23 Refillable Liquid Hand Soap Pumps
May 5, 2008 by Jennifer
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…
For folks who like a little lotion with their soap:
[via Umbra]
Hippie, earthy, pottery family friendly:
Soap or lotion dispenser from Gauley River Pottery
Patina, Rustic & Dawn from Little e Pottery
Dragonfly set in Bluegrass or Dark Blue from Cabin Pottery
Leaf from Cabin Pottery
Kid friendly:
Glee Soap Pump from City Living
Lodge Bear, Tiki set, or Chili Pepper from Ancient Visions Rustic Home Furnishings
Common Cold Soap Dispenser by Giant Microbes from Mod Cloth
Bizarre:Outhouse from Piper Classics
For Peggy:
Country Cat from Piper Classics
For me (I like this one – it’s so old school):
Hoosier Soap Dispenser from Piper Classics
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
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
K2 Wall Mounted Soap Dispenser ($211 – $296) from Ginger
Which one is your favorite? I like the Hoosier, all the pottery ones, and the little germ.
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.
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?
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.
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.
@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
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…
I ordered the Umbra duo pumps for my bed and breakfast, and while I love the way they look the pump isn’t pumping! Am trying to find replacement pumps that will dispense shampoo, conditioner, soap and lotion or I’ll have to buy replacements – will be a pity, but these need to work every day for our guests, and they just don’t
Unfortunately, I can’t recommend the Umbra Duo at all.