A hand soap should not only wash your hands but also disinfect them without harming them. Discover this easy recipe to create your own liquid soap for daily use that respects even the most delicate skin.
Pourquoi faire son savon soi-même
In addition to the satisfaction and pleasure of making your own household products, making your liquid soap allows you to control the quality of the ingredients used. Indeed, many are the harmful and toxic components for the planet and for health that we find in classic hygiene productsand ready-to-use.
By turning to raw, natural and organic materials, you make the choice to return to simplicity and respect for life.
La recette du savon liquide pour les mains DIY
Here is the recipe for liquid soap for hands taken from the site alternativi :
Ingrédients :
500 ml of hot water
35g of 72% Marseille soap (block or flake)
5g yellow beeswax
3 teaspoons of honey of your choice
2 teaspoons of vegetable oil of your choice : coconut, sweet almondolive, avocadoapricot...
5 drops of EO of tea trea (optional)
Matériel :
2 pans
1 funnel
1 grater
1 stainless steel spoon
1 mini whisk
1 opaque pump bottle
important for the proper storage of your liquid soap.
As with all home preparations, it is necessary to disinfect the work surface, equipment and hands. To do this, boil the utensils for several minutes, use alcohol at 90°C for the work surface and hydroalcoholic gel for your hands.
La mise en œuvre :
Boil 500ml of water in a saucepan.
Grate the Marseille soap (no need if you bought flake Marseille soap directly).
In the other pan, gently melt the honey.
Off the heat, vigorously mix the grated Marseille soap (or flakes) and beeswax into the boiling water with the mini whisk.
Add the honey and essential oil.
Mix well.
Let it cool.
Once cooled, pour the mixture into the pump bottle using the funnel. It's ready!
Zoom sur les ingrédients de votre savon liquide maison
Le savon de Marseille :
Well check that it is the real Savon de Marseille whose composition is limited to four ingredients: olive oil, water, soda and sea salt. It must be mentioned 72% vegetable oils. Its color varies between white, cream and green. If you see a soap labeled "Marseille soap" purple, beware, it is because there are dyes!
Marseille soap is suitable for all skin types, even the most sensitive and delicate.
Les huiles végétales
Vegetable oils add softness to your preparation. They nourish the skin and prevent it from drying. In addition, oils make cleansing easier without harming the skin.
Here are the vegetable oils commonly used in making homemade liquid soap: coconut, olive, argan, sweet almond, apricot kernel, avocado, and macadamia... Each of these oils further possess health benefits such as antiseptic, antiviral, anti-bacterial...
La cire d'abeille
Beeswax is rich in vitamin A. It is also antibacterial and restorative.
Le miel
The honey is a powerful antiseptic and healing agent.
L'huile essentielle de tea tree
Tea tree HE is a powerful antibacterial, antifungal and anti-infective. However beware, not recommended for pregnant women and young children.
Savon solide ou savon liquide
It is all a matter of preference. It is quite possible to buy or make your own natural solid soaps and 0 waste. The advantage of liquid soap is that it doesn't end up almost melted, soaking in the water of the soap dish... Therefore, its life expectancy is relatively longer in some families. Finally, we must admit that a simple pressure on the pump-bottle is very practical, economical and less messy!