The feedback I get from some of my novice handmade soap buyers is that while they love their soap, it doesn’t last as long as the stuff that they buy at the store. You know the snarkhole in me wants to say Duh…, but I am after all, a classy professional, and I realize that we must take the time to educate our consumers on the difference between real soap and commercial “soap”. I use the quotation marks because that stuff aint soap. It’s a bunch of garbage-surfactants, preservatives, and fillers used to harden the bar and create lots of lather. With all that being said, I inform my newbs that it is important that they properly store their soap after each use. Investing in a soap dish with drainage holes or slots are a must. Using those ceramic soap dishes that protrude from your sink and shower walls won’t do the trick. Real soap needs breathing room. If you allow it to float in residual water and it’s own drippings (sounds like I’m talking about a steak now…), then it will become super soft and mushy. Not.good.
I love wooden soap dishes, and here are a few that I’ve found that would love to snuggle up next to your handmade soap.
