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We are all washing our hands a whole lot more these days. (For many it’s been a wake up call about how dirty our hands can be!). So this is how you can make your own hand wash.

But what sort of hand wash is the best to use?  You want a soap that will clean effectively. But at the same time, some soaps can be a lot harsher on the skin. Have you found your hands getting dry or cracked?

While I do use bar soaps, I also like to use a liquid hand wash.  And my favourite is one you can easily customise at home.

The base to this mix is a Liquid Castile Soap, a product that is made from natural oils and ingredients, and which I find is more gentle on the skin than many commercial hand washes which are, in effect, detergents.

Using a gentle hand wash still gets you hands clean. But it does not tend to make your skin as dry as some of those other hand washes.

You can also customise your Liquid Castile Soap by adding essential oils.  You can choose these for their therapeutic properties, or just use those whose fragrance you enjoy.

At these times when we are looking for benefits for the immune or respiratory systems, essential oils can help.  They can also be beneficial for stress, tension and anxiety, depending on the essential oils you use.