By: David N.

David N.
Tue, 22 Dec 2020 21:07:29 +0000

I was looking for an easy recipe for a thicker type of castile-based hand soap to give as a gift. This was perfect! I did have to make a couple of changes, however.

I didn’t have almond oil so I used vitamin E skin oil, nor did I have guar gum so I used xanthan gum in the amounts specified for the guar gum in the recipe.

I was very careful to mix the vitamin E + xanthan gum separately and stirred it well, then in a separate bowl did the water, castile, and essential oil (in that order) before pouring the oil/xanthan gum mix into it. I stirred it for a while, maybe 2-3 minutes. At first I was worried because there were granules, but they dissolved after I stirred it that long. It also thickened even more as it sat while I was getting the funnel to bottle it up.

I had just a few spoonfuls left of the finished product which I tried out myself and I loved how my hands didn’t feel dry after washing for a change. We all have been washing our hands a lot this year, no doubt. My cousin and her little girl will love this. Thanks for this recipe.