Stretching your Hand Soap

Today's little tip isn't so much how to create something from scratch, but how to stretch your dollar. I've been doing this for a while now.  I used to make hand soap out of our soap slivers, but ya know, it just didn't feel like it got our hands clean enough.  It was a fun experiment though!  Here's what I'm doing now.

You'll need:
Cheap, but effective hand soap (the kind that is the consistency of shampoo)
Foaming soap dispenser
Water

Start by pouring your water into your dispenser.  I leave at least an inch of head space.

By pouring the water in first, the soap won't stick to the bottom in a clump.

Dump in 1 to 2T of your soap depending on how sudsy you like it.

I just eyeball it anymore.  You really don't need a lot.

Screw on the lid and give her a good shake!  

Shake it, don't break it, I always say!

And use it!  Wasn't that easy!?

I paid $2.99 for that huge jug of soap at NoFrills several months ago.  It's every bit as good as Dial antibacterial and smells the same.  You see how there's not much missing from the jug?  That stuff lasts a long time when you use it this way.  And we wash our hands a lot around here, especially me!  I used to pay $5 or $6 for the same sized jug of the foaming stuff.  Not anymore! This thing is going to last forevahhhh!  Now, that's a bargain!  Such a simple change, but such a money saver!

{Printer Friendly Version}

Pin It