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23 Refillable Liquid Hand Soap Pumps

by Jennifer on May 5th, 2008

Refillable liquid hand soap is one of the best green bathroom and kitchen steps you can take. Easy too. If you haven’t jumped on the hand soap pump train yet, I’m going to make it even easier for you. After the jump are 23 great hand soap pump options.

For the thrifty design divas: via Umbra

madras soap pump

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orvino soap pump

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teardrop kitchen pump

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vidrio soap pump

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For folks who like a little lotion with their soap:

duo double soap pump

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[via Umbra]

Hippie, earthy, pottery family friendly:

Soap or lotion dispenser from Gauley River Pottery

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Patina, Rustic & Dawn from Little e Pottery

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Dragonfly set in Bluegrass or Dark Blue from Cabin Pottery

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Leaf from Cabin Pottery

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Kid friendly:

Glee Soap Pump from City Living

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Lodge Bear, Tiki set, or Chili Pepper from Ancient Visions Rustic Home Furnishings

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Common Cold Soap Dispenser by Giant Microbes from Mod Cloth

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Bizarre:Outhouse from Piper Classics

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For Peggy:

Country Cat from Piper Classics

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For me (I like this one - it’s so old school):

Hoosier Soap Dispenser from Piper Classics

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Earth Friendly:

Note that anyway you play it, a refillable soap dispenser is a great green choice. However, for die-hard tree huggers, here you go…

100% Recycled Glass Soap Dispenser Cobalt Round or 100% Recycled Glass Soap Dispenser Clear Green Square from The Natural Abode

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Luxury:

Fun to look, but um… no way! Although, technically one of these would eventually pay itself off.

Firsthand Soap Dispenser ($78) from Napa Style

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K2 Wall Mounted Soap Dispenser ($211 - $296) from Ginger

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Which one is your favorite? I like the Hoosier, all the pottery ones, and the little germ.

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POSTED IN: Green Cleaning, Green Home, Reuse

6 opinions for 23 Refillable Liquid Hand Soap Pumps

  • Kamber
    May 5, 2008 at 3:26 pm

    I think the firsthand soap pump is pretty, but I wouldn’t buy it. My faves are either the dragonfly (really pretty) or the orvino soap pump. Also I at our local pottery painting store they have some for you to paint. Which I think is cool because you can make it for your own personal taste.

  • Angelique
    May 5, 2008 at 4:24 pm

    Hey, you! :)

    I was wondering if you (or any readers) knew of a cheap way to make your own liquid soap from all those crazy “soap slivers” that slime around the kitchen, bathrooms, showers and tubs?

    There has to be a way to liquify them, right? Or am I in la-la land?

  • Jennifer
    May 5, 2008 at 4:58 pm

    Hey Angelique - always a pleasure to see you :)

    You can make liquid soap. Save up enough slivers to equal 3-4 oz of soap. Leave a gallon of water on your counter for a couple days - you want distilled water.

    Chop the soap up super small (or grate - but grating slivers?) boil soap and h2o together. Getting the thickness right is the hard part. It depends on the soap. If you add 3 oz or so, you can start with 3-4 cups H2o and go from there.

    When making it, you need to let the original h2o/soap mix boil some, add water, mix, (repeat). You’ll be able to see when it’s the right consistency. You can add a few drops of essential oils too.

  • Peggy
    May 5, 2008 at 5:48 pm

    That cat dispenser is cool. It’s much more tasteful than some cat stuff you might see. It has a hint of folk art.

    My favorite is the teardrop kitchen pump since it would go with my stainless steel microwave and toaster oven.

  • Jennifer
    May 5, 2008 at 6:20 pm

    @Kamber I think both the expensive ones are pretty, but no way would I buy.

    @Peggy I was just kidding about the cat one. You don’t really strike me as the novelty soap pump type. That teardrop one is my favorite from umbra - it would look great with stainless steel :)

  • Peggy
    May 6, 2008 at 1:09 am

    Jennifer! I’m not the novelty soap pump type, but it’s not bad for a cat soap pump. : ) Thankfully though, people don’t buy me cat gifts…

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