Using Leftover Soap Pieces

Tip: What to do with Leftover Soap Pieces

I would like to know what to do with leftover pieces of hand soap. I have started using liquid soap for hands, but have plenty of soap pieces left over.

Please help...
Carmen from Illinois

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RE: What to do with Leftover Soap Pieces

I would put into a soap dispenser with warm water and let dissolve, it should make liquid soap. They have a special soap dispenser just for using leftover soap pieces. I think I saw it in the ABC distributing catalog, but I'm not sure. I think you could just make your own and give it a little shake each time you go to use it. (04/26/2004)

By Becky

RE: What to do with Leftover Soap Pieces

You can always use them in your drawers to keep your clothes fresh. (04/26/2004)

By Amy

RE: What to do with Leftover Soap Pieces

I use soap samples in the shower, so they go to slivers pretty quickly. I put the slivers of soap in an old catsup squeeze bottle, like you used to see at cafes, with some water and a marble. Shake vigorously before using. The catsup squeeze bottle has a large mouth for easily adding soap, and the tip is easily cleared if it clogs. (04/26/2004)

By Jon

RE: What to do with Leftover Soap Pieces

You could sew the pieces into a washcloth folded in half and stitched. Then just wet and wash. (04/26/2004)

By Cheryl

RE: What to do with Leftover Soap Pieces

If you pull up soap making websites (same for leftover candle wax) you can find out how to "melt" down the soap and pour into a mold (small tin can works well and you can open the closed end and push out once set-small milk cartons also work well) and reuse. (04/26/2004)

By Tawnda

RE: What to do with Leftover Soap Pieces

If you use your garage sink or outside spigot a lot, take an old nylon stocking or knee-high, put the soap slivers in it and tie a knot, so you've got a big soap lump down by the toe.Then tie it to the spigot. Next time your hands are covered with dirt from gardening or grease from working on the car, just wet your hands and rub the soap lump between your hands. You'll get clean BEFORE you go indoors! (04/30/2004)

By Becki in Indiana

RE: What to do with Leftover Soap Pieces

If anyone suffers from leg cramps, put the leftover soap pieces under your bottom sheet. Or you could keep by your bed and rub onto your leg if you have a cramp. (05/20/2004)

By hwalz

RE: What to do with Leftover Soap Pieces

Yes, use Irish Spring soap bars under your sheets, directly under your legs. You will not get leg cramps anymore. My Grampa and Uncle both had bad leg cramps until they started using soap under their sheets. My grampa took his bar out to see if he would get cramps without the soap in the bed, and he did get a bad cramp that night. They both swear by this remedy and it has been proven to work by many medical experts. Search the internet if you don't believe me. I know the is some medicinal value to this remedy but they haven't found out what it is yet. All I know is that it works. It won't hurt you to try it for yourself. IT WILL WORK (11/20/2004)

By Josh

Make Your Soap Last Longer

I used scraps of net left over from a sewing project to make a net drawstring bag to hold small pieces of soap. It hangs in the shower and I use this instead of a instead of a washcloth. I've recycled net and soap bits. It's better than the nylon "thingies" you buy.

By Barbara (04/22/2005)

RE: What to do with Leftover Soap Pieces

Thank you, this is exactly what I was looking for! Now I can use up the many leftover pieces of bar soap that I have collected and didn't want to just throw away. (03/27/2008)

By Carla

RE: What to do with Leftover Soap Pieces

There used to be a rubber bag with holes in it? My mom had one years ago. Do they still exist? (05/12/2008)

By Karin

RE: What to do with Leftover Soap Pieces

Wow I didn't know you could do a lot of things with soap. Thanks you guys! (11/15/2008)

By Kisha

Request: Using Leftover Soap Pieces

How do you recycle bar soap pieces? Thank you in advance.

