Honey Foaming Facial Cleanser
Recipe by Kristin
Kristin is a full-time recipe developer, food photographer, blogger, and mom to her two children. Kristin and her husband, Dustin, have been blogging since 2013 at Live Simply where they share real food recipes and natural living inspiration to help simplify life.
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup Castile soap-Use baby mild or tea tree. Castile soap is a concentrated vegetable-based soap with easy to recognize ingredients.
- 1/3 cup Honey- Raw honey is naturally rich in antibacterial and probiotic properties. Honey is also gentle for sensitive skin, but tough enough to remove dirt and other impurities.
- 3 tbsp Distilled water- Boiled and filtered water will also work. It will dilute the face wash and provide a bit of foaming action for your hands when mixed with the castile soap.
- 2 tbsp Skin-nourishing oil- I use jojoba, Other options include: almond, avocado, olive, apricot, argan. Since oil dissolves oil, it’s only natural to add a nourishing oil to a homemade face wash.
Instructions
- In a soap dispenser, add the water first (to prevent bubbles) then the liquid castile soap, honey, and oil. Shake the ingredients together until the honey is fully dissolved.
- Shake the soap dispenser every few days in between uses.
You can skip the water in this recipe, if desired. The soap may not pump so well (you'll need to squirt it in your hands), but it will probably
last longer than the water-based face wash. If you do this, the castile may feel too drying for you, so you may want to reduce the castile soap amount.
When you introduce water into a product without a preservative you always run the risk of introducing bacteria, so use water-based products quickly.
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup Castile soap- Use baby mild or tea tree. Castile soap is a concentrated vegetable-based soap with easy to recognize ingredients.
- 1/3 cup Honey- Raw honey is naturally rich in antibacterial and probiotic properties. Honey is also gentle for sensitive skin, but tough enough to remove dirt and other impurities.
- 3 tbsp Distilled water- Boiled and filtered water will also work. It will dilute the face wash and provide a bit of foaming action for your hands when mixed with the castile soap.
- 2 tbsp Skin-nourishing oil- I use jojoba, Other options include: almond, avocado, olive, apricot, argan. Since oil dissolves oil, it’s only natural to add a nourishing oil to a homemade face wash.
Instructions
- In a soap dispenser, add the water first (to prevent bubbles) then the liquid castile soap, honey, and oil. Shake the ingredients together until the honey is fully dissolved.
- Shake the soap dispenser every few days in between uses.
You can skip the water in this recipe, if desired. The soap may not pump so well (you'll need to squirt it in your hands), but it will probably
last longer than the water-based face wash. If you do this, the castile may feel too drying for you, so you may want to reduce the castile soap amount.
When you introduce water into a product without a preservative you always run the risk of introducing bacteria, so use water-based products quickly.