Soap? Flakes? Soapflakes?

[Skanky Vamp]

Ok, I must be nuts but I kinda really dig this idea...
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Today, most of the soap we use is liquid soap, which contains a lot of water. Block soap instead is more concentrated and therefore has some ecological benefits: You don't transport unnecessary water around. In place of plastic bottles you can simply use paper for packaging. The solid blocks can easily be piled and allow a greater space efficiency in a truck.

But what about the usage of soap bars? I don't like the weird slippery feeling when I use them. It gives me goose bumps. And under the shower, it always slides out of your fingers. Hand soap also often gets dirty and accumulates bacteria when more than one person is using it.

I designed two dispensers that turn block soap into beautiful little flakes. They offer you a new comfortable sensation when they are falling on your hands and easily dissolve in water.
The first version needs to be attached to the wall. You can easily use it with one hand; while you are pushing the grater, you are capturing the flakes. With its open shape it lets the soap block evolve its fragrances into the room.
The second version is a grater that can stand by itself. Therefore it's more flexible in usage. It could be placed in the same way as a shower gel or shampoo.

 

[VisionGirl]

Well, I can't view the photos on that site, but I sometimes make my own laundry detergent using grated castille soap, borax, and washing soda.

 

[white avenger]

There was someone who came up with essentially the same thing back when I was a kid, The problem with it was that the soap bar was just soft enough to gum up the blades or scrape that was meant to cut or scrape the soap off of the bar, resulting in more mess than anything else after the first day or so. A better idea was a variant on laundry soap powder, put in a dispenser and dispensed out at the bottom by pushing a lever. But it only worked well as long as no water or even excess humidity messed up.

 

[FetalPig]

i love the irony of coming onto a site dedicated to a 'horror/comedy' show and finding something about a person who gets goosebumps from holding a bar of soap!

 

[VisionGirl]

Well, I can't view the photos on that site, but I sometimes make my own laundry detergent using grated castille soap, borax, and washing soda.

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miromurr agrees: For use in the washing machine, or hand wash only?

Washing machine. Just have to use a little bit of hot water at first to make sure it dissolves, but I haven't had any problem, even with cold water washes.

 

[Willow My Love]

I like that idea, but I'm a huge fan of foaming soap. Don't know why, I just love it. We got it in my high school when I was a junior, and I freaked out.