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 that it’s almost insane.
And you know what else is insane? The price label. Homemade body wash is not only natural and healthy, but it is also affordable and easy to make.
We like to use glass pump bottles. But if you’re worried about it breaking, try a squeeze bottle for your creations, and get started with one of the recipes.
11 Homemade Body Wash Recipes
1. DIY Honey Body Wash
A four-ingredient body wash with moisturizing raw honey and coconut oil that’s moisturizing and customizable with your favorite essential oils. For body wash, the combination of citrus and eucalyptus oils is our favorite way to start the day.
2. Skin-Clearing Body Wash
For those with sensitive skin, this skin-clearing body wash is a game-changer. Sudsing up regularly helps kill the bacteria that cause breakouts, so you can bust out the tank tops with confidence. This clarifying body wash is loaded with botanicals like tea tree oil to kill bacteria [source] and lavender to soothe inflammation [source]. Raw honey, a potent antibacterial and humectant [source], helps get rid of sweat-loving microbes and softens skin.
3. Green Tea Body Wash
When combined with extra moisturizing ingredients like shea butter, coconut oil, and honey, this green tea body wash sinks into parched skin and creates a protective barrier against the elements. Green tea is chock full of healing antioxidants, flavonoids, and catechins to counteract the effects of free radical damage [source].
4. Shea Butter Body Wash
This body wash is creamy but lathers nicely, and you can feel the oils staying on your skin, creating a protective layer. Mega-moisturizing shea butter and sunflower oil are the perfect skin soothers [source] for colder temps!
5. Moisturizing Citrus Body Wash
Start the day with an energizing scent when you use this moisturizing, all-natural homemade body wash with citrus essential oils. Castile soap is combined with four moisturizing ingredients: fractionated coconut oil, vegetable glycerin, jojoba oil, and vitamin E oil.
6. Foaming Body Wash by Live Simply
If you’re a fan of the bubbles, you’ll enjoy this rosewater and jojoba oil body wash! The recipe is perfect for washing away summer sweat and dirt.
7. DIY Body Wash by Maple Alps
This simple, natural body wash will leave your skin moisturized and clean due to a great combination of sweet almond oil, Castile soap, vitamin E oil, and essential oils.
8. Coconut Milk Body Wash
Coconut milk’s vitamin E and lauric acid add moisture to dry skin in this hydrating body wash. Plus, it smells divine, making your showers a real pleasure.
9. DIY Lavender Body Wash by Simply Designing
Wind down after a long day with a lavender-scented shower or bath. It will relax you and make falling asleep so much easier!
10. Botanical Body Wash by Kolya Naturals
Purifying lemongrass or calming lavender? Whichever scent is your jam, you can bring it to your shower with this DIY recipe.
11. Homemade Body Wash With Essentials Oils by Your DIY Family
Lavender and eucalyptus essential oils are a refreshing blend to lather on your skin, and we love that this recipe comes with free printable labels.
This post was medically reviewed by Dr. Jennifer Haley, a board-certified dermatologist with extensive experience in medical, cosmetic, and surgical dermatology. Learn more about Hello Glow’s medical review board here. As always, this is not personal medical advice, and we recommend that you talk with your doctor.
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Interesting and useful tips and pointers on how to go about making a Homemade Body Wash. Great read. Thanks.
Beautiful blog thanks for posting.
Hey,
You have said so true, everyone must know these recipes. Each one of them looks amazing I think am going to try 1-by-1 for a bit of experience :D
Thank you for sharing this blog, but before going I would like to recommend Bryan & Candy Black Currant and French Vanilla–Bath & Shower Gel which I am using currently and it is really a really wonderful product you must try once. It removes impurities without stripping the body of natural essential oils while Aloe Vera delivers concentrated hydration for dry skin. Visit bryanandcandy.com to buy this organic & natural ingredient product to make your skin healthy & happy.
Thanks to this, I have now come to know about more ways to make homemade body wash products. Most people think that it is kind of difficult to make natural bath and body products at home and it is because they have never ever tried it before. I would like to share this to those who are in need. Visit us @ https://www.thesoapshackbaby.com/
Is this really possible to make homemade body wash? I have experience in using different body wash but all of them are bought from the market or a shop. But interested to make my homemade body wash.
Don’t hesitate to update me further. LOL!
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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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.
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!
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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!