How to Make DIY Hand Wash for Lots & Lots of Handwashing

[@Zil_Senczy]

I would love a post with a scale of your handwashes from gentleness to least gentle and a discussion of why. Understanding gentleness and the reasons for it would be super interesting.

[@HumblebeeAndMe]

Hmm. I'm not sure I can really put them on a spectrum as there are a ton of variables, but here are a few points to consider: - Surfactants used-some are more gentle than others - Surfactant blend-blending charges tends to be gentler than not - Surfactant concentration-more surfactant is usually more effective but that can also mean more drying - Presence of fat/emollients-tends to make things gentler but also reduces lather - pH - Humectants Happy making!

[@melanie-rosannastevens7861]

Awesome! I swapped perlastan for sles (which is disodium/sodium cocoyl glutamate) and didn't thicken it, so I could put it in a foamer bottle. I scented it with pink grapefruit and sweet orange essential oil and raspberry fragrance oil, it's really luscious and fresh! Love it

[@HumblebeeAndMe]

I'm glad you're loving it :) Thanks for DIYing with me, and happy making :)

[@brookelynturner5684]

Thank you so much for this! Also, I really appreciate all the surfactants are liquid, because I've already donated all my masks, and wouldn't be able to make anything with my powdered surfactants right now...

[@HumblebeeAndMe]

❤️

[@s.stephens8690]

I just ordered all my supplies today... I'm so excited!! Thanks Marie

[@HumblebeeAndMe]

Have fun & happy making!

[@therealmarstv]

I think we all have tried to up our hand washing game. 🤣 Great video!

[@HumblebeeAndMe]

Thank you so much!

[@nazifaafroze1223]

I love ur vids n thank u for this! I wish only I had these ingredients available in my area 😥

[@nicolesimms4883]

Love your channel 👌 always so helpful. Thanks for sharing 🌈

[@HumblebeeAndMe]

Thank you so much & Thanks for watching :)

[@raadizon3442]

This is brilliant! Can't wait to make a lot of this!

[@HumblebeeAndMe]

Thank you so much & happy making!

[@bodybutterscreations]

Hello, can you do a hand sanitizer video using alternative items aside from aloe, that item is really hard to find now even the alcohol.

[@HumblebeeAndMe]

I will not be sharing a hand sanitizer-I recommend referring to the formulas shared by the WHO if you need to make your own :)

[@haseebsheikh416]

Hi how are you its awesome but please share commercial making

[@tiffanyburroughs1]

Thanks for sharing. Is this Handwash Anti-bacterial? If Not what needs to be added (in grams) to make that possible

[@nadja9526]

Hi, Happy New Year to you 🎉 beautiful fairy of handmade cosmetics! I would like to know the concentration of the SLeS that you used in the video bcuz I have 70% on hand right now and I would like to dilute it at the concentration that you use in your tutorial 😊 thanks 🙏

[@HumblebeeAndMe]

Great question! The one in this video is 26% ASM. Happy making & happy new year!

[@riemmagarback]

Hi there! I'm a new subscriber and I really love your videos. I've learnt so much! I was wondering if there is anything that I can add to soap to help with strong stubborn odours from our hands? Like the smell of garbage... I've tried baking soda and soap but it only works some of the time. Thank you

[@HumblebeeAndMe]

You could try zinc rincinoleate? Just an idea, though, I haven't tried it!

[@riemmagarback]

@@HumblebeeAndMe Hi! Thank you! Will do. Can I just say I've been binge watching your videos! And I'm obsessed!! Plus your Canadian! 👏

[@nataliadhanis5315]

How to make a handwash without the pump but can produce a lot of foam?

[@gijsbo2000]

Thank you for this recipe. Much needed. One issue puzzles me a bit, though. What ingredient or ingredients in this soap have the anti-viral function? By now it has become well known, probably, that a hand wash with plain old soap (plus thorough rinse afterwards), if done properly, not only washes the viruses away but actually kills them, as soap breaks down the mantle of the virus (consisting of fat and protein). The alcohol in a proper hand sanitizer does about the same. Now, I am not at all an expert, but so far I have not discovered an ingredient in your recipe with the same function. (It might be the liquid germall plus as it does have an antimicrobial function, it is a preservative after all. But one wonders if the concentration of that ingredient is sufficiently high to kill the virus more than just marginally). Could it be that the combination of the ingredients you propose has this effect? (Apologies for my English, not my mother tongue.)

