I know, I'm behind...but in my defense, not a lot...if any...people are reading this and my life the past week has been nuts. No excuses, I'm blessed beyond belief and I serve a Savior that died for me and endured way worse than anything I'll ever have to go through and He did it with love and kindness til His last breath.SO! Today's post is semi-homemade hand soap. It sounds hard, but it's really not and it's fun to make. This will be yet another of my family's presents for Christmas. Here's what you'll do.
You'll need:
Cheese grater---remember the one you just bought from the Dollar store, use it again!
2 Tablespoons of Liquid Glycerin (found in the band aid section at any drugstore or grocery store)
1 - 8 oz bar of soap---I used Yardley's French lavender and it works ok, next time I might try Mrs. Myers or Caress
1 gallon of water---save the jug, you'll use it later.---
Steps:
Grate the entire bar of soap
Fill a pot with the entire gallon of water and add your soap shavings.
Add 2 Tablespoons of the glycerin and on med/high heat stir until the soap dissolves.--once it's dissolved it'll look like soapy water, go figure!---
Turn off heat and leave in pot to cool for 10-12 hours.---I did it at 8 pm and when I got up the next day it was ready. It'll cloud up after about 4-5 hours.
If it's harder than it should be after 10-12 hours, add just a BIT of water and beat it w/ beaters until it's the right consistency.
Get a funnel and pour the soap into your gallon jug from the water you used and taa-daa! You have soap on hand for the next time you're out! Hooray!
Make a positive difference in someone's life today and God loves you.
Tiff
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