In the quest for natural living, we sometimes forget the essentials. We’re always reading the labels of food, but what about our shower products? There are so many hard to read (i.e. chemical) ingredients on that body wash bottle, it’s almost insane. And you know what else in insane? The price label. Homemade body wash is not only natural and good for you, but also affordable and good for your wallet.
1. DIY honey body wash by Hello Glow. A four-ingredient body wash that’s moisturizing and customizable with your favorite essential oils.
2. Homemade body wash by Tried and True Blog. Three quarts of body wash for $4.99? Jackpot!
3. No lye soap body wash by A Fresh Legacy. A body wash that works on sensitive skin, because of the exclusion of caustic soda.
4. DIY body wash by Healthy Living How To. Remove the parabens, sulfates, toxic preservatives and artificial fragrances, and you can still get an amazing body wash.
5. Natural & nourishing body wash by One Good Thing. The neem leaf in this body wash is usually used to fight bacteria and viruses, so this recipe sounds great!
6. All natural body wash by Fabulous Farm Girl. All the ingredients in this mix are natural, which means they’re actually good to your skin.
7. Homemade orange honey body wash by The Fitnessista. Honey is the key ingredient to this body wash, while orange essential oil gives it the divine scent.
8. Coconut milk body wash by Hello Glow. Coconut milk is very hydrating and it smells divine, making your showers a real pleasure.
9. Natural body wash by Do Terra Blog. A body wash for the whole family, made with fractionated coconut oil and essential oils of your choice.
10. Homemade body wash by Little Seed Farm. Keep scary ingredients out of your shower with this all natural lavender lemongrass body wash.
11. Homemade body wash by Hello Glow. Start the day with an energizing scent with this moisturizing, all-natural homemade body wash with citrus essential oils.
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I really wish like-minded people would start making products like these with the intelligent idea of preserving the smells we all have come to enjoy. I for one hate that sodium laureth sulfate is in my Axe products because I greatly enjoy Phoenix and Apollo. I want to take our fluoride and sodium laureth sulfate also know as: sodium dodecyl sulfate, sulfuric acid, monododecyl ester, sodium salt, sodium salt sulfuric acid, sodium dodecyl sulfate, aquarex me or aquarex methyl, reports the EWG.
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Great post, I’m really looking forward to trying some of these recipes out! I do have to say though that I agree with Daniel about synthetic and natural products. We really need to inform ourselves before making assumptions and hurt ourselves.
Moving on, I had previously tried the lavender and coconut milk body wash, and it definitely is one of my favorites! I love the smell, and how soft my skin feels. Another recipe I really enjoyed making and that also left my skin feeling really soft and nourished used soap nuts. The recipe I used was on this blog: https://www.treetotub.com/blogs/blog-posts/end-acne-dry-skin-and-sensitive-skin-with-this-ayurvedic-fruit. I also went ahead and added some essential oils and a few ingredients of my own to make it a bit thicker in consistency and to add a more pleasant scent. :)
Hi, I have a question. I’m going to be a grandmother and would like to make my win baby shampoo, body wash and diaper rash creme. The question is, all recipes call for essential oils. Do I use the food grade?
I love making my own body wash, and it is good to see just how many different approaches people take.
However, please don’t say that natural = good and synthetic = bad. There are many natural ingredients that can be harmful to our skin, and there are many synthetic ingredients that are good for our skin, especially if they don’t contain the allergens and impurities present in their natural equivalents. Insisting that ‘natural’ always means safer could risk someone being injured.
Other than that, great post.
Daniel,
You are SO right. people really NEED to look up every single ingredient. I even research the chemical compositions of each listed ingredient.
“Natural” can mean very detrimental-most toxic drugs can be natural-like cocaine, marijuana, Foxglove, and thousands of other “Natural” products.
Castile soaps are most often made with Calcium Hydroxide which is another form of LIME and Sodium Hydroxide is a form of LYE or Caustic Soda.
However, I want to add that all-in-all the blog posts are excellent, and I have copied/pasted the recipe in my notes and will make the product-but with my own home-made castile soap. And I meant to say that “Natural” can BE detrimental….not mean detrimental-sorry about that.
Have a blessed day!
Shame on you for suggesting cannabis is bad.
Hi There,
Lovely product range. I am interested in producing it locally here for our use. Kindly advise more detail in order to obtain the ingredients.Connie Brooks
I hardly consider adding ingredients to a massed produced store bought product “homemade.”
Your soap number 3 is misleading. It’s made with potassium hydroxide which is a form of lye. It’s the version used for liquid soaps. You might want to update your list.
The lye evaporates after 4 to 6 weeks so to say soap has no lye is true …. Although ALL SOAP is made with IT!❤
I want to do it plz kindly giv me d full details on how to do it wit ingredients
I produced it here in Nigeria. U can contact me on 08038554193
Thank you for sharing – love it!
I am a South African woman, suffering from Multiple Sclerosis. Your website got me interested again in meaning something for somebody else!! God bless.
YOU DIDNT LEAVE THE INSTRUCTIONS
You just have to follow the hyperlink under each picture, they’re in blue…
I would love to try these body wash recipes! How can I get them?
These all sound really cool, but can you give a recipe for them; and how about one for German Chamomile body wash? I’m in love with it. Thanks!