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I don't know about you. but I love foaming handsoap because I end up using less soap and it rinses off so much easier.
Did you know you can make your own foaming handsoap? A DIY means I can use any combination of essential oils to give my soap the aroma I want....while avoiding toxins such as artificial fragrances, dyes, phthalates, sulfates, and other toxic ingredients.
There are tons of recipes out there, but the one I really like for an 8 oz container is:
1 tsp -1 Tbsp Sweet Almond Oil
10-20 drops of any Young Living essential oil you love
Water
Add the 1st three ingredients to the soap container. Stir. Add water to fill, leaving room for the pump. Enjoy!
These make great gifts too! And since there are so many combinations of Young Living Essential oils that you can use in this recipe you can customize each bottle to the recipient. Here are some of my favorite Young Living oils to use:
- Create the smells of Christmas with Christmas Spirit oil
- Lemon, Lavender, and Peppermint oils create a light, refreshing, and uplifting combo (use at a 1:1:1 ratio or mix the ratio up to your own taste)
- Citrus Fresh is perfect for the citrus lovers, an it has a bonus splash of mint
- Orange and Cinnamon Bark...can't go wrong there (just a couple of drops of Cinnamon Bark is plenty)
- Lushious Lemon...bright and happy! Young Living actually makes a foaming handsoap with this oil, but a DIY is fun in a pinch
Super cute soap dispensers are a plus here, and Amazon has a nice variety! Here are a few options:
- Rustic Farmhouse Style Bronze and Glass
- Rustic Farmhouse Style Brushed Nickel and Glass
- Masculine Amber Glass and Bronze
- Vintage Glass and Brushed Nickel
If convenience is your game, then try this:
...and if you're like I am and have a few Mason jars hanging about you can save some money and just buy the lid:
- Mason Jar Foaming Pump Dispenser Lid (for regular mouth jars)
Seriously y'all, the sky's the limit over at Amazon with styles!
So which oils did you use in your DIY foaming handsoap? Let us know your favorite recipe and oil combos below.
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Infused olive oils make great gifts...and they're equally as great to keep for yourself!
This recipe makes a 4 ounce bottle, which is just enough to drizzle over an entire 9x13 pan of veggies for roasting or several pieces of meat (chicken thighs are our favorites). It's fantastic for pan frying veggies (we love squash done this way) and you can even fry eggs in it too!
Be sure to add salt and pepper to taste to your dish.
Ingredients:
4 oz Olive Oil
12 drops Lemon Vitality Essential Oil
4 drops Rosemary Vitality Essential Oil
1 tsp diced garlic
Mix well and add to a 4 ounce glass bottle like this one (never use plastic with citrus oils). Store tightly sealed in the fridge.
Use this blend to:
- Top veggies for roasting
- Pan fry meats, veggies, eggs, etc
- Add to white wine vinegar to create a marinade
- Drizzle over salad greens
Ever wonder which olive oil is best for your cooking? This article helps break all of that down. Here's a link to one of the olive oils they recommend.
Ready to take it up a notch?
- Try making a bunch of these to give as gifts! Purchase this 16 pack of 5 oz Glass Bottles at a great price. They even have a heat seal option for a professional looking finish.
- Finish things off with a custom printable tag, hung with some raffia. Here are both the pdf and jpeg versions of a cute tag for you to print out.
