How to Press Used Soap Bars Together
Everybody knows the frustration when a bar of soap is reduced to a hard-to-hold sliver. It slips through the fingers and usually ends up getting stuck in the drain or tossed in the trash. How many of those soap bits have you thrown away? Have you ever lamented the waste of good soap? There are several options that can stop the waste by creating a fresh bar of soap from all those slippery little fragments.
- Difficulty:
- Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need
- Soap fragments
- Pantyhose
- Small dish
- Microwave oven
- Glycerin soap
- Small oblong plastic container
- Spoon
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Soap Dish Technique
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Place a small dish beside the shower and when soap bars get too small to handle, drop them in the dish. It is best to do this while the soap is still wet. The moisture will cause it to bond with other soap.
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Using a spoon, scoop the collected soap mass out of the dish. It should retain the shape of the dish.
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Take the new "bar" of soap into the shower. Press it tightly between your palms to fuse the pieces. Use the soap as if it was a fresh bar.
Glycerin Soap Method
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Collect soap slivers.
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Melt glycerin on the stove top in a double boiler or in a microwave oven in a microwave-safe bowl.
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Pour a small amount of glycerin into a plastic container.
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Place used soap chips into the glycerin. Add more glycerin and soap chips in layers until container is full.
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Wait for the glycerin to cool, then remove the soap from the container.
Stocking Soap
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Save soap chips.
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Cut a 10-inch piece of nylon stocking and knot one end, creating a tube.
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Drop soap chips into the nylon stocking tube. Knot the open end. Use it like a bar of soap.
Hand Soap Method
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Collect soap chips.
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Combine the soap chips in a microwave-safe bowl with one cup of water. Microwave until the soap is melted. Let it sit overnight.
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Pour the liquid soap into a hand-soap dispenser and use.
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Tips & Warnings
Remember that different types of soap may not work well together. Organize your saved soap chips accordingly.
Children attempting to follow these instructions should seek parental supervision, especially when using the stove or microwave oven. Be sure your dishes are microwave safe before attempting to use them in a microwave oven.
