How to Prolong the Use of Handmade Soap…
Way to go for making the switch to handmade soap, and I am pretty sure your skin is thanking you as well. Handmade soaps are luxurious and wonderful to use on your skin. Speaking of using, here are a few tips for you to prolong the use of your handmade soap.
Tip #1
Using an elevated soap dish
Using an elevated soap dish will keep the soap from sitting in a puddle of water. When the soap sits in a puddle of water, the soap begins to get mushy because it doesn’t have time to dry out. This will cause the soap to dissipate down the drain.
Tip #2
Use a washcloth
By using a washcloth, you are less likely to use more soap. How? Using a washcloth, the soap has less time in the water and more time on the elevated soap dish to dry out. Using a wash cloth produces a better lather as well. Keep in mind that we put body oil, body butter, lotion, etc, on to our to keep it from drying out. Lather your skin with the soap will take time for the lather to be seen because of the other products you previously have put onto your skin. That means it will take twice as much soap for the lather to be visible.
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Tip #3
Cut the soap into smaller pieces
I know this sounds a bit weird, but hear me out. Cutting the soap in smaller pieces means that only the smaller piece you are currently using will get wet, and the other pieces remain dry.
Tip #4
Take cooler showers
Hot water is hot, well, of course! Which means it tends to melt the soap a little faster than the cooler water would.
Tip #5
Allowing your soap to dry in-between uses
When your soap isn’t in use, try to keep it somewhere other than the shower. The shower is full of moisture, and that doesn’t allow the soap to air dry. Not to mention if someone else comes along right after you to take a shower. Try keeping your soap in a cool place that will give your soap time to dry. The key here is to keep your soap as dry as possible when it’s not in use to prolong use.
If you made it to the end, that means you read all the tips or could have just scanned through them, lol. Either way, I am happy to share tips that help. Until next time, my Mellow Friends.
