In response to several requests regarding my secret ‘recipe’ for inexpensive, anti-bacterial hand soap, please allow me to share my home made alternative to the chemically laden variety. We are constantly washing our hands in our house (with 3 children, you can understand why), so last year I came up with my own solution to the ‘natural’ hand soaps out there. I buy large quantities of a natural dishsoap when it goes on sale (we use Ecover). I then pour it into a pump bottle, add a few drops of either tea tree oil or grapefruit seed extract (for the natural anti-bacterial properties) plus a few drops of a favorite scented oil and voila! Easy, green, and cheap!!