DIY Body Wash

Hey, y'all! Sorry I was gone so long. Midterms came in like a wrecking ball this year. I hope you're having a wonderful Monday.
Another DIY coming your way from my DIY Beauty board on pinterest (this pin specifically). This one actually leads to a website, instead of just a picture! Woo! Here is the the original post post.
The pin description is "Dove Body Wash DIY I have made a ton of this and will never purchase body wash, this is the real thing, thick, creamy and lathers up great!!" So, they are setting my expectations pretty high. So, let's break it down, y'all.

Ingredients:
1. Moisturizing soap bars (like Dove or Olay)
2. Water
3. A Big Pot to mix it all in.
4. Cheese Grater or a big knife
5.Container to store new body wash in

  So, out of all of these, you will probably only have to buy the soap bars. One ingredient! Sweet. I went and got 2 bars of soap (cause I need a lot of body wash). It only cost $3.27 from Walmart, so not bad. There was only 1 size of soap bars, 4 oz. The blog doesn't say how much soap, so we are winging it on this one.

Directions:
1. Grate bars of soap so it looks like soapy cheese
2. Add 2 cups of water per bar of soap
3. Heat on stove on Medium until soap is dissolved
4. Remove from heat and let cool
5. Once cool put into bottles or any container

Here is the soap that I got: Dove Go Fresh Pomegranate. It smelled the best, which is why I got this one.

 

Next, I tried to grate all the soap

But, I hurt myself. So, my lovely assistant, Tommy had to do it for me. I never claimed to be the most graceful person to walk the earth. 

So, that's everything in the pot, going from just mixed in, to boiling. Once it started to boil, I removed it from heat. 

The bottles I used were old containers of body wash and conditioner. I just rinsed them out really well. It made almost 2 bottles. So, each bar of soap made one bottle of body wash. 

I've been using this stuff on an off for a while now, as it made a ton! I will be honest with y'all, this is kind of an okay thing for me. I really don't like bar soap so much to begin with, unless it is homemade, because it leaves a weird feeling on my skin. Also, this soap that I made doesn't really lather very much. I know that bubbles don't mean clean, but it's still nice to see where the soap is actually going.

All in all, it's up to you guys. This DIY does work, but you may not enjoy the end result. It lathers and feels like bar soap on your skin, so if you're cool with that, then go for it. My friend who makes her own soap said you could add Glycerin to the mixture to make it lather more. You can get glycerin at craft stores and on the internet. It seems pretty inexpensive.

Making this is pretty cheap, but you can buy body wash for the same price. If you like doing crafty stuff, then go for it, but it's not going to cost or save you much, if any, money.

Sorry if I seem wishy-washy (pun intended) about this project. I just don't think it is wonderful, but it didn't fail either.

Okay, sorry for rambling! I'll talk to you guys later. Let me know if you want me to keep trying these DIY beauty things out.

Daily Nugs.
I went to see Urinetown: The Musical last weekend with some studio friends. It was pretty good.
Snow day today!
I played Sims for 4 hours this morning. Sorry, not sorry.

Xoxo, Courtnie