How To:

1. 1

   Mix 2 cups of liquid castile soap with ½ cup of warm water in your bowl. Castile soap is any soap made entirely from vegetable oil, and can be found at your local health food store.

2. 2

   Add ½ cup of lemon juice. The lemon will add acidity to your soap, which is a powerful degreasing agent and important for dish duty.

3. 3

   Add essential oils. These are optional, but a few drops of scented oil will add a little extra aroma to your soap. We’re partial to lavender, but play around with different scents and choose your favorite!

4. 4

   Mix your soap. Thoroughly mix all ingredients using a whisk or other stirring tool.

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   Add your soap to a bottle. Using your funnel, add your liquid dish soap to an empty bottle. You can use old store-bought soap bottles, or any other spare containers you have lying around.

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   Produce in bulk. For extra cost-efficiency, multiply this recipe and make a few bottles at a time!