By Barbara from TX

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RE: Using Leftover Soap Pieces

I break them up into an empty hand soap container, add some hot water to get them started dissolving then use it for more hand soap. (10/28/2009)

By micksgirl

RE: Using Leftover Soap Pieces

I bought a shower body scrubbing glove at a dollar store and simply drop the shards of soap into it and close the top with a rubber band (no sewing and you can add new pieces easily!). It lathers up nicely and I just wad it up and use it as a scrubby sponge - but I suppose you could just leave the top open and stick your hand in with the soap and use it as usual. Good luck. (10/28/2009)

By tahlula

RE: Using Leftover Soap Pieces

Look at WalMart's in the face cleaning/bath brushes area and you'll find a ready made sack to insert pieces of soap to use as a body scrub. It comes in pretty colors and hangs easily on your shower knob when not in use. I just keep adding soap pieces, got several in there right now. The scrubber is great on my body, better than a wash rag. (10/28/2009)

By saintjodi

RE: Using Leftover Soap Pieces

I chip them up and add a little hot water, then I add a few drops of essence oils to add a nice smell. I pour them into different shaped molds and let air dry, and when dry enough to remove from molds I lay them out to dry for about a week to make sure they dry all the way inside. Then I have soap that sells in shops for upwards of 7 dollars and more a bar. I even have my friends saving me their soap bits for this. Or you could just dissolve them into a bottle of water and have liquid hand soap. (10/29/2009)

By dcsprsmm

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We have all had needs for bath soap etc. and I have found that each bar costs lots of money. I have made up my mind to recycle all of the bits of soap-ends that I have accumulated over the years and I made my own beautiful hand made soap. It includes olive oil that makes my skin extremely soft and non dry. Just use the following:

All of the ends of soap in your house and a cup of olive oil. Put all of the soap ends into a small sauce pot and one cup of olive oil (extra virgin is OK). Then simmer it stirring until it comes to a simmer. Then let cool and turn into a mold such as an ice tray.

You can add a few drops of essential oils such as lavender or citrus. Put into the freezer for a few hours, then let each cube dry out of the freezer. This soap will let you save money on commercial soap and put your own spin on fragrance and softening your skin. It works.

By Sue123 from Oroville, CA

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I recently read that small pieces of soap are good for most plants? The info was to dig a small hole a about 8 inches from the plant and deposit small soap pieces and cover. I have not tried this, but it does seem that my mother did this many years ago. I know that she always poured her dishwater over her plants and her plants were always beautiful. (09/24/2009)

By cybergrannie

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Hi Maryeileen, First I start with a base: I prefer the ready to melt and pour oatmeal base. If you would like to make your own base however, I would be glad to get that info for you. Once I have melted the base in a double boiler, I then add essential oils or fragrance oils. I also use coffee grounds for cellulite reduction in some of my bars. Other bars I use dried lemon or orange peel. My latest called pumpkin spice has dried pumpkin flakes- all good for exfolliating. If I run out of oatmeal base, I can use white soap base, and then add to it equal parts of H2O with equal parts of colloidal oatmeal such as Aveeno in powder form. I love doing this, its very therapeutic for me. (09/24/2009)

By crownfairy

RE: Using Leftover Soap Pieces

You can use a small mesh bag and put the soap slivers in it. I use one that covered garlic cloves. You could also use those small bags that you get for wedding favors or make your own out of net material. I add old soap when it is small enough. I use a bread clip on the top to hold it shut. Just pick up the bag and you are ready to lather up the washcloth. When I have finished my shower, I hang the soap bag with a clothespin on the shower caddy so that the soap can air out and not get all gooey. That way you do not have to go through the trouble of melting it down. I have done this for years. (09/24/2009)

By Jazzylazzy

RE: Using Leftover Soap Pieces

Maryeileen, Here are the actual ingredients of the oatmeal soap base that I buy direct ~oatmeal: Propylene Glycol, Sorbitol, Glycerin, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Stearate, Sodium Myristate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Meal, Triethanolamine, Water, Fragrance, Titanum Dioxide,

Next step: Melt base in double boiler. Do not let boil, add no more than 1tsp of fragrance oil or essential oil (your choice of scent) per lb. of base. Stir well and take off of double boiler, it is now that I add extras, like unused coffee grounds, dried lemon or orange peel, extra colloidal oatmeal, dried pumpkin flakes, etc. You may now fill your molds. I usually fill then set in freezer for no more than 10 minutes. You do not want your soap to sweat and lose moisture, so after it has set, promptly wrap it. (09/25/2009)

By crownfairy