Cut costs and while easily saving money with this easy DIY Foaming Hand Soap Recipe!
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DIY Foaming Hand Soap Recipe
Are you wondering how to make your own foaming hand soap refill? It’s so much easier than you think!
You are going to LOVE this easy DIY Foaming Hand Soap Recipe!
Angie writes: "I've been doing this for years and have saved so much money, we love it."
I. Love. Fluffy Soap! It’s true ~ I love the foaming suds… but not the price.
So one day I decided to just make my own Homemade Foaming Soap!
What did I have to lose? Only money in my wallet, so I thought… why not give it a try?
Well guess what… it works! And it’s so easy. And it will save you SO much money!!
I’ve been doing this trick for years now… and you can too!
Homemade Cleaners are such a simple way to save BIG, and this is one of the easiest tricks to start with. So are you ready for my favorite foaming handsoap recipe?
It takes just a few seconds to make… seriously, how easy is that?
Here’s what you’ll need to do…
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Foaming Hand Soap Reviews
What Your Frugal Friends Are Saying About This Foaming Hand Soap Recipe…
Jeanie writes: “Tried this and it worked great!”
Angie writes: “I’ve been doing this for years and have saved so much money, we love it.”
Dawn writes: “The formula was perfect!”
Heidi writes: “Wow- super easy and worked perfectly! My kids love foaming soap and this really stretches the dollar!”
Melissa writes: “Works perfect!”
Crystal writes: “Works perfectly! Literally less than a nickel to make!”
Daniela writes: “It worked! We have foaming soap!”
Rebecca writes: “I do this all the time. This saves so much money!”
Mrs. H. writes: “I have made multiples for my kitchen and bathroom, very easy to make.”
Jordan writes: “I do this and love it! Thanks for the hot tip!”
Joyce writes: “I run a home daycare and the kiddos LOVE to go through the soap. It gets us just as clean, the scent is not as over powering and if you bought them during the Bath and Body Works Sale you are really saving $$$$. I love stretching the budget!”
Tiffany writes: “Works like a charm!!!”
Angelica writes: “‘I’ve been using this method for years. Great idea/method!!!”
Katie writes: “I just used the bottles from the Dial fluffy soaps, and I buy a bulk size of a soap I like maybe once a year. I keep more bottles on hand than we need (we need 4, I think I have 8 now) and pull out a full bottle whenever one runs out. Then I just fill all of them at once when we don’t have any more full ones to replace with.”
DIY Foaming Hand Soap Refill – What You’ll Need
You’ll just nee a few simple things to make your own foaming hand soap!
Check your bathroom cupboards or closet, or add the following to your next shopping list to make sure you’ve got everything on hand…
Clear-Based Liquid Hand Soap (Softsoap, Dial, antibacterial or other) *Don’t use the thick & creamy soaps. The clear-based soaps foam best!*
1 Empty Foaming Hand Soap Bottle (I use old Bath & Body Works bottles.)
Optional: Add in several drops of your favorite Essential Oil to give it a nice, light scent.
See… I told you this was going to be EASY!
How to Make Foaming Hand Soap
You won’t believe how simple it is to make your own foaming hand soap at home!
Here’s what you’ll do…
1. Fill the Empty Foaming Soap Bottle with approx. 1 inch of your liquid hand soap.
2. Slowly fill the rest of the bottle with tap water.
3. Put lid back on, and gently tip upside down & side to side to mix and shake gently if needed. (No need to shake vigorously, though… it will get too sudsy ~ just trust me.) 🙂
4. Then, when it’s time to wash your hands, pump a few pumps of foaming hand soap onto your hands, and wash well with warm water.
5. A nurse at the hospital where I worked once told me to wash at least as long as it takes to sing Happy Birthday to yourself in your head… about 20 seconds or longer. Don’t forget to wash under your nails, too!
