Foam soap dispensers are becoming more common in public bathrooms around the world. They contain specialized soap that is mixed with air and water to generate an airy foam to help scrub your hands clean. It’s simple to make your own foaming hand soap at home, reducing cost and waste. It’s also easier to use than regular liquid soap.
Less Soap
Foam soap dispensers have become popular in public restrooms, but how exactly do they produce their airy foam? The answer is simple – the pump mechanism adds air to the soap liquid as it pumps. This means that you can get more handwashes out of a single refill. The resulting airy soap is easier to rinse off, so you need less water to wash your hands. This helps reduce the amount of soap that ends up in wastewater systems and reduces packaging waste as well.
Bulk foam soap dispensers require less maintenance and less frequent refills, so you can save money on both supplies and labor costs as well. Whether you choose a manual style dispenser that requires a small push of the hand, or an automatic sensor style that senses your hands and dispenses just the right amount of soap, your soap will go farther. That’s good for you and the planet.
Less Water
Foaming soap dispenser pump air into the liquid soap solution before dispensing, causing it to come out as foam. This means that less liquid soap is dispensed with each pump, which helps to reduce the amount of waste and environmental impact that comes from liquid hand soap. Foam soap dispensers also encourage hand washing by allowing people to get more hands covered in lather with each pump. This leads to better hand hygiene and a feeling of satisfaction when washing hands.
Lastly, foaming hand soap dispensers can also be matched with touchless faucets to create a complete touchless restroom system, which further reduces the spread of germs and bacteria in bathrooms. If you decide to make your own foaming hand soap, use a natural, plant-based Castile soap. This type of soap is gentle on skin and made from a variety of natural oils, including jojoba, olive, and coconut. You can also add essential oils to your soap to increase the fragrance and other benefits.
Less Waste
Following a campaign last year by the Yale College Council, most bathrooms now have foam soap dispensers. The dispensers mix air with the soap to make it a light, foamy substance, which has several environmental benefits. Foam soap has a more visually appealing lather than liquid hand soap, encouraging people to wash their hands. It also rinses off easier and uses less water than liquid soap, which can lead to a lower utility bill. Moreover, the dispensers require less packaging than regular soap bottles. This decreases waste and reduces the amount of plastic used in daily life.
Stern offers touch-free foam soap dispensers to help create a hygienic and cost-effective hand washing area in commercial spaces. These dispensers include a silver-based antimicrobial agent to inhibit the growth of bacteria and molds. They also have smart features that allow users to control the quantity of soap dispensed, refill the dispenser tank, temporarily shut down the dispenser for maintenance, and reset the device to factory settings.
Less Time
Foam soaps are actually liquid solutions that get pumped through a special dispenser. The pump infuses the solution with air, which gives it that light and foamy texture. Foaming hand soap contains less detergent than regular liquid soap, which cuts down on packaging and shipping costs. And since it takes less soap to achieve the same level of cleanliness, each refill lasts longer. Many automatic commercial soap and sanitizer dispensers feature visible alert systems that tell staff when a new refill is needed. This reduces the amount of time janitorial staff spend checking and refilling them, which increases productivity. And it helps ensure that dispensers don’t run out prematurely, which could leave guests without the hand hygiene products they need.
Touchless dispensers also discourage guests from taking more than they need, which cuts down on waste and saves money for facilities that rely on them to manage their budgets. Stern remote controls provide additional control for setting the amount of soap dispensed, temporarily shutting down the dispenser for maintenance, and more.
More Words
Hand soap dispensers are a must in public restrooms. But keeping them stocked and avoiding empty or jammed ones is not easy. A foaming soap dispenser uses a diluted liquid soap combined with air to create a frothy layer when dispensed. This helps people wash their hands using less soap and preserves water.
