- Soap is what produces the suds and the cleaning action of dish soap. Use castile soap, made from vegetable oils, in either liquid or bar form if you want an organic soap with no petroleum products in it. Other vegetable-based soaps are available but harder to find. Use Ivory bar soap or Octagon soap if organic is not an issue. Enhance the grease-cutting ability of your dish soap with the addition of lemon juice or washing soda. Essential oils are commonly used to impart fragrance to the dish soap. Glycerin can be added to recipes for soap for longer-lasting bubbles.
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Combine 20 oz. of ready-to-use liquid castile soap with 20 drops of lime essential oil and 10 drops of sweet orange essential oil. If the castile soap is a concentrate, dilute it according to the package directions before combining it with the oils. Pour everything into a squirt bottle, and shake to combine.
Place 2 cups of ready-to-use liquid castile soap into a squirt bottle. Add 1/2 cup of water, 1 tsp. of lemon juice, 1/2 cup of white vinegar and 5 drops of essential oil of your choice to the soap. Citrus oils are a good choice as well as lavender. Cap the bottle and shake to mix before every use. -
Pour 16 ounces of boiling water over 1/4 cup of grated Ivory soap flakes. Stir the mixture until the soap has dissolved. Add 2 tbsp. of glycerin and 1/2 tsp. of lemon essential oil to the mixture, and stir to combine. Decant into a squirt bottle. Shake before each use.
Grate two bars of Octagon soap and place it into a large pan with 5 qts. of water. Place on the stove and heat until all of the soap is melted, stirring constantly. When the soap has melted, remove from the heat and stir in 1 cup of baking soda, 1/4 cup of washing soda and 1/4 cup of lemon juice. Stir to dissolve everything. Cool and pour into squirt bottles. Add 1/2 cup of glycerin, if desired, for longer-lasting bubbles.
