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natural foaming facial cleanser

How To Make Natural Homemade Face Cleanser

Learn how to make a natural homemade facial cleanser for daily use. This gentle foaming face wash is easy to make and suitable for all skin types.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Active Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Course: DIY Skincare
Cuisine: N/A
Difficulty Level: Easy
Yield (adjustable): 100 grams (approx)
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Ingredients:

Equipment:

Instructions:

  • Combine the water and glycerin into a clean beaker. Stir well to combine
    88 grams Distilled Water, 5 grams Glycerine
    Combine the water and glycerin into a clean beake
  • Pour the glucosides into the beaker with the water. Gentle stirring needs to be done here so as not to create too many bubbles.
    4 grams Decyl Glucoside, 2 grams Coco Glucoside
    Pour the glucosides into the beaker with the water.
  • Add the preservative and stir, once again trying not to create too many bubbles.
    1 gram Saliguard
    Add the preservative and stir
  • Finally we need to check our pH. When using surfactants we always need to check the pH of the finished product to check that it's not too high.
    Dilute a small sample of the cleanser (1 part cleanser to 9 parts distilled water). Dip a pH strip into the diluted sample and check it reads pH 5.0–5.5. We found most of our foaming cleansers needed a small adjustment of around 6 drops to lower it. (see how to adjust bellow)
    we need to check our pH
  • Once you have the correct pH balance, transfer to a foamer bottle.
    Foamer Bottle
    transfer to a foamer bottle

Notes:

Optionally add one of drop of liquid soap dye to color your cleanser.
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