[@cassimeralaanonimo5580]

Generally, regular soap has no anti viral/anti bacterial ingredients. What it does is lessen the surface tension between dirt in ur skin and ur skin for easy removal as you do handwashing. 😉

[@HumblebeeAndMe]

It's the surfactants-the Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLeS), and Cocamidopropyl Betaine. Soap is also a surfactant, and on a molecular level they work the same way, with the double-ended molecule with a hydrophobic and a lipophobic end. Most products sold as "hand soap" contain no soap at all, using surfactants as I have here :) Happy making!

[@gijsbo2000]

@@HumblebeeAndMe Many thanks! This is very useful knowledge for me.

[@gijsbo2000]

@@cassimeralaanonimo5580 See for instance www.newsweek.com/this-why-soap-so-effective-stopping-spread-coronavirus-1491203, www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200306/power-of-hand-washing-to-prevent-coronavirus, www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/12/science-soap-kills-coronavirus-alcohol-based-disinfectants

[@honybee3501]

Nice and useful video🌷💕🎉👍

[@HumblebeeAndMe]

Thanks for watching!

[@gabsfer]

amazing video, is it possible to add some olive oil for moisturising instead of glycerine for example?

[@HumblebeeAndMe]

Olive oil will separate out, but that's why the cromollient SCE is in here-it's a water soluble emollient :) Happy making!

[@MakeupbyTrish]

Can you please make a body wash surfactant base like this one, or how would i change ratios to make it a body wash? I tired making one and failed and I just made this one and its so pretty and clear :)

[@HumblebeeAndMe]

I've shared quite a lot of body wash formulations @ www.humblebeeandme.com/homemade-skin-care-recipes/how-to-make-hand-body-washes/. Also, there's no reason you couldn't use this as a body wash ;)

[@MakeupbyTrish]

Humblebee & Me yes I love them just wanted to try one surfactant base because the ones I’ve tried once I add the sles turns into a gel blob and I wanted to try one were I can use a foamer bottle.

[@MakeupbyTrish]

@@HumblebeeAndMe Thank you! I just looked at that link...what is the mayor difference between a foaming hand wash and body wash? I don't see a foaming body wash so if you have any input. I think i remember reading that hand wash would have higher surfactant active matter, is there a guide maybe? Thank you

[@noranoni2907]

What can be added to the handwash to make it gelly? Thanks

[@NrHrh]

Omg, i just searched your channel for diy sanitizer because you are trustworthy. And i dont trust other YT channel 😂😂. But i just bought methylated spirit solution 95%, can i just use it alone as disinfectant?

[@HumblebeeAndMe]

I'd recommend looking at the WHO's hand sanitizer recipes-I won't be sharing one :) Happy making!

[@melanie-rosannastevens7861]

Do not use methylated spirits as disinfectants. Stick to ethanol or ipa

[@Baby98898]

Can we use Castile soap as surfactant?

[@HumblebeeAndMe]

Hey! You'll find the answer to your question in my FAQ on my website at humblebeeandme.com/faq/ 😊Happy making!

[@blackwid0w10]

Hi! Super helpful video as always! However, right now we don't have access to distilled water. :( Can I use boiled water instead? Thank you so much Marie! :)

[@HumblebeeAndMe]

Yes, as long as it's clean that should work, though depending on what minerals are in your tap water you might notice some funny-ness with thickening. Happy making!

[@blackwid0w10]

@@HumblebeeAndMe Thank you! Made a ton for my whole family using Cocamidopropyl Betaine and SCI instead. Now we're using it even as body wash lol :) stay safe btw!

[@ANATORRES-mk3pu]

Thank you !! 🌺🙏🏽🌺

[@HumblebeeAndMe]

Thanks for DIYing with me, and happy making :)

[@goldenprinciples9043]

Nice but foaming not good

[@heviutza]

More foam doesn't necessary means that is better or more efficient. I think the most important factor here in this recipe was that the product is doing a good job washing your hands, considering the current situation of the world today. Not foaming. (she has other receips for that)

[@HumblebeeAndMe]

heviutza is right!

[@rdrdrururuuru]

hi, i would like to ask if i can use CDEA instead of CAPB?

[@HumblebeeAndMe]

I don't recommend it-check out the FAQ (www.humblebeeandme.com/faq/) article on surfactant subs to learn more!

[@Izybuzy]

I have solid crothix and it's back to solid really fast after I heat it. I wonder if I can make that solid crothix to liquid version by my self?

[@HumblebeeAndMe]

I'm afraid I haven't worked with it so I'm not sure. I'd probably try it around 0.5% here and melt it with the Cromollient SCE :) Happy making!

[@gnomebeard407]

My hands!!!!! My hands hurt so much!! They're so dry!!! Lol!!!

[@carolinaa6163]

I am not a fan of SLS or SLeS