homemade hand soap

I don't know about your house, but we seem to go through hand soap at a rapid pace. I guess this is a good problem because it means my boys are washing their hands. Although I'm pretty sure if we weren't reminding them constantly, they would never wash their hands. Ever. Even after feeding a donkey while simultaneously eating an apple. I mean, how dirty could a donkey's mouth be?

Here is a simple homemade hand soap recipe that can be made to smell (or not smell) anyway you like, depending on which soap you use. I love Dr. Bronner's soap because they all smell delish and are free of any harmful chemicals. They also make an unscented variety if you don't want your soap to smell like anything.

Homemade Hand Soap

1 bar soap

8-10 cups water 

2 tbsp coconut oil

essential oils (optional)

Using a cheese grater, grate your entire bar of soap into a large pot. Then pour 8 cups of water over the soap. Add 2 tbsp of coconut oil and heat over medium heat until everything has dissolved. Once everything is dissolved, remove from heat and let it cool. If you want to add essential oils, add them once it has cooled, but before it starts to set up. After a few hours, the soap will start to thicken up. You may need whisk in more water, depended on the consistency. After about 5 hours, it should be ready to go. Use a funnel to pour into pump bottles, or into mason jars to store for later.

This should make roughly 60 ounces of soap for about the cost of a bar of soap. 

Now, go wash up!