4 Ways To Love Your Soap

As anyone who’s ever used a natural soap bar will tell you, those cute smelling bundles of joy take a little bit of extra looking after. But what is it about natural bars that makes this so?

Well soap bars, and ESPECIALLY natural soap bars, have a tendency to attract water because of a little thing called glycerin. See, commercial bars usually have all their natural glycerine removed (they sell it on to cosmetic companies because it’s just so damn moisturising). Our natural bars, on the other hand, have all their lovely glycerine still in tact (it’s part of what makes them so lovely to use)

Now glycerine works by drawing water into the outer layer of your skin. But this also means that it will draw water into your soap bar too, resulting in that little puddle of mush on the bathroom sink. Now you’d think that those little dips in your sink would be the best thing for soap drainage (they’re literally designed for the job). But the truth is they’re pretty much the worst. Either your soap never seems to quite fit into it, or it does and ends up sitting in a pool of water.

The point is that your soap loves water, but if you love your soap, you want to keep it away from water as much as possible, or at least prevent it from swimming in it. Drying out your soap between uses is the best way to keep it happy + prolong it’s life, and this drying process doesn’t have to break the bank.

Here are a few soap storage solutions we’ve come up with over the years, all natural, all sustainable, and easily achievable

The Good Old Fashioned Soap Dish

Perfectly design for soap drainage, there is so much out there to choose from. On the website we have an array of hand made ceramic soap dishes, and even the little bamboo number featured above.

You can take a peak at ours here, or have a root around the house to see if you have an old one stashed away. Pretty much all households have one somewhere and it’s always better to re-use than to buy new where you can

Upcycling Your Way To Victory - Use a left over balm lid

Now this method works using pretty much any left over lid you have, from bottle caps to the top of your conditioner bottle. In fact, caps with a corrugated edge work even better, as you can push them into your soap and continue to use it with it in place.

Not the prettiest of soap saving solutions, but, reducing your waste doesn’t always have to look a certain way, right?

A Soap Saver Mat

Now this little cutie is a relatively new addition to our website. They’re made from the loofah plant, a member of the squash family that can either be eaten or dried out for its exfoliating properties.

You’ve probably seen the dried versions hanging from a rope in various bathrooms ( they’re great for removing dead skin) but more recently they’re being put to use for all sorts of culinary + bathroom related tasks.

From the soap saver mat above, to little face scrubbies, and even to being used as a natural dish scrubbing sponge.

The possibilities are pretty endless with the Loofah plant, and, it literally grows on trees.

Natural + biodegradable, they’re great for your soap, your skin, your tummy + the planet.

Pebbles From the Garden

A personal favorite of mine,