How to Turn Soap Slivers into a New Bar Of Soap

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Recycle your soap odds and ends into a beautiful new bar.

Step 1: Gather soap odds and ends
Accumulate soap odds and ends until you have at least a cupful.

Step 2: Soak the slivers
Put the slivers into a small saucepan, cover them with water, and let them soak for about a day, stirring the mixture now and then.

Step 3: Boil some soap soup
Bring your soap soup to a boil, stirring it occasionally and keeping an eye on it, so it doesn’t burn.

Step 4: Add oil
Remove it from the heat, and stir in a tablespoon of olive or vegetable oil for each cup of liquid.

Tip
Mix in a few teaspoons of uncooked oatmeal for an exfoliating bar, and the zest of a lemon, lime, or orange for a nice citrus scent. You can also add a few drops of food coloring.

Step 5: Let it cool
Pour your concoction into lightly greased muffin tins, cardboard boxes, or plastic molds from craft stores, and let them harden.

Step 6: Cut cool designs
Cut the new bars into any size or shape you like with a knife.

Did You Know?
The average person uses 656 bars of soap in his lifetime.