Foaming Hand Soap

hckynut · ‎03-10-2010

Sometime back a person, or persons, posted a formula for using regular liquid non foaming soap. Sorry I cannot remember who that may be.

I decided a few days ago to empty 1 of our close to empty foaming soap containers into another so I would have an empty once to try out their formula. I remember the formula saying how much water to the liquid hand soap, and away I went.

Wasn't sure if it said to use cold or warm water. I do remember than cold water washes away soap on and in dishes and bowls, but wasn't sure which way to go.

First I put in the liquid soap then added the kinda warm water. Went with pouring the water in slowly so as not to create foam. After putting in the water I stirred the combination up a bit to get a good mixture.

Let it sit overnight before giving it a shot to see how it worked. To my surprise it came out as foam, exactly as was put up in (?) formula.

Just wanted to thank whomever posted that formula. I see it as saving a lot of $$$ in this time of wash/wash/wash our hands. A BIG Thank You from,

hckynut(john)

freakygirl · ‎07-03-2014

i use a foaming soap dispenser and put regular liquid hand soap. dilute it with water - any temp, shake it, it dispenses foaming soap. easy.

on the bay · ‎03-09-2010

I do that too. Save the foaming dispenser bottle and just refill it with regular dish soap and some water

and voila!

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January121 · ‎03-21-2010

I like to buy them from Bath & Body Works ....I love the beautiful different sents when washing my hands & the sent lingers afterward .... it just puts me in a “happy place” 🎅🏻🎄🤶🎄

Toppers3 · ‎10-25-2016

Hi John,

I love tips like this!

I'm so glad that it's working out for you.

I'll have to remember to give that a try.

Your tip reminds me that I've been mixing the blue hand-washing dish detergent from Aldis with a yellow grease-cutting hand-washing dish detergent.

I put them together in one bottle, and it turns this pretty green color, and I get my own degreasing dishwashing detergent for hand-washing dishes.

It seems to work better with both combined, than with using each separately and the mixture is concentated enough that it lasts a long time, too.

goldensrbest · ‎03-10-2010

@hckynut You can buy on amazon ,the bottles to make foaming soap, if you need any.

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PinkyPetunia · ‎03-09-2010

You can use many things to refill foaming hand soap bottles. I have successfully used shampoo that didn't work wonders on my hair. Lately I have been using lavender scented baby wash or baby shampoo. Love the gentle scent.

songbird · ‎03-21-2010

I've always used foaming hand soap. I only use a bar of soap for washing my body.I always used Dial in the kitchen and bathroom. During the early days of the pandemic, this was hard to find. I continue to use it. Never had the hand sanitziers because I was too late trying to get them. But I always thought foaming soap was just as.

Jordan2 · ‎03-16-2010

I buy all my hand soaps at Bath & Bodyworks. I never bought the foaming soap, I always bought the other one. I have become a convert, love the foaming soap. I noticed how much soap I was wasting, the non-foaming wouldn't come out of the pump. The foaming allows you to get every last drop of the soap.

mac116 · ‎03-26-2010

I kept my foaming soap bottles from BBW, and searched online for a "recipe". The one that I successfully use is 1/4 body wash and 3/4 water. Shake well and let it sit a bit before use. No one in my family knows the difference.