Homemade Body Wash
Recipe: #5921
July 13, 2012
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"I just made this and it works great! Very creamy and bubbly, without the chemicals or SLS. Instead of oats and rosemary, I used dried lavender flowers and chamomile. I also used lavender EO and added 1/2 tsp vitamin E oil for added protection against germs/bacteria. "
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (351.5 g)
- Calories 467.6
- Total Fat - 22.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 12.9 g
- Cholesterol - 3.8 mg
- Sodium - 193.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 59 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.2 g
- Sugars - 46.8 g
- Protein - 10 g
- Calcium - 160.7 mg
- Iron - 3.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 34.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Boil water in a kettle and once boiling pour over the oats and rosemary (or whatever you decide to infuse). Cover and let sit for an hour, then strain to remove oats and rosemary bits from your infusion.
Step 2
In a bowl whisk your oil, honey, water infusion, and citric acid together.
Step 3
Sprinkle in the guar gum, whisking to combine, and then immediately afterward whisk in the castile soap (if you wait too long the guar gum will thicken and you’ll have clumps) until blended and smooth.
Step 4
Drop in your essential oils and fold in with a spoon or spatula. Store the mixture in a bottle that you have sterilized (opaque is best) out of direct sunlight and shake before each use.
Step 5
PLEASE NOTE: As this recipe only contains mild natural preservatives (citric acid) and has not been created by a chemist, you may want to store the finished body wash in your refrigerator or make a batch small enough to use within 3-4 days. It is very important that you sterilize (boiling water or the dishwasher will do) all implements that will be used to avoid introducing any bacteria into your bodywash. We personally have not had any issues with bacterial contamination and are still using a bottle from a large batch that was made over 6 months ago that has never been refrigerated.
Tips
No special items needed.