I am looking for a product designed to savesoap. You put your leftover
bits of soap into the jar and it turns it into liquid soap. Thanks Jo

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 02 Nov 2002 20:22 PST

Hi Redwitch,

I located a tool which is a simple wire mesh basket on a handle. The
basket is for holding small chips of soap too small to use, which are
then swished through hot water to make suds.

Could this be what you’re looking for.

Thanks

--Bobbie7-ga

Hi redwitch-ga,

I located a soap saver that works as you requested. You simply put the
leftover soap bits into the jar, add the provided/reusable crystals,
and microwave to turn it into liquid soap. The PEC Soap Saver Kit
comes with the microwaveable reuseable crystals, a collection
jar/liquid soap dispenser, and lavender fragrance oil. The purchase
price is $19.99, which includes shipping and handling. You may order
the PEC Soap Saver by sending a check or money order to:

PEC Soap Saver
1520 N. 6th Street
Springfield, IL. 62702

or you may phone them at: 217-522-4132

You can visit their website at:
http://www.angelfire.com/biz/enablers/soapsaver.html

You can also make your own on the stove, without a kit. Basically, it
involves grating the bits of soap into a pan, heating it until
dissolved and then adding the ingredients that will keep it in liquid
form. Two different recipes for doing this can be found at Family
Corner.com. The specific page containing these recipes is:
http://www.thefamilycorner.com/archives/frugal/8.shtml

Tightwad Tips, from Kitchen Science, notes that you can simply take
leftover soap bits, put them into a dispenser or jar, and top it off
with water to create liquid soap. I'm not sure this method would work
that well, as the resulting product would likely be too liquidy to be
of much use as a hand soap. The other methods noted above provide a
medium that helps both thicken the melted soap and keep it from
separating and congealing.

Soap Saver
http://www.angelfire.com/biz/enablers/soapsaver.html

Shavings Savings
http://www.northernutah.com/kitchenscience/tips.htm

Family Corner
http://www.thefamilycorner.com/archives/frugal/8.shtml

Search terms used:
"bar soap liquid soap saver"
"soap saver jar microwave"

I hope this satisfactorily resolves your quest for a soapsaver!

Thank you for using Google Answers.

Regards,
antivirus-ga

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Request for Answer Clarification by redwitch-ga on 03 Nov 2002 12:17 PST

This is not what I needed. The jar itself and by itself turns the bits
into liquid. thanks anyway

I asked for a jar that changes leftover soap into liquid. I got home
remedies, was told water will, and some some expensive contraption
with several parts.

not what I asked

Thank you for this very interesting question.  Lately, I've been
accumulating small bits of soap in my kitchen and was wondering what I
should do with them.
I remember as a kid growing up in Chicago, my widowed mother in an
attempt to save money, would save all the bits and pieces of soap.

She had a glass jar near the kithen sink and when a soap bar got very
small, she'd put the soap chunk in the jar, add water and shake (Soap
Cocktail!). She never cleaned out the jar and just kept adding soap
and water , year after year.

This is how she was able to feed and put me through college! Frugality
does have its virtue.

One additional comment may be helpful.  Soap placed in water, will
dissolve on it's own.  There is really no need to buy special
equipment to solubilize the soap.

Have fun!

This is not what I'm looking for. It is a jar which changes the bits
into liquid by a chemical process. Thanks anyway

All these expensive gadgets are a waste of time and money.
Just get the old piece of soap, wet it, and stick it to the new piece!
You will no longer have useless slivers of soap lying around, and you
won't have to spend $20 on a machine that will save you 2 cents per
bar.