Liquid Hand Soap
A natural hand soap recipe using natural soap bars
Makes: 1 gallon
Equipment
- 1 large stainless steel pot
- 1 stick blender
- 1 cheese grater
- 1 large glass bowl
Ingredients
- 1 gallon water
- 3 bars soap
Instructions
- Put one gallon of water in a large stainless steel pot and turn on to medium heat.
- Grate 3 bars of natural soap into the water. Stir until melted and remove the pot from the heat.
- Allow soap to cool and then pour it into a large glass bowl or other container with a lid. Place in the freezer. Leave it in the freezer until it starts to freeze. If you leave it too long and it freezes solid, just leave it out until it thaws.
- Blend with a stick blender. Cover and let it sit at room temperature for 24 hours. Blend one more time and then store in a sealed container until ready to use. Use within 8 weeks for freshness.
Notes
You can leave it at room temperature after removing it from the stove, but I've found that the freeze and thaw method makes sure that it reaches a wonderful creamy thickness and texture. Very watery soap will become thick after freezing and thawing.
The 24 hour wait is so that you can break up the molecules one more time before storing. Often they will reform in that first 24 hours where it's too thick (forming long chain bonds like snot). Blend again when (or if) that happens. It breaks up again to a beautiful consistency.