Soapy Savings: How To Save Big Bucks When Buying Soap Bars

In addition to the extra expense of the specialty soap, I realized it was not lasting as long as store-bought soap did.

But a couple of years ago, I realized that I could very easily make my handmade soap last a lot longer.

Here's how:

I gave this a bit of thought and did a little research. What I found is that my handmade freshly made soap that comes to me shrink-wrapped would always melt quite quickly. However, my store-bought soap that I purchased wrapped in paper or thin cardboard boxes always lasted a bit longer.

My conclusion: because the soap was freshly made and was wrapped in plastic, it melted immediately.

A New Course Of Action
So, the very next time I received a shipment of shrink-wrapped handmade soap, I unwrapped every single bar and put it in a basket. While the first bar I used melted quickly, the subsequent bars melted very slowly. In fact, the last bar in the basket lasted the longest. Therefore, the next time I mail-ordered soap, I placed a large order to my soap more time to dry and then last a lot longer.

After making this discovery, I also began unwrapping my store-purchased bar soaps and putting them in baskets. While they had previously lasted what I thought was a good amount of time, I found that letting them air out dried them more thoroughly and made them last even longer!