If you are a bar soap user, you need to get yourself a soap-saver bag. These nifty contraptions help your bar of soap go further. Less waste, less mess, and more lather make a soap-saver bag a must-have shower accessory.
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You may already know, but I am a big fan of bar soap.
If you need me to convince you that it’s amazing, you can read my article here comparing bar to liquid soap for washing.
That being said, bar soap does have some minor drawbacks, unless you use it in a soap-saver bag!
What is a soap-saver bag?
There are many different types, but essentially a soap-saver bag is just a sack that goes around your bar of soap to contain it while in use. Some are made of natural fibers (my personal recommendation), while others are made of plastic mesh.
Above is a picture of the kind that I use. Here are a few reasons why I like it:
1. Soap-saver bags mean less mess
Who likes to clean their shower? Not me!
Bar soap can be messy, it leaves it’s mark wherever it sits. Instead of sticking it on the shelf in my shower, I put my homemade soap in a natural sisal bag and then hang it from a Command hook on my shower wall.
Not only is it less messy, hanging it up ensures that the bar soap dries completely, which discourages bacterial growth, a win/ win.
2. Soap-saver bags create less waste
Every time you use your bar soap it gets smaller, and eventually all that you have left is a sliver of soap. For me, dealing with the sliver used to be a conundrum.
Do I…. throw it away? Try to stick it to the new bar? Keep trying to use it even though its super hard to hold onto?
Now that I use a soap-saver bag, the soap remnants get used until they really are no more. No waste, no worry.
3. Soap-saver bags help exfoliate while they clean
I don’t take my bar soap out of the soap-saver bag, it just stays in there. It hangs on the shower wall until I need it. When it’s time to wash, it is ready. All I have to do is get the soap and bag wet and rub it on my body. Simultaneously, the soap cleans while the natural fibers of the bag gently exfoliate my skin.
I recommend bags made of sustainably-sourced, unbleached cotton, flax, or sisal. These natural fibers are odorless, durable, and mild enough for even sensitive skin. They also absorb some water during washing and contribute to the soap’s lathering ability.
4. Soap-saver bags are reusable
Another great thing about soap-saver bags is that they can be used again and again. The natural fibers maintain their strength for a long time.
I don’t wash the bag each time I add a new bar of soap, but every so often I run it through the laundry with a load of towels. I machine wash it on gentle, let it air dry, and it comes out as good as new!
5. Soap-saver bags are biodegradable
The final reason I endorse using a natural fiber, soap-saver bag is that they are environmentally-friendly. Unlike plastics that are filling our landfills at an alarming rate and take hundreds of years to breakdown, natural fibers are compostable.
Save the soap, save the planet.
Find yourself a soap-saver bag
If you are wanting to give using a soap-saver bag a try, you can buy them online or we sell them with our handcrafted goat milk soap here on the farm. For a full list of skincare items and accessories, send us an email at [email protected].
If you are crafty, these don’t look super hard to make either! There are lots of soap saver crocheting tutorials on YouTube, like this one here.
Happy washing!
Mother, farmer, author, and teacher by trade… She loves tending to things and watching them grow!