a simple DIY :: organic antibacterial foaming hand soap

An 18 month old PLUS a 3 ½ year old equals lots of hand washing! Between diaper changes with the baby, and potty wiping help with the toddler, we are constantly at the sink!

Couple that with their natural affinity toward anything that will create a mess, and hand washing is at least an hourly occurrence around here!

And I’ll be honest, I won’t scrub their paws up with just anything.

I know I usually spend a lot of time on here gabbing about how important the stuff that you feed your body is (and it is!), but so is what you put ON your body. Skin absorbs 60 percent of what you put on it and rub into it. THIS is a great site you can put in any skin care product and see its level of toxicity. Antibacterial soaps are among some of the worst – turn your bottle of antibacterial soap around – if it contains triclosan you are putting hormone damaging toxins right into your body.

Whether you are pregnant and wanting to avoid toxins to your growing babe, are in the midst of a baby diaper changing season of life, or have little ones into everything, here is a fantastic antibacterial soap you can feel good about using – even on those days where it seems like you are washing your hands every hour (or more!) of the day 🙂

And if I didn’t hit your hot button on the no toxin thing, maybe the frugal-ness of this will turn your  head?! Literally pennies on the dollar saved!

You’ll need:

1 empty foaming soap container (I have re-used containers but look at THIS fun one!)
Filtered water
Dr. Bronner’s Castile Soap (any scent is fine)
Organic Tea Tree Oil

1. Fill the empty foaming soap container ¾ of the way with filtered water.
2. Add the rest of the way with the castile soap.
3. Add 4-6 drops of the tea tree oil.
4. Put the top on and shake it up gently.

Tips:

1. The tea tree oil is what makes this soap antibacterial.  The tea tree oil is  safe, even for little ones.
2. The soap will take on the scent of whatever Dr. Bronner’s you use. I love the lavender, but the peppermint or citrus are yummy too! The tea tree oil doesn’t show up in the scent much unless you use the tea tree Dr. Bronner’s obviously.
3. You can find the Dr. Bronner’s and oils at your local grocer. They are on amazon.com as well but our grocer is cheaper here at least.

YOUR TURN!

Do you make your own soap at home? Let us know what you do! Let me know how you like the soap if you try it!

This post was shared at Real Food Forager’s Fat Tuesday, Real Food Freak’s Freaky Friday, Too Many Jars In My Kitchen’s Fill Those Jars Friday, and Butter Believer’s Sunday School!