Shower Gel Made From shampoo

Besides shampoos I have used many hand washes as shower gels as well all provide a variation and are really refreshing.

that's a great tip, but did the shampoo make your skin itch or break out? I know it sounds like a stupid question, but I have tried using shampoo when my son poured all of my body wash out one night. I used the same shampoo that I use on my hair daily, but for some reason it caused me to have a red bumpy rash all over my body & it was really itchy.

That sounds fantastic, I wonder if there is much difference in shampoo and shower gel anyway...good on you, thanks.

Honestly I have done that and I have done it with my kids shampoo also. There have been times that I have actually used hand wash to wash my body. The way I look at it what ever works to get the job done.

I know how that works when getting in the shower and whatever I need is gone, LOL. That's a great idea Villageanne, using watered down shampoo for shower gel. I will keep this in mind if I happen to get myself in a fix like that again. Thanks for the tip!

I quite often do that! But I wash my hair then use the bubbles from my head to wash down my body! I personally like my dove shower gel.

We usualy just use home made soap for all purposes, we make it plain or with a scent as we see fit then it gets used for hair, skin, laundyr, even dishes sometimes as well as household cleaning. THat hreally is the cheapest way I know to get round all those potions the supermarkets would like us to buy and its fun to make as well. We usually use a recipe based on olive oil, with a little coconut oil for hardness and lather. It works great and everything is clean and healthy.

thats a good idea, i have about four bottles of the suave coconut shampoo in my cupboard because i love the smell of it but its only my husband and my son that use it because its not a good enough shampoo and conditioner to use on my or my daughters hair but i do love the smell so ill mayby try using it as a shower gel, im sure it cleans just as well as the other shower gels and it definetly has a great smell.

I've always thought shower gels, bath gels and shampoos were all pretty similar .. if you check the ingredients they are pretty much the same .. if I have any dribbles of shower gel or shampoo left, or bought something you didn't care too much for I generally just use it up as hand wash .. pour a little extra water in to slacken it a little .. it saves wasting something you didn't like much

I use shampoo alot to wash up-- I squirt it on my pouf and wash- I love how it lathers up... I then always use a shower gel... So I'm not saving money.. I always wondered how well just shampoo alone would clean-- then again-- It cleans my hair wonderfully. Great advice-- I usually use Bath & Body works shower gel.. It's pretty expensive--

villageanne, I have been doing that for a long time, lol. Because, I noticed long ago, that their shower gel is almost identical to their shampoo, so, you can get their shower gel also, it is quite cheap. I actually prefer it to the ones that I get from bath and body works, and victoria's secret, because it has more of a lather. Sometimes, I like to use the expensive stuff, that I buy with a scrub, so I will use those most of the week, and then use the suave stuff for one day. The suave stuff do have some very nice scents, I would recommend them.

You can also shave your legs with conditioner and it works much better than some shave gels.

Funny thing is is that I have done this before. On a last minute business trip I went on last year to Texas, I packed everything but shower gel or body soap. However, I brought shampoo. So I put it on my sponge and watered it down a bit and washed up. I actually felt more refreshed after using the shampoo than any other time with the shower gel itself. And the reshe fragrance smell lasted way longer than any shower gel I have ever tried. So A+ to you cause great minds think alike. :)

That's Funny I've done that before lol.. I think it's okay, I mean shampoo is soap right? and it's better than not washing all..... But I still use body wash...

We decided to go with the multipurpose shampoo for shower gel a long time ago, because suave is usually very cheap, I do use it on my hair, and it comes in all kinds of fantastic fragrances, usually for around a dollar a bottle or even less. Certain fragrances are good for certain things. I was told a long time ago that green apple shampoo killed perspiration odors ( in hats) better than anything else. Seems to me it would work well on the body too.

I interchange often. I have used shampoo for hand soap, and body gel. I have shampooed with body gel in a pinch once. I have used shampoo as laundry soap and have used conditioner for fabric softener. This is not every day, but in a pinch, soap is soap and I do not care to use them from time to time in each others place. I try to never use cheap shampoo or other things on my hair as mine is so thin and brittle. If I use something to strong it drys out the ends and they split. If I use some kinds it causes the oily hair look. I do often use shampoo as body wash though as my daughter likes to use it up quickly and I will run out. I have used the 2-1 kinds and I think they add a softness that regular body wash does not. It is like the Dual I use from Avon.It's like a wash and lotion together.

I wanted to add-- that I often use conditioner for a shaving gel... It leaves your legs and armpits feeling so smooth and soft.. Ever tried this?

Thanks for sharing with us. I will try the Suave shampoo and see if it works for me. It's true the shower gels are more expensive than shampoo.

I agree with another poster. Soap is soap- and I think it's so great to use cheap shampoo because you save so much money, although a lot of times you can find cheap shower gel in jumbo bottle sizes at like Wal-Mart. This is a great idea though. I have done it and it works wonderfully.

but if any side effects of shave shampoo