Foaming Hand Soap Base

Our Foaming Hand Soap Base is a DIY-friendly, customizable base that makes creating high-quality foaming hand soaps simple. Made with Aloe Vera as the first ingredient, this gentle formula provides a luxurious cleanse to wash away dirt and germs. Just add fragrance, stir, cure, and it’s ready to use. Perfect for small businesses, side hustlers, and DIYers looking to expand their product offerings with minimal effort.

 How to Use & Resources

✔ How to Make Foaming Hand Soap (Video & Step-by-Step Guide)

✔ Foaming Hand Soap Troubleshooting Guide

✔ How to Label Your Foaming Hand Soap

✔ Fragrance Load Calculator

✔ Community Testing Notes Hub

✔ View SDS 

Key Features

✔ Ready to Use: No dilution or additional ingredients required

✔ Easy & Customizable: Just add fragrance, stir, cure, and it’s ready
✔ Clean & Safe Formula: Free from harsh chemicals, phthalates and parabens
✔ Biodegradable & Eco-Friendly: Made with sustainable ingredients
✔ Ultra-Gentle Cleanse: Rich foam designed to wash away dirt and germs

✔ Kindly Made: Made with thoughtful ingredients that are vegan friendly & cruelty-free

✔ Made in the USA: High-quality, small-batch production

✔ California Prop 65 Compliant 

Technical Details

✔ pH Range: 3-6

✔ Shelf Life: 12 months 

✔ Recommended Cure Time: 24 hours

✔ INCI Ingredients: Aloe Vera, Butyl Alcohol, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Deionized Water, Disodium Dihydrate EDTA, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Phenoxyethanol, Vitamin E, Propanediol

✔ Sold by weight, not volume

Fragrance Selection & IFRA Guidelines

✔ Recommended Fragrance Load: 0.5 - 1% (a little goes a long way!)

✔ Maximum Load: Up to 2%, depending on the fragrance

✔ Check IFRA Standards: View individual fragrance usage rates (Category 9)

✔ Fragrances over 1% may cause cloudiness: Test before scaling up production

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Do I need to dilute this base?
A: Nope! It’s ready to use right out of the bottle. Just add fragrance and optional color, and you’re good to go.

Q: What kind of bottles should I use?
A: You’ll need foaming pump bottles (not standard pump bottles) to get that luxurious, bubbly foam.

Q: Can I add colorant to my foaming hand soap?
A: Yes! Just make sure it is a water-soluble, skin safe liquid colorant! We recommend personal care dyes for this!

Q: How do I label my foaming hand soap? What requirements are there?

A: There are some special requirements for labeling your foaming hand soap since it is a cosmetic product. Click here for more information. 

Q: I am having trouble getting my fragrance oil to bind with my foaming hand soap base. Can you help?

A: Yes! Some fragrances may be a little more tricky than others to get to bind properly! Click here for our troubleshooting guide. 

Q: Can I use essential oil instead of fragrance oil?

A: Yes! We recommend you use no more than 0.5% of essential oil since they tend to be less soluble.

Q: Is this base antibacterial?

A: No, it is not an antibacterial hand soap. Antibacterial soaps must be registered with the FDA as over-the-counter drugs, requiring strict regulatory oversight and compliance. Our foaming hand soap is designed to effectively cleanse and wash away germs.