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Homemade Body Wash

Here's how you make Homemade Body Wash
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  • Servings: 2
  • Prep: 5m
  • Cook: 0m
    • The following recipe serves 2 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 tablespoon steel cut oats (optional - to infuse)
  • 1 sprig rosemary (optional - to infuse)
  • 1 cup distilled water
  • 1 teaspoon citric acid (to prevent bacterial growth in your body wash)
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil (can swap out olive, grapeseed, almond, jojoba, apricot kernel or any other oil)
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 1/2 cup liquid castile soap (I used Dr, Bonner's)
  • 1 teaspoon guargum (you can find it in most markets that carry natural foods with the Bob's Red Mill grains)
  • 30 drops essential oils (your preference - I used a blend of lavender chamomile and lemongrass)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Boil water in a kettle and once boiling pour over the oats and rosemary (or whatever you decide to infuse). Cover and let sit for an hour, then strain to remove oats and rosemary bits from your infusion.

  • Step 2: In a bowl whisk your oil, honey, water infusion, and citric acid together.

  • Step 3: Sprinkle in the guar gum, whisking to combine, and then immediately afterward whisk in the castile soap (if you wait too long the guar gum will thicken and you’ll have clumps) until blended and smooth.

  • Step 4: Drop in your essential oils and fold in with a spoon or spatula. Store the mixture in a bottle that you have sterilized (opaque is best) out of direct sunlight and shake before each use.

  • Step 5: PLEASE NOTE: As this recipe only contains mild natural preservatives (citric acid) and has not been created by a chemist, you may want to store the finished body wash in your refrigerator or make a batch small enough to use within 3-4 days. It is very important that you sterilize (boiling water or the dishwasher will do) all implements that will be used to avoid introducing any bacteria into your bodywash. We personally have not had any issues with bacterial contamination and are still using a bottle from a large batch that was made over 6 months ago that has never been refrigerated.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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