How to Make Rosemary Dill Hand Soap

Rosemary is a great ingredient for hand soap because it has antiseptic properties when it comes in contact with bacteria. Rosemary has a wonderful pine-like aroma that takes the lingering smells of garlic and onions off your hands. It also improves dry skin on hands and minimizes lines and wrinkles. The following will show you how to make rosemary dill hand soap.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 12 oz. distilled water
• 4.4 oz. lye granules
• 6 oz. coconut oil
• 10 oz. palm oil
• 12 oz. olive oil
• 4 oz. sweet almond oil
• 1 tbsp. rosemary essential oil
• 1 tbsp. ground rosemary
• 1/2 tbsp. dill
• 1/2 tbsp. coffee grounds

1. Measure out 12 oz. of distilled water into a plastic or glass bowl. Wear safety glasses and rubber gloves as you add 4.4 oz. of lye granules to the water. Stir the mixture with a wooden or plastic spoon to dissolve the lye.

2. Allow the lye mixture to cool to between 85 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit before using. A physical reaction will occur when you mix lye with water that will heat up the mixture.

3. Measure out 6 oz. of coconut oil, 12 oz. of olive oil, 10 oz. of palm oil and 3.5 oz. of sweet almond oil in a saucepan. Gently heat the oils together over medium-low heat to melt them together. Cool to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

4. Add 1 tbsp. of rosemary essential oil to half an ounce of sweet almond oil in a separate container. Mix them together.

5. Slowly and carefully add the lye and distilled water mixture to the oil mixture when both have cooled and stir constantly with a plastic or wooden spoon. Wear your safely glasses and rubber gloves when doing this.

6. Stir the mixture until it thickens to the point when you can run a line across the top with your spoon and the line stays. It will have a consistency similar to pudding.

7. Add the sweet almond oil and rosemary essential oil mixture to the mix while stirring. Add 1 tbsp. of ground rosemary, 1/2 tbsp. of dill and 1/2 tbsp. of coffee grounds.

8. Pour the mixture into the mold of your choice and cover it with a towel to keep the heat in. Let it set for 24 hours. Take the soap out of the mold and let it cure for 3 weeks.

Tips & Warnings

• Always add the lye to the water. Never add water to the lye or the mixture could explode.
• Make sure kids or pets are never around lye. It is very strong and you should always wear rubber gloves and safety glasses when handling it. Keep it off your skin.
• Lye will eat up aluminum so always use plastic or glass bowls when mixing it. Use wooden or plastic spoons only when stirring. Lye will also mark up Formica so always cover your work surfaces when using it.