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Lorrainelovesplants



Joined: 13 Oct 2006
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Location: Dordogne
PostPosted: Thu Dec 30, 10 11:54 am    Post subject: end of cake soap recycling Reply with quote
    

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
PostPosted: Thu Dec 30, 10 11:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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
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Location: Dordogne
PostPosted: Thu Dec 30, 10 11:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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
PostPosted: Thu Dec 30, 10 12:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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
PostPosted: Thu Dec 30, 10 12:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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
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Location: Somerset.
PostPosted: Thu Dec 30, 10 12:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 30, 10 12:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Like the last idea.....

will look at Kleeneze

Thanks chaps!

kirstyfern



Joined: 03 Jan 2010
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Location: Great Dunmow, Essex
PostPosted: Thu Dec 30, 10 12:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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

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jamanda
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
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Location: Devon
PostPosted: Thu Dec 30, 10 12:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I just squish the end of the old bar on to the new bar.

kirstyfern



Joined: 03 Jan 2010
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Location: Great Dunmow, Essex
PostPosted: Thu Dec 30, 10 12:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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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PostPosted: Thu Dec 30, 10 1:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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: 8577
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
PostPosted: Thu Dec 30, 10 6:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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
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Location: Dordogne
PostPosted: Fri Dec 31, 10 9:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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
PostPosted: Fri Dec 31, 10 9:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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
PostPosted: Fri Dec 31, 10 10:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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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