How to Make Liquid Hand Soap : Step by Step
Making your own handwash at home is a boon, as it gives you freedom to customise it to your specifications. Olive oil lends a suppleness, while disinfectant is helpful especially when COVID19 threatens to disrupt our lives. Of course, adding perfume can leave the hands smelling heavenly, apart from the use of organic chickpea flour, turmeric and such.
Equipment
- Hand whisk
- PET bottle with dispenser
- Plastic funnel
Ingredients
DIY Liquid Hand Soap making Ingredients
- 1 bar soap (I used two half used old lavender soaps)
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 tsp essentail oil (or 2 drops perfume) (use any perfume of your choice)
- 2 tsps disinfectant liquid (use Dettol, or a similar brand)
- 300 ml water
- 1 dop pink food colour
Instructions
How to Make Liquid Hand Soap : 6 Steps
- Start with grating a soap bar, or two half used ones.
- Boil water, cool for a minute or two, then add the grated soap to the hot water and stir till soap is well ensconced.
- Add a teaspoon each of olive oil and essential oil (or a few drops of perfume). Next follow it up with 2 teaspoons of disinfectant.
- Whisk gently, taking care to not scald your hand in the process. Beat firmly for 15-20 minutes till thickish consistency.
- Separate the beaten hand wash in two smaller bowls. Retaining the cloud white colour of the original liquid in one bowl. Add a hint of pink colour to the second bowl, to give two different colours to the hand wash - one white, one pink.
- Pour the now ready hand wash into two bottles, using a funnel. Bottles with dispensers are preferred, to avoid having to touch the corks of the bottles with soiled (or infected) hands.
