Easy Ideas for Making Use of Left Over Soap Shards and Small Soaps

Ever wonder what to do with those little leftover slivers or pieces of soap? Well, before you throw them away next time, consider these creative uses instead:

Make a Soap Dispenser. Cut the bottom foot off a pair of pantihose you plan to discard (example, a pair that has a run in the nylon.) Place a few soap slivers in the nylon, then tie it onto an outside faucet/spicket. Now you'll have a quick "soap" dispenser at hand for easy clean-up after gardening or other outdoor activities.

Create New Soaps. Save your soap slivers and pieces in a tupperware container. When you have a bunch, add a little water to them to get the pieces moist, then shape into little balls. Allow a few hours drying time, and viola!-- you'll have new soaps!

Fashion a Cleaning Cloth. If you're handy with needles & threads, take two washcloths and stitch them together in purse-like fashion with a drawstring at the top. Collect your soap slivers and broken pieces in this pouch. When it's half full, tighten the drawstrings and you'll have a nifty reusable soft-filled cleaning cloth.

On the same note, you can use a bath mitt or mitten (you'll find them at the dollar stores and/or discount stores) and simply use a ribbon or rubber band to seal the opening.

Turn them into Liquid Soap. Gatherup your soap slivers and place them into an empty liquid soap container. Add hot tap water, seal the container and shake the contents until well mixed. You'll now have a new liquid soap to use. If you don't have liquid soap containers, you can find suitable containers at your local dollar or craft stores.

Extra Tip: All of these ideas work equally well for soap samples and mini-soaps like those you may receive at hotels.