Thursday, January 27, 2011

Homemade: Foaming Handsoap (cheap, easy, & healthy)

I stumbled across this post this morning.  I really like making my own household products (see homemade dishwashing detergent here).  So this looks like a really cheap, easy, & healthy alternative to antibacterial foaming handsoaps.  Here is What Amy says:

What you will need:
  • Foaming hand soap dispenser. (I purchased some Method brand soap, and reused the container)
  • Castille soap - I like Dr. Bronner's brand… plus I can use Swagbucks to get it free on Amazon!
  • Water, straight from the tap.
I added a few nice squirts (probably about 1-2 tablespoons) and then filled the container with water.
That’s it!

Why would we do this, you might ask.  Well, other than it being super-cheap and extremely easy (it took about thirty seconds from start to finish to make this soap), homemade hand soap is much healthier than antibacterial soap.
Regular antibacterial soap contains a chemical called Triclosan. Triclosan kills both bad AND good bacteria… and that’s just the start of our problems with it.

Triclosan also contributes to “bacterial resistance” because bacteria who are naturally resistant to the chemical survive, then reproduce’. *source*

Thanks AmyLovesIt!

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