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Homemade Foaming Face Wash Recipe

April 21, 2016 Updated on February 4, 2023 By Beth K 9 Comments This post contains affiliate links.

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This homemade foaming face wash recipe is extremely gentle and great for washing away makeup and dirt. It’s perfect for even the most delicate skin. This simple recipe leaves your skin soft and smooth, but not dry. You’ll love the softness of the foam on your skin!

homemade foaming face wash

Why you’ll love this face wash:

  • removes makeup, dirt, and oil
  • leaves skin clean without overdrying
  • contains gentle, cleansing essential oils
  • reinforces the skin’s natural barrier

Homemade Foaming Face Wash Ingredients

This face wash recipe is perfect for beautifying skin of all ages and leaving a healthy glow. The vitamin E, almond oil, and essential oils work together to protect and nourish dry or mature skin that needs extra moisturizing.

This face wash is gentle enough for even the most tender skin type. If you have oily skin, try substituting jojoba oil, which leaves skin soft and not greasy. 

To learn more about other benefits of jojoba and almond oils, check out all of our favorite carrier oils and how to use them here.

Face Wash Ingredients

Essential Oils in this Face Wash

Frankincense essential oil has a comforting aroma that helps to ground you and promote feelings of relaxation. Perfect for washing your face in the morning and night! Use it to improve the appearance of skin and even tone.

Geranium is known for its skin-loving properties. It helps promote beautiful and radiant skin. Geranium is always an excellent choice to add to personal care or skin care recipes.

New to essential oils? Learn more about how we use them and why you should use them as well.

Foaming Face Wash Recipe

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup distilled water
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons unscented Castile soap
  • 1 teaspoon vitamin E oil
  • 1 teaspoon sweet almond oil
  • 10 drops Frankincense (where to buy) 
  • 10 drops of Geranium (where to buy)
  • foaming soap dispenser

Directions

  • Combine all the ingredients into your soap dispenser. Stir to combine
  • To use: Dispense one pump into your hand or use a facial scrubber. Rub over your face and rinse with water
  • Store in a cool, dark place away from direct sunlight

More essential oils to try in this face wash: 

  • Gentle Baby
  • Elemi
  • Lavender
  • Royal Hawaiian Sandalwood 
  • Manuka
  • Kunzea
  • Blue Tansy
  • Sandalwood
  • Sacred Frankincense
  • Tea Tree
  • Cedarwood
  • Carrot Seed

Foaming Face Wash in Sink

Are you sure I don’t need more soap?

You might be seeing the ingredients and wondering why there is so much water and so little of everything else. That’s the beauty of foaming dispensers. You actually don’t need as much of the soap as you think. 

The pump dispenses very little soap and fluffs it up so you feel you have enough to spread around. Resist the urge to add more soap or carrier oil when you make these recipes. 

The foaming pump dispenser works best with certain ratios and using too little water will clog up your pump and cause it not to work anymore.

What about exfoliating?

If you’d like extra exfoliating power, you might consider some accessories to help you gently scrub away dead skin cells and buildup:

  • You can add baking soda or even sugar to your hand when you wash your face for a natural exfoliant. This can get a little messy. This is what I use to remove my favorite mineral makeup. The baking soda leaves my face so smooth and clean
  • I currently use these facial buff sponges. I like them because they’re gentle, inexpensive, and they get my face very clean and smooth
  • If you want to get your skin completely clean without stripping away any natural oils, baby washcloths are an excellent choice. This organic cotton option is reusable and can be used for facial cleansing and makeup removal

Foaming Face Wash Sink

The Foaming Soap Dispenser

The foaming soap pump I recommend is similar to this one. I like it because of the opaque container that protects the essential oils from getting damaged by light.

It also puts out the PERFECT amount of soap. I’m thrifty so I use as little as possible to get the job done! 

What I don’t love about it is that the top just sits on the cup part. It doesn’t screw on or anything so that makes me nervous because I don’t want to spill my precious face wash!

DIY Facewash with essential oils

Not the DIY Type? Young Living makes an amazing Orange Blossom Facial Wash that will perfectly complement your daily skin care regimen. It’s formulated with a special blend of Lavender, Patchouli, Lemon, and Rosemary.

You might also enjoy these essential oil recipes:

  • Foaming Hand Soap
  • Moisture Rich Lotion Bar
  • Natural Facial Toner
  • How to Clean Makeup Brushes

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This recipe is included in our eBook, Essential Oil Recipes for Healthy Hair & Skin, along with more than 60 other tried & true recipes that we’ve created, tested, and personally use. Click HERE to see more information and purchase your digital copy today!


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Filed Under: Beauty, Facial, Recipes Tagged With: castile soap, frankincense, gentle baby, geranium

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Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Danette says

    October 20, 2016 at 11:55 am

    Walmart now has a glass foaming pump! The brand is Better Homes and Garden!

    Reply
  2. Susan says

    January 8, 2017 at 10:59 am

    What is a gentle baby essential oil? Can I use any substitutes if I can’t find that?

    Reply
    • Beth K says

      January 13, 2017 at 5:05 pm

      Gentle Baby is an essential oil blend sold by Young Living.

      Reply
  3. Andrea says

    January 25, 2017 at 8:36 pm

    Do you have any recommendations that do not use Castille soap, or use a castille soap alternative? My face I’d so sdnsitive, I am allergic to glycerin. If it is an ingredient in thd first half of the ingredient list, I break out, if it is in the second half of thd list, my skin can tolerate it. It is SO frustrating to be turning 40, and fighting sensitive skin, acne, and aginger at the same time. I would appreciate your advice very much!
    Andrea

    Reply
  4. Ettie says

    February 9, 2018 at 10:46 am

    Hi, i have all the ingredients except the geranium essential oil, can i replace it with another oil? My skin type is mixed to oily. I have a lot of different essential oils. Thanks

    Reply
    • Diana M says

      April 10, 2018 at 9:18 am

      Hi Ettie! In this recipe you can try Tea Tree, Lavender or even Manuka if you have it.

      Reply
  5. Bev-Ann says

    July 13, 2018 at 11:29 pm

    Do either of these separate if they sit for awhile?

    Reply
    • Diana M says

      August 14, 2018 at 2:42 pm

      Hi Bev-Ann! It will separate a bit as it settles. Just give a gentle shake/swirl before each use.

      Reply
  6. Audrey says

    April 28, 2019 at 4:44 pm

    Aloe Vera gel is super healing too and helps the oils mix with the water.

    Reply

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