Soap saver thingy

Si_Clist

basketcase said:

Did The Betterware Man call round at yours? 

Yep.  He had one arm and a black patch over one eye.  Him and the Kleenezy chap seemed to take it in turns.  

Gosh, I'd forgotten about that lavender polish.  My old granny used to live in fear of running out of it.  

YorksLass

London_1 said:

Is it me, or has Fairy washing up liquid become less bubbly. I bought a bottle the last time, as it was on 'special offer' but to be honest I seem to have to use twice as much, and the washing up water loses its bubbles very quickly I don't think I'll bother again, its certainly not as good as it used to be ,or is it just me that thinks that ?
JackieO x

LadyHarriet said:

Nope - not just you - I've stopped using Fairy for the same reason. Wonder if they've changed the formula?

Yes, it seems less bubbly.  I'm not sure about the formula but the fragrance has definitely changed, and not for the better IMO.  It seems to be a little thinner consistency-wise too, probably another reason why the bubbles don't last as long.

My grandma used to keep bits of soap (from the old fashioned green bars) in an earthenware jar to which she added a bit of boiling water, just enough to cover the soap.  Every so often it got stirred up and eventually it turned to liquid soap that I can remember we used as shampoo.  Followed by a rinse of clean water with a drop of vinegar added to it.

cornishchick

I remember something similar my grandfather used to wash his hands after working on the farm. he was given a metal bucket and this soap thing and a really old raggedy but very soft towel. 
the nearest I have found to what I remember is this.
https://pin.it/6yqd7B1

Topher

Si_Clist said:

Topher said:

Do you think your soap holder was in fact a re-purposed tea leaf holder. 

Nope.  It was purpose-made for using up scraps of soap.  All I can remember about the thing itself was that it was red plastic, maybe 10" long overall, and one half of the business end (which when closed formed a sphere of maybe 2" diameter) hinged open and snapped shut.  At least it did when it was new.  It was the first plastic thing I'd seen, and it entered the household sometime before the first plastic washing-up bowl.  That would have been mid-1950s.

 I wonder if it was provided by “Betterware” or even Avon had some household things back in the day. I’m intrigued now. 

maman

I wondered if those plastic things that you can clip onto the toilet rim (cleaned off, of course) would make the sort of soap container you want. 🤔

Jojohighlander

Oooh it's a soap cage!  They are popular in Australia and NZ. Other names: soap swisher; soap saver or soap shaker. I'd love one but can't find a UK seller.  Don't want to pay to ship one half way around the world. Defeats the planet saving.  I'm eyeing up BBQ fish cages and waiting for the inevitable reductions in October.

see https://www.countrytrading.co for pics

LadyHarriet

Jojohighlander said:

Oooh it's a soap cage!  They are popular in Australia and NZ. Other names: soap swisher; soap saver or soap shaker. I'd love one but can't find a UK seller.  Don't want to pay to ship one half way around the world. Defeats the planet saving.  I'm eyeing up BBQ fish cages and waiting for the inevitable reductions in October.

see https://www.countrytrading.co for pics

I'd LOVE one of these but with shipping (and three bars of the soap), it would cost circa $95 NZD (about £50, I think), not to mention the environmental impact of getting it to me! 

Whitefiver

I've spotted soap shakers on AliBaba - BUT the minimum order is 50. Oh well, back to the drawing board.