid soap with water to make foaming hand soap. Use a mixture of 4 to 1 water to soap in a foaming hand soap dispenser and shake well.
    Foaming soap on hand from mason jar dispenser.

    The lather comes out just like it does from purchased foam soap dispensers.

    Green pint sized mason jar foaming soap dispenser in front of a clear jar, essential oils and castile soap.

    Simple, natural, custom, and inexpensive. That's what I'd call a good thing.

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    Foaming hand soap in a clear and green mason jar
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    Homemade Foaming Hand Soap Recipe

    Make your own foaming hand soap with this easy tutorial. It will save you money and you can feel good about the ingredients you put inside.
    Active Time10 mins
    Total Time10 mins
    Yield: 1
    Author: Patti Estep
    Cost: $10

    Equipment

    • measuring spoons

    Materials

    • Foam soap dispenser lids
    • Pint Mason Jar
    • Castile soap
    • Vegetable Glycerin
    • Essential Oils
    • Distilled Water

    Instructions

    • Measure out 2.5 tablespoons of castile soap and place it in the mason jar.
    • Add 1 teaspoon of vegetable glycerin.
    • Add 25-30 drops of your favorite essential oils
    • Fill the rest of the jar with distilled water.
    • Place the foam dispenser lid on top.
    • Shake gently and test the dispenser to make sure it's working.
    • Add a little more essential oil if you prefer a stronger scent.

    Notes

    You can add a teaspoon of a carrier oil such as grapeseed, almond, or jojoba for extra moisture.
    You could use fragrance oil however, they are usually much stronger. Start with 5-10 drops and test the scent first.

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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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    Comments

    1. Sandy

      January 21, 2022 at 8:17 pm

      The second point under the additions and substitutions states "Use filtered water instead of distilled water." But, in the materials list is "distilled water " that is listed. Is there a misprint somewhere?

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        January 21, 2022 at 10:15 pm

        Sandy, What I meant was, you could use filtered water if you don't have distilled water but not water from the tap. Sorry for the confusion and thanks for bringing it to my attention.

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