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Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 10 11:54 am Post subject: end of cake soap recycling
Does such a thing exist? A thing that you squash all the little end bits of soap bars together to make a new cake? And has anyone done it? And is it worth it?

starjump

Joined: 03 Feb 2009
Posts: 196
Location: East London

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 10 11:58 am Post subject:
Not exactly this, but you can put all the bits in a jar and add boilng water to 'melt' it and make it into a sort of liquid soap for washing hands etc. Not as convenient as having a cake of soap though.

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 10 11:59 am Post subject:
No, I knew of this, but the thought of putting your hand into cold slimy goo.......

Nell Merionwen

Joined: 02 Jun 2008
Posts: 16300
Location: Beautiful Derbyshire

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 10 12:06 pm Post subject:
BA has one, I'll poke him to find out where it came from. Myself, I have a loose knitted jute bag that I stuff them in and then use the bag like a bath sponge. I like it a lot....

Dogwalker

Joined: 20 Mar 2007
Posts: 1231
Location: Mid Wales

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 10 12:09 pm Post subject:
used to get little round plastic mould/press from somewhere like Kleeneze. Mum had one, melted the bits with some water and squished them in to make kitchen hand soap bars.

gardening-girl

Joined: 25 Feb 2009
Posts: 6024
Location: Somerset.

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 10 12:19 pm Post subject:
Grate all the odds and sods,add some rose water,and nice smelly essential oils.Squidge together into balls,and leave to set!

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 10 12:22 pm Post subject:
Like the last idea..... will look at Kleeneze Thanks chaps!

kirstyfern

Joined: 03 Jan 2010
Posts: 1574
Location: Great Dunmow, Essex

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 10 12:44 pm Post subject:
My nana used to do this, I havn't done it since I was tiny but I;m sure we had a mould... Last edited by kirstyfern on Thu Dec 30, 10 12:59 pm; edited 2 times in total

jamanda
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 35120
Location: Devon

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 10 12:54 pm Post subject:
I just squish the end of the old bar on to the new bar.

kirstyfern

Joined: 03 Jan 2010
Posts: 1574
Location: Great Dunmow, Essex

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 10 12:59 pm Post subject:

kirstyfern wrote:

My nana used to do this, I havn't done it since I was tiny but I;m sure we had a mould...

Flower press?

gil
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Joined: 08 Jun 2005
Posts: 18417

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 10 1:07 pm Post subject:
Bath-sized bars get transferred to the handbasin when too small for bathing. Then the remains of handbasin soap get smeared onto the nailbrush so it is ready-soaped for use.

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 9004
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 10 6:41 pm Post subject:

kirstyfern wrote:

My nana used to do this, I havn't done it since I was tiny but I;m sure we had a mould...

so did mine
She wouldput all the bits in a bowl over a pan of water, like melting chocolate
mix with a stick, pour into a glycerined mould (plastic box/yog pot)
leave to cool and set

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Fri Dec 31, 10 9:53 am Post subject:
Well, all my friends will definately know Im Scottish......but Im going to do it... I do like the idea of having a sliver in an old knee high hanging by the outside tap though....handy for those 'Ive just touched chicken shit' moments.

Mustang

Joined: 15 Jul 2005
Posts: 768
Location: Sunny Suffolk

Posted: Fri Dec 31, 10 9:58 pm Post subject:
I pop all end-of-soap remnants into a small mesh bag that I got with some clothes washing tablets. The mesh bag keeps them all together and they eventually 'bond' into a single lump. The mesh provides a slight abrasive so great as a soap scrub for bathtime. Otherwise, just nuke them in a microwave to melt them, pour them into a mould (ice-cubes?) to set.

Sherbs

Joined: 27 Apr 2007
Posts: 1931
Location: Swansea

Posted: Fri Dec 31, 10 10:24 pm Post subject:
I suppose you could use one of those little boxes for taking soap with you when you travel. Just soften the odds and ends up a bit and squash them into half of the soap box and when they've hardened up get it out with a knife.

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