Liquid Hand Soap

Liquid Hand Soap

2 full size bars of soap **I used Kirk’s Original Coco Castile

18 cups of water  Because Kirk’s is ‘natural’ is does not thicken, so I only used 10 cups of boiling water &  added 8 cups of water.

Optional:

1/2- 2 tsp  Xantham Gum -a thickening agent (found in baking isle @ $.49 for a small packet)      

Step 1: Grate both bars of soap with a cheese grater.(I used my food processor…it is just soap)

Step 2: In a large 6-8 quart pot bring 10 cups of water to a boil. Reduce to a rolling boil (you can also grate soap while the water is coming to a boil.)

Step 3: Add the grated soap slowly (which now resembles shredded cheese) to the boiling water. Slowly stir the soap until it is all dissolved. Turn off burner (if you are using an electric stove – remove from heat.)

Step 4: Slowly stir in 8 cups of water to the mixture.

Step 5: Let cool. The mixture will sort of thicken while cooling (@ 6-8 hours)  

Step 6: Once the mixture has thickened you could blend with electric hand mixer till it is smooth. My batch did not thicken but that is because the Kirk's soap does not have all of the bad chemicals in it TO thicken it to that 'creamy texture'. No worries, it still cleans & you could add some xantham gum at this point, a tsp at a time to get it to a thickness you want. Just do it SLOWLY & make sure it is dissolved before adding any more in or it will become TOO thick.

Step 7: Pour in large jug/container to store. (I used an empty vinegar jug & old soap refill container)

This filled up 2 Jugs and 3 of the hand soap dispensers shown here

**UPDATE** 9/28/2013
I just wanted to say again how much we LOVE this hand soap. It took our hard-core hand washing family about 6 months to go through all of the soap.

>>> Liquid Hand Soap: Pour as is into soap dispenser.

-Foaming Hand Soap: Use 1/4 cup of liquid to 3/4 cup water in the foaming hand soap dispenser.

-- Thicken up soap that is too thin

> Use common table salt (start with 1/2 cup and add slowly till your soap is the consistency you desire, coarse salt takes forever to dissolve)

**>Xantham Gum (start with 1 tsp and add slowly till soap thickens) I recommend this one!!!!

-- Thin out soap that is thick

Use a hand mixer and blend until it is smooth

Thin out with hot water (add slowly mixing it till it is the right consistency)

Tips

> Buy a Foaming Hand Soap Dispenser. This is a great idea if your soap turns out too thin as you add water to soap to help with the foaming.

Add 1 TBSP  Glycerin when making to help dry hands.

Do your homework on soaps.. the popular name brand soaps have some nasty chemicals in them.

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