Comments on: Homemade Liquid Hand Soap http://www.blulow.com/2007/07/05/homemade-liquid-hand-soap/ All about living green (BLUe + yelLOW = Green Living) Thu, 17 May 2012 16:25:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Felicia http://www.blulow.com/2007/07/05/homemade-liquid-hand-soap/comment-page-2/#comment-2964 Felicia Mon, 14 May 2012 11:26:00 +0000 http://blulow.com/?p=4#comment-2964 Ana, that's a good idea. I'll give it a shot. Ana, that’s a good idea. I’ll give it a shot.

]]> By: Ana http://www.blulow.com/2007/07/05/homemade-liquid-hand-soap/comment-page-2/#comment-2963 Ana Fri, 11 May 2012 20:31:54 +0000 http://blulow.com/?p=4#comment-2963 I use foam pump but buy regular liquid refill soap. I kept one old big bottle to mix the liquid soap with warm/hot tap water. I use about 1/3 liquid soap and the rest is warm/hot water. I really doesn't matter how warm the water is, the warmer the sooner it will mix well. I still have gallon size liquid refill bottle that was bought almost 2 years ago and there is 4 of us. Washing hands all the time. I do use already made liquid soap but the recipe should work with your home made liquid soap as well. For the foam pump that is. As far as the pump goes, in the past 3 years I had to replace it once. And I got it cheap, for $1. I use foam pump but buy regular liquid refill soap. I kept one old big bottle to mix the liquid soap with warm/hot tap water. I use about 1/3 liquid soap and the rest is warm/hot water. I really doesn’t matter how warm the water is, the warmer the sooner it will mix well. I still have gallon size liquid refill bottle that was bought almost 2 years ago and there is 4 of us. Washing hands all the time. I do use already made liquid soap but the recipe should work with your home made liquid soap as well. For the foam pump that is. As far as the pump goes, in the past 3 years I had to replace it once. And I got it cheap, for $1.

]]> By: Talitha http://www.blulow.com/2007/07/05/homemade-liquid-hand-soap/comment-page-2/#comment-2916 Talitha Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:38:02 +0000 http://blulow.com/?p=4#comment-2916 hello Felicia, i'm a new reader and your articles will be very helpful. The laundry soap, and hand soap is as far as i have gotten. I look forward to any other ideas and finding you discover. hello Felicia, i’m a new reader and your articles will be very helpful. The laundry soap, and hand soap is as far as i have gotten. I look forward to any other ideas and finding you discover.

]]> By: Heather http://www.blulow.com/2007/07/05/homemade-liquid-hand-soap/comment-page-2/#comment-2857 Heather Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:14:41 +0000 http://blulow.com/?p=4#comment-2857 Thank you ever so much for these recipes! If you have any other recipes I would be thrilled to start making them! I am going to be saving so much money. You are great, thank you again. Feel free to email me to discuss more ways to save money around the house! -Heather Thank you ever so much for these recipes! If you have any other recipes I would be thrilled to start making them! I am going to be saving so much money. You are great, thank you again. Feel free to email me to discuss more ways to save money around the house!

-Heather

]]> By: Cathy http://www.blulow.com/2007/07/05/homemade-liquid-hand-soap/comment-page-2/#comment-2856 Cathy Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:57:40 +0000 http://blulow.com/?p=4#comment-2856 I like the way you think! :) I like the way you think! :)

]]> By: Felicia http://www.blulow.com/2007/07/05/homemade-liquid-hand-soap/comment-page-2/#comment-2850 Felicia Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:56:08 +0000 http://blulow.com/?p=4#comment-2850 Janice, I'm very lazy. I used hot tap water. Janice, I’m very lazy. I used hot tap water.

]]> By: Janice http://www.blulow.com/2007/07/05/homemade-liquid-hand-soap/comment-page-2/#comment-2849 Janice Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:52:09 +0000 http://blulow.com/?p=4#comment-2849 Thanks Felicia for the info. I do have another question though. Do I need to put the soap on the stove every time I need to dilute it or will hot tap water be enough. Thanks Thanks Felicia for the info. I do have another question though. Do I need to put the soap on the stove every time I need to dilute it or will hot tap water be enough. Thanks

]]> By: Felicia http://www.blulow.com/2007/07/05/homemade-liquid-hand-soap/comment-page-2/#comment-2846 Felicia Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:53:29 +0000 http://blulow.com/?p=4#comment-2846 LOL, Janice, it sounds like its time for you to make lemonade out of your lemons. :) When I made my soap I used soap remnants. I pieced together a couple of remnants and added water. If your soap gelled then it sounds like you can use it to make liquid soap enough to last the rest of the year. I would probably continue to dilute it a bit and put it in a separate container. When I needed more, I'd dilute the gel a bit more. That's the beauty of this stuff; as long as your hands get clean it works! The soap commercials have done a great job in telling us what soap is supposed to look like. My watery soap kicks up a good lather and does a great job in cleaning our hands. Don't give up Janice. Just think how far you've stretched one bar of soap. LOL, Janice, it sounds like its time for you to make lemonade out of your lemons. :)

When I made my soap I used soap remnants. I pieced together a couple of remnants and added water. If your soap gelled then it sounds like you can use it to make liquid soap enough to last the rest of the year. I would probably continue to dilute it a bit and put it in a separate container. When I needed more, I’d dilute the gel a bit more.

That’s the beauty of this stuff; as long as your hands get clean it works! The soap commercials have done a great job in telling us what soap is supposed to look like. My watery soap kicks up a good lather and does a great job in cleaning our hands. Don’t give up Janice. Just think how far you’ve stretched one bar of soap.

]]> By: Janice http://www.blulow.com/2007/07/05/homemade-liquid-hand-soap/comment-page-2/#comment-2845 Janice Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:45:17 +0000 http://blulow.com/?p=4#comment-2845 I used 1 bar of soap and 3 cups of water at first and then when it gelled up I put 2 bowls full of water in it and it has made a 64 oz bottle of soap and still gelled up and it hardly lathers when I use it so I have no Idea what went wrong. I cant believe I made a mess of something that simple. I used 1 bar of soap and 3 cups of water at first and then when it gelled up I put 2 bowls full of water in it and it has made a 64 oz bottle of soap and still gelled up and it hardly lathers when I use it so I have no Idea what went wrong. I cant believe I made a mess of something that simple.

]]> By: Felicia http://www.blulow.com/2007/07/05/homemade-liquid-hand-soap/comment-page-2/#comment-2844 Felicia Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:20:00 +0000 http://blulow.com/?p=4#comment-2844 Janice, it sounds like too much soap and not enough water. When I create my soap it's rather watery, but it does the trick. Janice, it sounds like too much soap and not enough water. When I create my soap it’s rather watery, but it does the trick.

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