how to make foaming soap!

This is a very simple idea, but it’s a great frugal idea. I’ve been doing this for a couple of years now, and love how easily I can save pennies with this tip. It’s a good reminder that saving money doesn’t have to be complicated. It’s very simple tip that I’m sharing today – make your own foaming soap.

The first thing you will need to do is buy an actual container of foaming hand soap at the store. The reason for this is simple. The pump on foaming soap is different than the pump on regular soap. This tip won’t work with a regular bottle of hand soap. A lot of Bath and Body Works soaps have a foaming lid, so maybe you already have one of those around the house. If so, you are ready to go!

When your soap is empty, rinse out the bottle with water. You’re going to put soap back into the bottle so don’t worry about scrubbing it out. Then, take a bottle of regular soap. Pour enough into your empty bottle to cover the bottom of the bottle. There isn’t an exact science to this, depending on the height and width of your bottle. The more you do this, the easier it will be to figure out how much soap to put into your bottle. I put about a quarter to a half inch of soap in a bottle this size.

Now, fill the rest of the bottle with water from your sink. Stop when you are about an inch from the top of the bottle. The reason for this, as you will see, is that foaming pumps take up more space than a regular pump. You don’t want to overflow your bottle! Now, screw the lid pump back on to your bottle. Carefully cover up the spout of the soap with your thumb and shake your soap.

Ta-da! You’re all done! You have a brand new bottle of foaming hand soap. Using this technique, you can make a regular bottle of soap last for months. It cleans your hands just as well, I promise. In fact, I think foaming soap is easier for children to use because they see the soap on their hands. Instead of buying new expensive bottles of foaming soap, you can use a bottle of your favorite regular soap and stretch it to last. Go ahead. Try it. Let me know what you think! 1