6. And here’s one more tip from frugal friend Vicki… “And remember to turn the faucet off with the back of your wrist”
So that’s it! Now isn’t this Foaming Handsoap Recipe so easy?
You really need to give it a try. Making Foaming Soap is such a cinch!
Plus, your hands… and wallet will thank you! 😉
I personally use my leftover foaming hand soap pump dispensers from Bath and Body Works to make foaming hand soap for my kitchen and all the bathrooms around my home.
Foaming Soap Variations
Once you know how to make foaming soap, there are so many other things you can make that foam, too!
You won’t believe how much money you’ll save around the house!
Simply use the same ratio and process as above, and give these a try, too…
Foaming Body Wash
(1 inch clear-based body wash + water)
Amy writes: “I do this all the time! Works perfect!”
Foaming Shampoo
(1 inch clear-based shampoo + water)
Nicky writes: “Loved this idea, tried it and it worked great. Smells Great. Cleans just as well as our normal Johnsons!”
Foaming Baby Wash
(1 inch clear-based baby wash + water)
Shanna writes: “I’ve been doing this for a while now with my two boys. They have so much more fun with the foam in the tub, and it goes a lot further!!”
Lindy writes: “This worked perfectly! Love it.”
Brooke writes: “My 2 year old loves it. I decorated the bottle with his favourite character stickers and he always uses this for hand washing (instead of stronger stuff that irritates his skin)”
Karena writes: “Saved me quite a bit of money”
Rajene writes: “Best refill I’ve tried yet and smells great!”
Emily writes: ” LOVE LOVE LOVE this DIY, when you finish and realize that it works, it makes you feel so good about yourself, not to mention it smells good to!! However I used the bedtime bubble bath Johnson and Johnson”
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So have you tried this DIY Foaming Hand Soap Recipe yet?
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You share the best DIY’s and I can’t wait to check these out in more detail! I really need to try my hand at making my own soap.
I’m so glad you’ve been enjoying the tips, Christie… and this simple little trick will save you SO much money! 🙂
Would dove sensitive skin body wash work for this?
Hi Vera ~ this trick does work with body wash, however you’ll want to make sure you use a clear-based body wash. Here are some tips for making your own DIY Foaming Body Wash…
https://thefrugalgirls.com/2012/08/diy-foaming-body-wash.html
I do this too! It really does save a lot of money!
Isn’t this the best little money saving trick? 🙂
Had an empty BB&W foaming soap bottle and some BB&W shower gel. So I tried your recipe. Works great! And very easy to put together. I’m not real pleased with some of the shower gel scents I have. So I will turn them into foaming hand soap. Thanks so much for this great tip Heidi!
You’re very welcome, Pam! I love this trick, and just filled my empty bottles up this morning. 🙂
I add a little alcohol to the soap and water mixture, this helps it foam better. I make mine up by the gallon to refill soap dispensers at a retail store.We use less hand soap since I started doing this.
i put my soap in a measuring cup with a spout (I have an 8 cup Pyrex) add about a cup of water and mix with a small or mini whisk (stirring very gently. Then gradually add the rest of the water. For me it mixes better and is easier to mix than trying to gently shake the dispenser. The spout makes filling bottles easier or you can use a funnel. Besides you can make several bottles at a time. You can boil a little of the water first but not necessary. I like to use a better brand of soap rather than the cheap stuff. Some of the cheap stuff is already watered down and just because it foams doesn’t mean it cleans. ( Proven this with dirty little hands.) It does take more pumps if the base soap is cheap. Check the label of ingredients for added water. Hope this helps someone. Enjoy all the posts. Love thefrugalgirls site. Keep up the good work.
Would it work to add a few drops of essential oils to produce a nice scent??
Thanks!
Sunny
Hi Sunny… absolutely! A few drops of essential oils can definitely be added to the mixture. ENJOY! 😉
Do you know…is it possible to scent unscented softsoap? Do you think by adding essential oil to the soap it would scent it? If not any suggestions for how to scent it?