Another little off-topic recipe here, Shower Gel – how to save $$.
I’m tired of paying an arm and a leg for shower gel from the supermarket…did you know you can make over 2L of shower gel using this recipe – most of the shower gel containers are around 700ml so start putting them away!! You can also use this same recipe for hand soap as well.
Ingredients
- 1 bar sunlight soap
- 2L water
- 1/2 cup fractionated coconut oil
- 20 drops essential oil (doTERRA preferred – ask me where to get it!)
Seriously, you’ll kick yourself when you see how easy this is!
Grate the soap 
Add soap, water and fractionated coconut oil to a large pot
In a large pot, add the grated soap, water and fractionated coconut oil. Stir over medium heat until the soap melts. Remove from heat and let it sit overnight.
After you’ve let it sit, add 20 drops (or more) of pure essential oil (don’t use the cheap crappy stuff – this is going onto your body remember – and the skin is the largest organ in the body, absorbing everything it comes in contact with!!). Beat until thick and creamy. Pour into shower gel containers. We use a medium sized funnel – make sure you pour it slowly as it will foam up.
NOTE: It really does need to sit overnight – you’ll find the next day that the mixture has gone really thick and gooey – this is what you want! Hello Shower Gel!
If you find the mixture too runny – add more grated soap – you can re-melt this and re-do the batch without losing anything. If you find that it separates a little, gently shake the container its in.
A note about fractionated coconut oil.
This is not normal coconut oil – this oil does not solidify
