| We like the foaming hand soaps in each bathroom and kitchen: they require less product, wash and rinse more easily and quickly. However, I didn't like spending money every few weeks to buy the refill or new pump! I found you can make your own refill. You cannot use straight liquid soap, however. But it couldn't be easier: Buy a nice dishwashing soap. I like a lavender-ylang-ylang fragrance by Palmolive. Rinse out your empty foaming container. Germ-X brand simply screws off. Rinse container with warm water. Add about 1/8 dish soap or less to about 7/8 warm water. Don't shake. Tip it to mix. It should pump just great and foamy. If you get air bubbles or no foam, your mixture is too thick. Simply empty and start again and experiment with what works for you. Simple and cheap. I also keep a regular (no foaming) hand soap pump. I fill it 2/3 the way with the dish soap and 1/3 with warm water. You can wash your hands and do dishes with this, and it uses less product. By Melissa | |
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| Make Your Own Foaming Soaps | 08/05/2005 |
| Thanks for the tip! I can't wait to try it out! | |
| By Crystal (Guest Post) | |
| Make Your Own Foaming Soaps | 08/07/2005 |
| Pampered Chef also makes a dispenser for foaming soap. Seems like it sells for around $5.I found one at a yard sale Friday for twenty five cents!! All you do is add a small amount of liquid soap and water.I've always wanted one,so I'm anxious to put it to use. | |
| By Sharon, KY (Guest Post) | |
| Make Your Own Foaming Soaps | 08/17/2005 |
| I received a Pampered Chef foaming soap dispenser for a wedding shower gift and I love it! I put it in my kitchen but would like to have two more (one in each bathroom); maybe I will try this instead! My husband's not too crazy about foaming soap though... :o) | |
| By Jessica | |
| Make Your Own Foaming Soaps | 08/23/2005 |
| I just use Dr. Bronners soap in a 50/50 mix (or 60/40 - it's all by sight) and it works just fine. The stuff is great, and I can get minty hand soap or lavendar soap for the bath (which nicely gets rid of BO after a lot of exercise). I've found some info on this here: http://www.forsoapmakers.com/foamy-info.html Dr. Bronners contains the recommended surfectant in it's liquid soaps, and comes as a relatively thin liquid that is meant to be diluted heavily. I think I'm going to go towards that 7-1 ration the original poster mentioned. | |
| By Peter (Guest Post) | |
| Make Your Own Foaming Soaps | 02/20/2006 |
| I make my foaming soap with baby shampoo for the smell and some rubbing alcohol for germs, then add water and it is great! | |
| By scarlett mathis |
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