So true, less waste.

Its called recycle, not cheap 🤗

It’s about using what you pay for. Would you throw away 12% of a gallon of milk or 12% of a loaf of bread?

That’s what I was thinking 😊

The carbon emissions from the melting process cause more issues than just throwing out the scraps.

Yes, my grandmother used to use a stocking for that. Ebay is actually selling tiny pouches/tie bags made out of some exfoliating stuff, the kind of stuff the sponges are covered with for washing your back. I prefer bar soap to shower gel. It is cheaper and more natural than all those shower gels. So much crap goes in those gels, but I hate when the soap gets small. My kids often mess with the soap, they split it into pieces or make silly shapes out of it and I buy organic soaps so they are not cheap so I finally decided to find a way to rebatch them. I'm not so keen on the stocking method and I don't have the melting pot. I need to find another method.

I think I'd do this instead. I used to grab a new bar and get it wet and use it a bit because they tend to lather really really good and I use that with the old soap bars like a glue to hold the other ones together. So I'd would just heat them up and with some new soap stuff just press them together and let it dry and it work good enough for washing hands at the sink.

not cheap. SMART

Just made mine lol wish i could send u a pic

You're cheap! And so am I. I'm doing it too

It’s not cheap, our waste problem is real, we need to do such things to slow the climate crisis we are facing. Good job 👍🏻

I call u smart

@melissaday1701 , Please share if it worked for you!?

That’s what I do but I’m trying this.

That's how I do it.

I used to do that, but now I'm doing it

That’s exactly how I do it!

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ctianas some grated soap with a quarter cup of Borax is a great laundry detergent

@@Catglittercrafts Thanks for the suggestion :)

ctianas just don’t use too much soap and it really only works in the hot water cycle because of the oils in soap. It’s pretty neat though to try making your own detergent

@@Catglittercrafts Wouldn't dissolving the grated soap in water before adding it to the load work with cold water?

I just don't waste. I buy expensive soap.

Mine did too. I was trying to picture a tiny box of Chex and it wasn't making any kinda sense...🤣

I thought he said his wife's teeth 😆

I'm still writing checks also for certain things.

Interesting. TY

I used to throw away soap bars I don't like and small pieces, then I found out how many go to the landfill, millions, so I save it for hand soap and hand washing clothes.

That sounds really cool!

Yes. Who knows the future?

That's why I started doing it, I buy natural hand made soap which is expensive and if I buy one I don't like in the shower, I use it for hand soap, not throwing it away.

Yesss! My teen boy loves dr squatch but it’s expensive! I’m gonna try this! Fingers crossed ;)

I buy expensive natural soap too but I don't do this, I just fill an empty bottle of hand soap with water and use it for hand soap, let the left over bar melt.

I have over 10 years worth of soap pieces. I always knew there had to be a way of "MacGyver-ing" them into soap. Now I know 😆

@@MissGenXr or you can save it for hand soap or to wash dishes that aren't very dirty to save your dish detergent. That's what I do.

Interesting. I looked this up, and your soap will contain mostly animal fat if you see "tallow" or "sodium tallowate" on ingredients list. Other kinds of fats used in soap are olive oil or other kinds of vegetable oils. Good use of animals instead of wasting them: when other parts are used to feed people or overpopulated animals starve to death.

Another point I like to ponder is, what purpose(s) did God have In killing the first animal after mankind's initial disobedience?

As a disclaimer, I would also like to point out that God commanded humans to be kind to their animals. Such as Proverbs 12:10. But he never said they were the equals of humans. We live in a fallen world, and people do sin against animals as well as their fellow man. However, no longer having to kill animals or defend ourselves from them is for a future era, outside of our current realm.

There are plant based soaps as well

Yeah, I'm thinking about doing it for Christmas next year for gifts, maybe add essential oil and wrap it pretty. Melt down a few cheap dollar store bars, and add a few things, tell everyone I made it.

@@dinarusso3320 Having now done it, all I can say is...never again!

@@dinarusso3320 Now that I've tried it, I have to say, never again! The soap never really does melt down, and it certainly doesn't 'reunite' well. I shall go back to sticking my leftover bits of soap onto the new bar - which also stops them being wasted. I'm glad I tried once though.

I buy expensive natural hand made soap, so I just take an empty bottle of hand soap with a pump and let it melt in water and use for hand soap. That's too much work

@@dinarusso3320 could you please tell how long does it last? A month or so? Is there any chance for mold to appear? I imagine with lots of people in the house it lasts only a couple weeks but maybe things are different for a single person or a couple.

You can still find cheap soap but I can't use it, like Ivory, etc, tears up my skin, I buy expensive natural hand made soap and I just use it for hand soap if I don't care for it in the shower.