Category Archives: Soap

Mike, Auckland.

Gather all the old pieces of hand soap and place in a jar.  Fill with water and let it dissolve. It becomes liquid and is ideal for hand washing, washing woollens etc.

Diesil Den, Christchurch.

Rather than wasting old pieces of soap in the bath or shower, the last one to have a bath or shower squeeze the old soap onto new cake of soap, after you soften up the new cake and leave overnight. The old soap will blend into new soap with no waste.

Muff, Birkenhead.

I have read many suggestions for making soap ends into liquid soap or soap cakes but didn’t want to wait until I got a good quantity. I took the foot of an old pantyhose, put in the soap ends and tied a knot.  I have used this pad for cleaning my hands after gardening and […]

Ray, Tauranga

When your soap is too small to use don’t throw it out. Save it in a dish and when you have what you think is enough, finely chop up the pieces, place into an old saucepan, add water and bring to a boil. Stir and simmer, then pour into blocks and let it cool. There […]

Sam, Te Puke.

Good liquid soap using Dove soap and tea tree oil. Buy Dove soap when it is on sale at $1 a bar. Grate it finely add three cups of boiling water, stir till dissolved. When cool put in a few drops of tea tree oil. Great anti-rash liquid soap for the shower.

Ray, Tauranga

When your soap is too small to use don’t throw it out. Save it in a dish and when you have what you think is enough, finely chop up the pieces, place into an old saucepan, add water and bring to a boil. Stir and simmer, then pour into blocks and let it cool. There […]