Homemade liquid soap using old soap bar remnants
Don't throw away those bars of soap remnants! Making the most out of those piddly soap bar remnants can help you save money. This liquid soap recipe is rather simple to make and the two main ingredients are bars of soap remnants (leftover soap ends) and water. You may add glycerin to the recipe if you'd like. Glycerin will help if you need to add a moisturizer to your liquid soap. However, leave the glycerin out if you're wanting longer shelf stability. I add citrus essential oil as a natural preservative.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup of bar soap remnants, chopped into small pieces
3 cups of water
½ teaspoon of citrus essential oil
Optional ingredients:
1-½ teaspoons of glycerin
You'll need to add the glycerin in after you take the soap off from the burner. (I didn't add glycerin to my liquid soap.)
Instructions:
Add three cups of water into a pan that's specifically used for making soap in.
Transfer the pan to a burner, over medium heat. Add the one-half cup of chopped soap remnants into the pan of water. Allow the soap pieces to melt down.
Once all the soap is dissolved, remove the pot from the heat and stir in the essential oil. Allow the soap mixture to sit and cool overnight.
The following day, stir the soap mixture well. Then pour it into your designated soap dispensers.
Note:
If your liquid soap turns out thicker than what you like, transfer it back into the pan, add a bit more water to it, and reheat it once again. Then allow it to cool another twenty-four hours before transferring the liquid soap to your soap dispensers.