My husband used to suffer from shaving rash quite badly, but has not had any troubles since using this gel - for over two years now - and a result is a big fan.
Please note however, that this recipe does not make a thick gel like commercial shaving gels - the mix will be only marginally thicker in texture than the liquid castile soap - however a little goes a long way and the aim is to only coat the skin enough to lubricate the razor.
Homemade Shaving Gel
1/2 cup liquid organic castile soap
1/4 cup hot water
1/2 tsp salt (this acts as a preservative)
2 tbs vegetable glycerine
2 tbs aloe vera gel
8 drops tea tree essential oil*
Dissolve the salt in the hot water, and then blend all remaining ingredients together.
I store the gel for my husband in a clean, used pump bottle which formerly held moisturiser.
* Tea tree oil is a natural anti-septic which can help prevent infected in-grown hairs, however feel free to experiment with other essential oils such as peppermint.
4 comments:
Julie, thank you so much for posting this. I made my own liquid laundry soap and I'm very pleased how easy, inexpensive and useful it is.
A tip I've heard is that you can actually get bottles that foam up the liquid inside as it's pumped out... it's the action of the pump or something that makes the foam.
Ohh, definately going to give this a try. Could you tell me where you find the glycerine though?
Hi Mam,
I hope you find it useful :-)
Hi Anastasia,
Yes, we have those foamy bottles for our liquid hand soap, they'd be *great* if you/your partner prefers foam.
Hi Rinelle,
I buy my glycerine in bulk from Aussie Soap Supplies, but you can buy it in many supermarkets (with the medicines etc usually), or health food shops or pharmacies.
Cheers, Julie
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