How to Make Simple Foaming Soap

This is so easy you will laugh! One of the first things I made when I started my journey to cleanup our house was a foaming soap. It's so easy!!!

First you want to use a good liquid soap. I prefer Dr. Bronners Liquid Castile Soap. It's all natural, no yucky stuff. It can be expensive so it's good to know where to go. If you want unscented I have found its best to stock up during Earth week at Target as they always put it on sale that week. Otherwise you can get peppermint at Trader Joes for $11.99 for a 32oz. bottle. (If you have any hot buys, I would love to know where you find good deals on castile soap. I use it for so many things around the house!)

Second you need a foaming bottle. I have purchased the empty bottles from various companies and found it is not worth it for me to buy the empty bottle. You can buy Method foaming soap on sale at Target or buy a foaming soap at the Dollar Store and dump it out.

Finally the super easy part....

Pour approximately 1 part soap to 5 parts water into your bottle. But this is not exact, you can make it thicker if you like. I like the soap I use in the shower thicker (2:5) than the one I use for hand washing. 

So, if you have a small medicine cup- fill it once with soap then 5 times with water. Done!!

If you don't want to use the medicine cup every time, you can mark your bottle after you add the soap then again after you add all your water. However this method requires you to use all your soap before refilling.

Super easy? I know!!! Don't spend money on a new bottle every time! Save your money and make your own.

Now the fun part.... If you want to use essential oils, just make sure you use unscented soap. Once all the soap and water have been added, add your essential oils. I would recommend starting with 15 drops of essential oils. Shake gently and enjoy. You will love it, I promise!!!

Finally, some people find that castile soap is a little drying. You can add a small amount of almond oil to the recipe to make it a moisturizing soap. This is something I generally do in the winter when I notice my hands are dryer. Here is an example:

To make a Moisturizing Thieves Foaming Hand Soap combine in a 10 oz bottle:
7.5 ounces of water
1.5-2 ounces of liquid soap
1/2 ounces Sweet Almond Oil
15 drops of Thieves Essential Oil

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Quick Tip: Filling Capsules the easy way

Filling tiny capsules can be tricky. Filling them with several ingredients and making more than one capsule is even trickier! I remember coming across a post where someone used bread and I think that is genius! I have been using that tip ever since and thought I would share this quick tip!

When using any essential oils, you want to start out slow and see how your body responds. I started with a couple drops of each along with coconut oil as my carrier oil. I heat up coconut oil in a double boiler using a baby food jar and a dropper as shown below.

1. Poke holes in a slice a bread. I used the end of my spoon since they are about the size of a pencil head. 
2. Place your capsules inside. I use "00" size. Like this
3. Fill with desired amount of essential oils.
4. Top off with a carrier oil like coconut, olive or grapeseed.
5. Add tops & your done! (I do shake them a little to mix it before it hardens. Then store it in the fridge to harden the coconut oil)
6. You can eat the bread if you spill and not waste any oils!! :) win-win

I hope you find this helpful!

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