One of my favorite products is foamy hand soap since it is so handy when it comes to washing the little one’s hands. I was sad when we finally ran out of it. Not wanting to pay the price for a new bottle, I thought our foamy soap days were over. That is until I was reading a tip of recycling/reusing on a message board.
Since I couldn’t bare to part with the soap container, (i.e. too lazy to throw it away) I still had it on hand and decided to try the advice on the board for making your own foamy hand soap. you’ll need:
Liquid soap and an empty foamy soap container.
Fill the container with 1/4 of liquid soap then fill the rest with water. It’s almost like these containers were meant to be refilled because on the side you can see just exactly how much soap is in it. There is also a “fill to here” line. I put in my liquid soap and then added enough water to reach the fill line. Next it was time to test it out.
It worked! Look at all the rich foam. I’m not sure how long the pump will last, and we will probably at some point have to buy more. But this is a great way to save money and save on waste.
May 5th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
This is a really cool idea. My little ones are now big ones, but I still have the urge to buy the foamy soaps. I might give this a try.
Gina
May 7th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
I’ve become a fan of the foamy soap and was sad when it ran out. I also had a little sticker shock at the price. I was glad I ran across this tip because it works really well.
June 21st, 2008 at 8:43 am
Agreed and tested, yes it works. Much appreciated,
Kim
August 7th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Hi everyone. I tried this and added maple extra into the mixture and it comes out even better. I’m going to try adding pure vanilla in my next batch. hehe
November 26th, 2008 at 4:24 am
Wow.. thanks! May I know what forum is that? Maybe I can find something useful there as well..