Last updated on May 18th, 2021
If you think that a bar of soap can be put to just the one use that it is primarily meant for, we’re about to prove you wrong!
Here are 15 other amazing uses that a humble bar of soap can be put to which will have you stocking up on your supply of soap at home.
1. Soap for Removing Wallpaper
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If you’re bored of the same old wallpaper and want to replace it, removing it can be quite a task! Unless of course, you have a bar of soap at hand! Just use it to mix up a solution of soapy water and spritz some onto your wallpaper. You’ll see it getting easily peeled off in no time.
2. To Fix Stuck Drawers And Sliding Doors
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Take a bar of soap and rub it on the edges of sticky drawers and door tracks and see them sliding easily.
3. To Get Instant Relief From Bug Bites
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For instant relief from painful scratching after you’ve been bit, just dampen a bar of soap and apply it on the bites.
4. To Keep Drawers, Closets And Suitcases Smelling Fresh
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Just wrap soap bars in a soft cloth and tuck them away inside drawers, closets and your suitcases to have them smelling fresh.
5. To Stop Glasses From Fogging Up
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Just wipe some amount of soap onto the lenses of your glasses and buff it off with some kitchen roll, and you’ll have clear glasses, no matter what the weather outside looks like!
6. To Deodorize Smelly Shoes
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Wrap a bar of soap and place it inside your smelly shoes and leave it inside overnight to find your shoes sans the bad smell the next morning, smelling all nice and fresh!
7. To Hide Those Hideous Nail Holes
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If you’ve just moved pictures around on your walls and have a few unsightly holes left behind by nails, just find a bar of soap that matches your wall color and rub it over the hole to fill it up.
8. A Homemade Mosquito Repellant
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Spritzing soapy water on your skin can be a great mosquito repellant to use during summertime.
9. To Help Prevent Paint Splatters
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While painting window trims or mirror frames, just rub a bar of soap onto the glass. It makes the paint easy to remove off the glass and is a lot easier than using masking tape.
10. To Help Make Sewing Easier
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When sewing tougher fabrics, just rub the end of the needle over a dry bar of soap. The lubricated needle will make sewing a whole lot easier.
11. To Loosen Jammed Locks
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To unlock a stiff lock, rub the key over a dry bar of soap and insert it into the lock and operate it a few times. You will find that the lock will become a lot easier to use.
12. To Protect Your Fingernails
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A great way to prevent dirt from getting under your nails when you’re out gardening, is to scrape your nails over a bar of soap so that they collect small slivers of soap underneath them. You will find cleaning your hands a whole lot easier once you’re finished.
13. To Safeguard Furniture From Pets
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Coating the legs and edges of wooden furniture with a bar of soap will discourage your chewing puppies or rabbits from trying their luck on them.
14. A Homemade Insecticide
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If you want to prevent bugs from eating your plants, just make some sudsy soap water and spray it on the underside of the leaves.
15. To Spot Leakage by using Soap
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If you suspect that your kiddie pool has a leak, just rub a damp bar of soap over the suspicious areas. You’ll find a bubble when the air starts to escape from the leak. This trick also works well with gas line leaks.
