Regular liquid hand soap won’t work in a foaming dispenser because it’s too thick.Click to see full answer. In respect to this, how do you use regular soap in a foaming dispenser? Here’s what you do: Choose soap. Anything, really, will do… body wash, hand soap, whatever you have on hand. Put water and soap into the container. (About 4/5th full of water and the other 5th soap for a 4:1 ratio water to soap.) Gently shake! You have foaming soap! Voila! Beside above, can you turn liquid soap into foaming soap? Pour one tablespoon of liquid hand soap into the container, screw on the top and shake vigorously to mix the soap and water together. Then pump the dispenser a few times to get the foaming action started. Subsequently, question is, does foaming hand soap need a special dispenser? Specialized dispensers are required to use foaming hand soap properly. Some soap is kept in a pressurized container, and some is mixed with air in the dispensing unit when the pump is activated. A pump-style dispenser has two chambers.How do you refill foaming hand soap?Place your foaming hand wash bottle on a flat surface and remove pump lid. Carefully fill bottle to within 1.5 inches from the top. Replace lid and pump until you get a handful of suds.