250–300 ml
DIY Recipe
Gentle
Gentle
Hand Soap
A fresh batch every few weeks — a quarter-bar of natural soap, hot water, a teaspoon of glycerin. Gentler on hands than supermarket pump soap, and a single 100 g bar refills the bottle four times over.
Yield
Time
15min + cool
Ingredients
3items
Soap conc.
~10% w/v
Ingredients
- 20–30 g Grated natural bar soapAbout a quarter of a 100 g bar.
- 250 ml Distilled waterFiltered or boiled-and-cooled works.
- 1 tsp Vegetable glycerin~5 ml. Adds slip, stops drying.
Foaming dispenser?
Fill the bottle 1/4 with the soap mix, top up with water. The foamer does the rest.
Method
- Heat the water. Just-boiled is ideal — the soap dissolves quickly.
- Add the grated soap. Stir gently until fully dissolved.
- Stir in the glycerin. Let cool completely — it thickens as it cools.
- Pour into a pump bottle. Shake before first use. Done.
Storage
No preservatives — make small batches, use within 3–4 weeks. Smells off? Bin it and start fresh.
A note
For personal, non-commercial use only. Always spot-test before use. Keep all products out of reach of children and pets. 3xploreWithUs accepts no responsibility for outcomes from these recipes.