Uses for Scented Soap

RE: Uses for Scented Soap Post By BARBARA (Guest Post) (06/09/2006) YOU MAY NOT BELEIVE THIS BUT.....I PUT A BAR AT THE FOOT OF MY BED, BETWEEN THE MATTRESS AND SHEET ,FOR LEG CRAMPS. IT REALLY WORKS, THE ONES THAT I HAVE TOLD ABOUT IT LAUGHED BUT TRIED IT AND CAME BACK SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND THANKED ME. TRY IT IF YOU HAVE LEG CRAMPS FOR A FEW WEEKS IT WONT COST YOU ANYTHING AND YOU WILL BE GLAD YOU DID. RE: Uses for Scented Soap Post By Julia (Guest Post) (06/08/2006) Hi Again Everyone, Since I've always unwrapped the soap bars prior to using them in any way, I'm not sure that they would harden as quickly if left wrapped, but if the packaging was not completely airtight, I'd think they would harden even if it took longer. We can buy the French-milled soaps at most fine department and specialty shops, but be prepared to pay at least twice as much for the 3-4 ounce bars. French-milled soaps have a lot more of the moisture removed prior to marketing, so are already "hardened" off. If your soap loses its fragrance while stored, just grab a potato peeler and shave off a bit of the soap all around. The scent has been "locked in" by the hardening, so expose its surface again, and you'll have your fragrance as fresh as new. I keep a bar of my favorite TONE soap in my sewing box, and use it to "wax" needles or pins which tend to be less sharp sometimes. I don't think it sharpens them at all, but it will certainly make using them a lot easier as they seem to just go right into fabric etc. In the days of diaper pins, there was no better friend than a good bar of soap for getting those pins to work easily. This exhange of ideas has caused me to wonder if a bar of soap placed under the front seat of the car might not be a great way to keep a nice fresh scent in a closed-up car. I'm going to try it. It might melt in this Florida heat. :( Thanks for all the great ideas. All the best, Julia in Orlando, FL RE: Uses for Scented Soap Post by badwater (529) | (06/08/2006) Contact Those perfume or cologne sample strips found in your favorite magazines can be put in your lingerie drawers, as well as an emptied bottle of your cologne, to freshen up the scent in your closet, or luggage. Dryer sheets work well, too. I've used soap for scenting closed in places, too. I find that it gets all dried out & loses it scent after a while. RE: Uses for Scented Soap Post By Dede (Guest Post) (06/08/2006) Does the soap have to be unwrapped for it to harden while it is stored? RE: Uses for Scented Soap Post By Julia (Guest Post) (06/08/2006) Hi Wendy, All your soap ideas are good ones, and I've been using them for years. Now, here's one that you may have overlooked, but it's one of the best ever. When you pack away seasonal clothing, extra bedding, etc, always include a bar of sweet-smelling soap with it. When you unpack the clothing or bedding to use, it will be as nice and fresh as when you packed it away. I packed away a lot of clothing back in the 70's. I'd put all that a good plastic bag would hold easily, and added in a couple bars of TONE soap, then sealed the bags up, and put them in storage boxes. I just unpacked those boxes when we last moved about a year ago, and I was amazed to find them in the same condition as when I packed them. Clean, and fresh...not at all stale or with a packed- away odor. I did have to do a bit of pressing though. TONE is our favorite bath and hand soap, but you could probably use your favorite with the same good results. Try it and see. Best to all, Julia in Orlando, FL