How to save a TON of money on hand soap

I've talked before about my super cheap method of using hand soap, but as a refresher course:

Purchase one of those foaming hand soap dispensers, or ask a less frugal friend to give you theirs, if they plan on throwing it away when it is empty.

Buy 1 large refill bottle of REGULAR liquid hand soap. Squirt approximately 3/4 inch of soap in your dispenser, then fill up with water. Pump a few times to make sure it's not too thick.


Well- we've been doing this for literally years on the same bottle of hand soap- it takes FOREVER for it to run out. I recently participated in a market study involving Bath and Body Works hand soap and it smelled so delicious, I missed the scented soap. Not enough to pay $3 a bottle, but I did miss it.

Then I had an AHA! Moment.

I grabbed one of my small travel size bottles of Dancing Waters bath gel, which I received for free with another purchase, courtesy of coupons.

I gave the bottle a generous squeeze and let a dollop fall in to the pump, then filled the rest up with my soap and water mixture. Voila! Scented Bath and Body works soap at LITERALLY penny on the dollar. Yes..penny on the dollar :). I may have the mixture just a *TAD* too thick right now, but it's a work in progress. You'll find a little playing around with the amounts makes all the difference and once you get it down, you've got it!

So there you go- how to save money on hand soap and still feel like you are pampering yourself.

-Kristen