7 unusual ways to use soaps in everyday life
When a very small piece of soap remains from a bar, many housewives wonder: what to do with it next? Lather on? But it's inconvenient, and besides, it's ugly… Throw it away? But throwing soap in the trash is also not comme il faut. Then the life hacks of our grandmothers come to mind, who always kept the soaps in a separate box, and then found use for them in everyday life.
To some, such life hacks will seem shameful and stupid, but we assure you that the soaps can really be useful to you. Therefore, do not rush to throw them in the trash. Here are at least 7 original ways to use them.
This is probably one of the easiest recipes for making liquid soap from soaps. You will need:
Grate the soap residues on a coarse grater. Put about 0.5 liters of water on the fire, bring to a boil. When the water boils, add the soap shavings to the pan. Mix well so that the soap completely dissolves. This usually takes a couple of minutes.
At the very end, add a few drops of your favorite essential oil to the resulting mixture. And to get a beautiful color of soap, use any food coloring.
When the solution cools down, pour it into a special container. If your soap thickens over time, just add some hot water to it.
Shaving foam can be prepared in the same way. Since most store-bought soaps have emollient, antibacterial and moisturizing properties, then we will get a very gentle and useful foam. For cooking , you will need:
Grate the soap on a grater. A very small piece is enough for one to shave, so the soaps will just come in handy.
Add to the soap shavings a little hot water (about 3-5 tablespoons) and any cream or lotion for the face. Lather the resulting mixture well with a special brush. As a result, you will have a very dense, "fluffy" and pleasant shaving foam, which, according to its characteristics, will be almost as good as store-bought ones.
The most elementary thing that can be made from soaps is decorative soap. To do this, you will need:
Grate the old pieces of soap on a grater. Add quite a bit of hot water to the chips so that it turns out to be "pliable" like plasticine. Form new soap bars or, for example, balls from the resulting "dough". If desired, you can add a few drops of essential oil to the mixture so that the new soap gets a pleasant aroma.
Be prepared for the fact that the mixture dries for a long time: it can take from several days to several weeks to dry, depending on the size of the blocks.
Ready-made soap can be used for its intended purpose, or you can flavor your underwear with it. And if you also decorate the soap with different natural materials, you will get a great gift made with your own hands.
There are several ways to make a homemade washcloth for the shower, which, moreover, will foam itself! For the first one you will need:
As you may have guessed, we have to sew a washcloth. To do this, fold the towel in half and sew it, leaving a small pocket on top, into which you will put the soaps.
The second option is even simpler: take a ready-made washcloth from the store, make a small incision in it and put the soaps there.
When the washcloth interacts with water, the soaps will begin to foam. Thus, you will get a very comfortable and, most interestingly, self-foaming washcloth!
Body scrub is a rather expensive product with a high consumption. So why not save money by cooking it yourself? You will need:
Just like that! Just two ingredients.
Grate the soaps on a grater and add salt to them in a ratio of about 1 to 1. With the resulting scrub, treat the keratinized areas of the skin. This is the most elementary, but at the same time effective exfoliating agent.
If you have a cottage or a vegetable garden, then you probably faced the following problem ... After working in the beds, there is a need to wash your hands, but after you and the sink, and soap, and everything around remain dirty. Of course, this problem is solved by simple cleaning, but if there is an opportunity to simplify your life, why not use it?
You will need:
Take the soaps, put them in nylon tights and hang them near the washbasin at a level convenient for you. When you need to wash your dirty hands after working in the garden, just moisten them with water and wash them right through the tights.
It is very convenient and practical. Summer residents will definitely appreciate it!
To always smell nice in your closet, it is not necessary to buy special aromatic sachets. You can cook them yourself.
To do this, take:
Cut the soaps into pieces and dry them. Fold the resulting pieces into cloth bags, tie them up and send them to the closet.
With these simple sachets, you can refresh not only cabinets, but also any rooms in the house. Also, odorous bags can be spread out on the machine to maintain a pleasant aroma.