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Refill Foaming Hand Soap

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Date: 11/14/2007 Topics: Better Living > Frugal Living > Tips | Cleaning > Products  
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My little boy likes to use foaming handwash in the bathroom, so I choose a brand that has a screw on lid (that can be taken off and replaced again - some are permanently sealed). When it runs out, buy a cheaper brand of ordinary handwash liquid and dilute with water (1 part soap to 4 water) and refill the bottle. Much cheaper and lasts for ages.

By Juliet from Manchester UK
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Post By dah-dahn. (Guest Post) (02/09/2008)
Interesting -- have not yet seen the foaming dish soap; will keep an eye out. Have "just" caved in and bought the foaming dispenser around Christmas-time... only running out about now, so can't vouch for any info yet.

In reply to Post By Dede (Guest Post) (11/14/2007), w/regards to the un-springy spring, his guy seems to have figured out the mechanism behind the foam soap dispenser bottles:
http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1354863&lastnode_id=0

Also, someone on the comments instructables.com also figured out something about soap collecting in the top part, making it hard to pump.
http://www.instructables.com/id/How ... efill-a-foaming-hand-soap-container/
Good luck!

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Post By jean (Guest Post) (11/16/2007)
I use dollar store shampoo for the dispenser, diluted 1/2 water, 1/2 shampoo. This also works in pump soap dispensers.

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Post by Joyce wis (80) | (11/15/2007)
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When my ran out i just put Dawn dish soap in it.
Mixed it 1 part - 4 parts of water. Works great.

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Post By Dede (Guest Post) (11/14/2007)
I have tried doing this with the Dial and also Bath and Body foam dispensers. I can't get the right mix for some odd reason. Also, my pumps on both brands don't go back to the "waiting" position so never get a full pump. Sometimes I even have to pull the pump back up into "waiting" before I can even pump it, does anyone have a solution for me on this?
Thanks
D

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Post by Debbie52 (901) | (11/14/2007)
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Good tip. I have never used the foaming hand wash; however do use and like the foaming dishwashing soap. I have done the same thing with that, just added ordinary liquid dish soap and water and still get the nice foam. I guess it's the special pump that does it.

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