Why Use Soap Dishes with Natural Soaps?

Hi there,
Well I thought I would talk about the importance of soap dishes today!  I'm kidding, right?  That's like watching paint dry, one would think!    Not really! - I'll attempt to keep you awake!

Natural Soaps -
like the ones that we make at Magic Moon SoapWorks (in Salem, MA), have no defense against water puddles!  Handcrafted soaps, that are made with all-natural ingredients - contain no harsh chemicals or drying agents like commercially made detergent bars.  Why do I call them detergent bars?


Commercial Detergent Bars -
Because they aren't soap at all.  They are made with chemicals, harsh detergents, synthetic drying agents and chemical based artificial scents.  Those ingredients contain Parabens, Sulfates and Phthalates at the very least.  Eeewwwhhhhh! [CLICK] on those little links and read - You'll be astounded!  There's a bad reason why they dry so well in the soap dish, even in a puddle.

Yes- even the "Good" ones that claim to moisturize and protect and might possibly contain Shea Butter or Aloe - but in such small increments and over-processed to the point - that they really don't do much good at all.  Yes- it might feel nicer than the deodorant bar you used last week - but the chemicals and films that it dumps onto your skin- after stripping away all your natural skin components, well - you are literally drying out or coating your skin and causing imbalance and damage to your body's largest organ.

OK- enough about those evil things.  Can you tell that subject is my "Soapbox"?

Yes!!

Why use a Soap Dish - 
Water puddles from the ritual of your daily bath or shower can literally wash away that beautiful bar of all-natural soap if you don't take care of it.  OK- fine- so how do you do that?  Proper Soap Dishing of course!  Appropriate drainage and aeration of your all-natural soap bar will keep it from "melting away" into that dreaded water puddle.

Gorgeous but no drainage for natural soaps!

So...any soap dish will do, right?  NOPE!!  The adorable one that your then 2nd grader made years ago - save that for sewing pins or pennies.  One that is pretty, ceramic, solid and might match everything else in the bathroom - might be OK, according to it's design.

another really good one!

Design?  Yeah- I'm really not kidding!  Ones that are concave with no real drainage simply help the puddle stay in it's place.  You need one that drains properly and allows air to get under and around your bar.  It can be wooden, ceramic, metal, plastic, rubber, recycled, or repurposed material of some kind - that part really doesn't matter.  What does matter is proper drainage and allowing the bar to dry in between uses.  You then will be enjoying that favorite little all-natural, skin-loving bar for many more baths to come.
 
Soap Slivers -Great- so you've saved that bar and have received many more uses from it - and it's a tiny sliver now.  Throw it away and get another, right?  NO!

Sisal Bag

Save your dry slivers in a reusable muslin tea bag, wrap it in wool or sisal bag- and continue to bathe with the bag - or place in your undies drawer or place in your car for a natural air freshener.

Natural Muslin Tea Bag

We use our slivers in the laundry room - rubbing stains with them or dropping in the washing machine for extra cleaning, and we now don't have to use commercial fabric softener.

...and you thought you had to live with that water puddle of softened bar.  Never again!   Enjoy and Savor Life everyday and remember... Life is Too Short to not use All-Natural Soap!