First World Problem: Using My Kitchen Sink Soap Dispenser for Lotion

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<p>I’ve renovated two kitchens in my life. In the first one, I inserted a fancy soap dispenser in the granite, so that whenever I needed a squirt of soap, it was right there. I realized, however, that I also had the ugly hand lotion bottle sitting right on the counter. So the second time I redid a kitchen, I got clever and had two soap dispensers inserted: One for the soap and one for the lotion. Good idea, huh?</p>

<p>Not.</p>

<p>Apparently the lotion is too thick, too viscous, to work in the dispenser. It’s gotten clogged, stopped working, had to be replaced, got gummed up again, had to be soaked in hot water to loosen all the lotion. So the question is: Is there a very thin, watery hand lotion that might work in this $%@*&^ expensive soap dispenser?</p>

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<p>This was actually a first world solution in our house when we had our kitchen faucet replaced last winter. I am kind of a lotion fanatic and wanted the dispenser to be lotion, not soap. I use Aveeno (the big bottles that Costco sells) for all my lotion needs - in the bathroom and now, in the kitchen dispenser! However, I have to say, I don’t know that it is all that thin (cause I actually prefer something NOT thin). I wonder if you dispenser tube is too thin???</p>

<p>I don’t have any problem with clogging. I do recall from the past that Vaseline Intensive Care lotion was/is thinner - which is why I never liked it. Maybe someone can speak to if that brand is still on the thin side. </p>

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<p>I use Jergens, the original cherry almond scented lotion that I remembered from the '60s, in my dispenser. Maybe that would work for you.</p>

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<p>Yum, I love that Jergens smell. </p>

<p>I hope my dispenser tube isn’t too thin. It looks pretty darn thick to me. I had been using Lubriderm, but that’s the lotion that’s giving me problems in the dispenser.</p>

<p>The soap dispenser is Moen, if that makes any difference to anyone.</p>

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<p>Your clogging problems might be not due to the thickness of the lotion but due to its chemical composition. It is possible that some ingredient in the lotion slightly dissolves the plastic in the dispenser. </p>

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<p>BB: Does that suggest that I should just keep experimenting until I find one that works?? Or might I ruin the plastic by doing that?</p>

<p>ETA: Does that suggest I’ve been using a lotion on my face that can dissolve plastic?! @-) </p>

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<p>No, your face is quite different from plastic. :slight_smile: It should be fine.</p>

<p>I much prefer decorative (made of granite or stone) lotion and soap dispensers to built-in stuff. </p>

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<p>We put acid on our faces, it keeps it smooth. ;)</p>

<p>I would either put two different soaps in the dispensers( one for everyday, and one for when you have more stubborn soil), or use a Grapeseed or other easily absorbed oil instead of lotion.</p>

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<p>Try the Jergens…what the heck? It might work! And if not, you will still have a nice bottle of good smelling lotion.</p>