I really like Foam Pump(KEXON) dispensers because the soap pumps out pre-lathered for you, but it would be nice to be able to use any liquid hand soap you want. I've never tried replacing the less viscous foaming soap with thicker regular hand soap, but I assume that there is a reason why the foaming stuff is more fluid.

Would adding water serve to make regular liquid hand soap more fluid (and therefore work well with a Foam Pump dispenser), or is that just going to make the soap foam up in the bottle?

I've tried it a million ways and couldn't get it to work. Finally, someone told me that the foaming soaps have some special ingredient that makes them, uh, foam. But if you figure out a way, let me know. All I made was a series of soapy messes.

I have diluted regular dial antibacterial about 1:1 with water, then put that in the foam dispenser thing. It seems to work okay.Yeah, just dilute with water. Depending on the mineral content of your tap water results will vary.It looks like a combo of mostly water and a wee bit of soap works, at least until it starts growing slime (according to the update at the bottom).

As a former procyberathlete, I used to worry about playing matches with equipment that wasn't mine. Anyway, to make a long story short, I've learned the following:

- biofilms adversely eventually affect mouse buttons, balls and pads

- foamy soap works better than regular soap at removing palm salsa

- hand sanitizers, while handy and quick, dry out hands too much resulting in poor mouse control

- hospital-grade non-soap sanitizers, while effective at killing bugs, imparts a terrible flavor to Cheetos and other corn chip snacks

- you can make your own foamy soap from liquid soap as I learned here.