DIY : Make Hand-Wash from Soap-Bar at Home
Requirements
- Soap Bar
- Grater
- Pan
- Hot Water
- Stirrer or Steel Whisker
- Rose Water (Optional)
- Glycerine (Optional)
- Tea Tree Oil (Optional)
- Funnel
- Soap Dispenser
METHOD
Step 1: Take a bar of soap and grate it into powder or flakes as shown below.
Step 2: Take half-litre of water in a pan. Bring it to boil.
Step 3: Add the powdered soap to the boiling water. Mix well until it is completely dissolved in water, as shown below.
Step 4: Boil the solution for 10 more minutes on medium flame. Keep stirring continuously.
Step 5: Turn off the flame and keep the solution aside to set for 2 hours.
Step 6: After 2 hours, you will notice that the solution has set into a jelly-like texture as shown below.
Step 7: (Optional) Add 4 tablespoon of rose-water, 2 tablespoon of glycerine and 3 drops of tea tree oil to this mixture.
Note: Instead of glycerine any good quality oil can also be used to provide moisturising effect.
Step 8: Pour half litre warm water to this mixture and stir it well with a whisker, until the solution becomes consistent.
Step 9: Keep adding water as per the desired concistency. Mix well.
Step 10: Allow the solution to cool for 30 minutes.
Step 11: Pour the hand-wash in a soap dispenser bottle with the help of a funnel. Your hand-wash is ready to use!