Save those leftover soap
A good way to save is to use those leftover soap. A lot of times, when our soap is small enough, we just throw it, or it becomes too small and it literally, goes down the drain.
Try saving this into a bowl and when you have plenty, put it in a microwavable container and heat it for about 1 to 2 minutes. It should soften the soap and you can put it on a wax paper or a mould and shape it.
Alternatively, you could melt it in a double broiler, add your favorite oil perfumes, add some oatmeal, or fresh petals, and pour it into moulds to make a home made leftover soap.
The resulting soap will looks nice if you use different colored leftover soaps.
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7 opinions for Save those leftover soap
sirfelix
Aug 17, 2006 at 6:58 pm
Double broiler, microwave? I consider myself thrifty, but this is too much. I buy 3 large bars of soap at the dollar store for $1. With 10% of the soap left after use, that comes to 3.3 cents per used bar. Don’t you think the cost of heat energy, not to mention your time, would defeat the purpose of saving money here?
If you absolutely have to use all the soap I have a better suggestion. Find a small, bag-like shower scrub rag and fill it with the small bits and use it like a bar of soap.
Noel
Aug 18, 2006 at 8:25 am
Good point, I like your idea of using a bag-like shower scrub rag.
I use the double broiler only if I want to add stuff to the soap (like oils and petals) to create my own unique home made soap. It beats buying soap raw materials. Then I package it nicely with a note that says, hand made by me. It’s a great one of a kind gift for a friend. Something they won’t see in a store.
sirfelix
Aug 18, 2006 at 10:09 am
Sorry, didn’t mean to down-play those crafty people out there. If you have the time to spare then great. I have to be thrifty and efficient with my time as well.
As far as the little scrub bag goes, I bought mine at Pier 1 for a few dollars. Pier 1 also has lots of low price nick-nacks to give as gifts if you don’t have time to make one. One step above the $1 store.
Lynn
Sep 21, 2006 at 2:33 pm
How about this - when the piece of soap is almost too small to use, get out a new bar of soap. At your next bath/shower use the larger new bar of soap and at the end of that bath, “glue” the smaller sliver of soap to the wet larger bar. Nothing to heat, nothing to mix, nothing to buy - except the soap of course.
Lynn
Sep 21, 2006 at 2:35 pm
I also don’t want to downplay the crafty people out there - but giving your old used soap to other people as a gift is kind of . . . icky.
Amanda
Oct 20, 2006 at 11:24 am
I just crumble up the little bits of soap and either throw them in the washing machine (I use Ivory as part of my laundry detergent mix anyway) or else add the crumbled soap to the liquid soap dispenser.
Mike Donato
Mar 10, 2008 at 4:38 pm
hi i’m made recycle shaving soap that is my first time i chop with my sister i put my cup in microwave i set it up about 2 minute i put very
little water i heat in microwave in 2 minute stir it
with spoon i pour lotion , fragance oil than stir it
let hard it a good idea buy a soap bar in store than i cut it out i put in microwave heat 2 minute
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