 |  | USING SOAP BITS | | Melt Down - Born Again Week |  |   If 10,000 Biters use every last bit of a bar, we'll save the weight of almost two walruses in soap from getting wasted. |  |  Having a breakdown in the shower? If you're faced with chucking the remnants of your fave soap, pull it together - instead of throwing out those tiny pieces (granted, it's a tiny change), melt 'em down into one new, usable bar. Now breathe… | | |  - Not throwing an eco-fit. We waste up to 10% of our personal care products just because we don't use every ounce. Using every last bit of your soap means less waste (and less packaging).
- Less hyperventilating over money. Based on the stat above, it's almost like you're getting 1 free bar for every 10 you buy.
- Teaching kids not to waste like crazy. A project like this is a great way to introduce the little ones to the concept of using everything up.
 As we found out the hard way, it can take a long time to get the soap outta whatever melting apparatus you use - but if you put it in the freezer for an hour or so, it'll come out way easier.
 Feels a little crunchy, but it's a surprisingly fun project to do with the kids. - Use a cheese grater to grate your bits of soap into shreds, then either put 'em in a microwave-safe container and zap them for 1-4 minutes (or until it's got the consistency of apple sauce) or heat them up in a double boiler. Pour the liquid into a mold, let it harden, then take it out of the mold and air-dry it for a week or so.
- Netted Soap Saver - put your soap in a soap-size nylon bag to help make sure you use up the whole bar ($3).
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