This Essential Oil Scented DIY Liquid Hand Soap is all natural, simple to make, and smells oh so fresh!

For many, replacing your family’s liquid soaps with a natural option seems unrealistic. Those soaps at the grocery store labeled “all natural” are far too expensive and aren’t very affordable. Unfortunately, most of these options are not as pure as they claim and contain artificial fragrances. Many homemade options are too time consuming to make on a regular basis especially for households with many small children who need to wash their hands quite frequently.

When I decided to switch to making our family’s liquid soap, I knew it needed to be simple. It needed to be mixed up in two minutes or less. Of course, it also had to be truly pure and smell amazing.

I mixed up a batch of this soap with unscented pure Castile soap and the essential oils we had on hand. We’ve been using it ever since!

How to Make Essential Oil Scented DIY Hand Soap

Make sure to scroll down to the bottom of this page to find the printable version of this hand soap recipe!

For this recipe you will need:

1 hand pump soap dispenser
1/4 cup unscented pure Castile soap
10 drops of your favorite essential oil blend
water to fill the dispenser

Measuring cup of castile soap hovering over a hand soap dispenser.

Step 1: Pour 1/4 cup unscented liquid pure Castile soap to a hand soap pump. I use Dr. Bronner’s Liquid Pure Castile Soap which we purchase by the gallon through Azure Standard. You can use a foaming soap pump if you prefer a foamy hand soap!

Bottles of lemon and lavender essential oils in front of an empty soap dispenser.

Step 2: Add ten drops of your favorite essential oil blend to the soap dispenser. I love to use lemon and lavender essential oils, especially in the spring! I use 5 drops of lemon oil and 5 drops of lavender oil.

Step 3: Screw the pump onto the dispenser tightly and give the dispenser a good little shake to mix everything together.

That’s it! See how simple that was? I love the way this soap lathers. It is so smooth!

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Essential Oil Blends to Try

Creamsicle: 5 drops orange & 5 drops vanilla essential oils

Summertime: 5 drops lime & 5 drops lavender essential oils

Holiday Spice: 4 drops orange, 3 drops spruce, and 3 drops cinnamon essential oils

Spring Garden: 3 drops jasmine, 3 drops rosemary, and 3 drops cedarwood essential oils

Autumn: 4 drops orange, 3 drops cinnamon, and 3 drops clove essential oils

Essential Oil Scented DIY Hand Soap Video

Essential Oil Scented DIY Hand Soap Printable

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Essential Oil Scented DIY Hand Soap

This Essential Oil Scented DIY Liquid Hand Soap is all natural, simple to make, and smells oh so fresh!

Materials

1 hand pump soap dispenser
1/4 cup unscented pure Castile soap
10 drops of your favorite essential oil blend
water to fill the dispenser

Instructions

Pour unscented liquid pure Castile soap to a hand soap pump. I use Dr. Bronner’s Liquid Pure Castile Soap. You can use a foaming soap pump if you prefer a foamy hand soap!
Add ten drops of your favorite essential oil blend to the soap dispenser. I love to use lemon and lavender essential oils, especially in the spring! I use 5 drops of lemon oil and 5 drops of lavender oil.
Screw the pump onto the dispenser tightly and give the dispenser a good little shake to mix everything together.

Thank you for stopping by! I hope this recipe is a blessing to you and your family. Please leave a comment below and let me know what essential oil blends you use in your soap! For more articles on homemaking click here!