How to Care for your Natural Soap Bar to prolong its life

Natural Soap + Glycerine

As anyone who’s ever used a natural soap bar will tell you, those cute smelling bundles of joy take a little bit of extra looking after.

Well soap bars, and ESPECIALLY natural soap bars, have a tendency to attract water because of a little thing called glycerin. See, commercial bars usually have all their natural glycerine removed (they sell it on to cosmetic companies because it’s just so damn moisturising). Our natural bars, on the other hand, have all their lovely glycerine still in tact (it’s part of what makes them so moisturising for your skin)

Now glycerine works by drawing water into the outer layer of your skin. But this also means that it will draw water into your soap bar too, resulting in that little puddle of mush on the bathroom sink. Now you’d think that those little dips in your sink would be the best thing for soap drainage (they’re literally designed for the job). But the truth is they’re pretty much the worst. Either your soap never seems to quite fit into it, or it does and ends up sitting in a pool of water.

Keep Your Soap Dry Between Uses

The point is that your soap loves water, but if you love your soap, you want to keep it away from water as much as possible, or at least prevent it from swimming in it. Drying out your soap between uses is the best way to keep it happy and prolong it’s life, and this drying process doesn’t have to break the bank.

Here are a few soap storage solutions we’ve come up with over the years, all natural, all sustainable, and easily achievable

D.I.Y Soap Storage Solutions

Upcycling Your Way To Victory - Use a left over balm lid

Now this method works using pretty much any left over lid you have, from bottle caps to the top of your conditioner bottle. In fact, caps with a corrugated edge work even better, as you can push them into your soap and continue to use it with it in place.

Not the prettiest of soap saving solutions, but, reducing your waste doesn’t always have to look a certain way, right?

Pebbles From The Garden

Probably one of my favourite Soap Saving solutions. They look pretty, there usually freely accessible, and they work - really well.

Grab a couple from the garden, the drive way, or on your next stroll in the country side or local park. Pop them on the side of the sink and let them work their soapy magic

Natural Soap Storage at Wild Sage

We also have a number of alternative solutions for you to grab from the website, I’ve included a few below for you to take a look at

We hope you enjoy your natural soap bars as much as we do, and please get in contact if you have any questions on soap care, balm care, or just want to say hi!