Bars of Soap rant

[Kevin]

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I ****ing hate the design of the bars of soap. I want to actually use it all, but every time they get so small and puny and slip out of my hands. I also don't like how the most practical application would be to rub it against the skin, in which bacteria can be transferred from person to person if that bar of soap is shared. They need a new design, one that doesn't deteriorate or at least stays the same size, using a paper thin little piece gets frustrating.

Yes I know about body wash but I'm a traditional person who enjoys/wants to enjoy using the delightful bar of soap.

 

[brinboy789]

how else are they supposed they supposed to make it? with handles?

 

[alex3]

i'd like a bar of soap with handles

 

[Kevin]

A handle would be nice indeed. I just found a pretty good invention though.

It's a solution, but the true solution to the problem should be at its roots, which is the design of the soap bar itself.

 

[Christopher Rodriguez]

First comment made me laugh

 

[Mith_]

Yes, keep dropping the soap. I'll get you one day.

Why not use body wash?

 

[Aeropup]

Why are things like this being invented? we already have soap on a rope!

 

[Patinator]

Well, there's pancakes from a tube... Who knows what could happen next? Handebar soap could be the next big thing.

Anyway, I agree. It's annoyingly difficult to get an efficient lather when a bar of soap is too small.

 

[Denzi]

Yes, keep dropping the soap. I'll get you one day.

Why not use body wash?

L. O. L.

Seriously, soap bars = troublesome

Liquid soap = not so troublesome

 

[Mith_]

There's no excuse for dropping liquid soap. That means you want it.

 

[Denzi]

There's no excuse for dropping liquid soap. That means you want it.

Wait, when did I say anything about dropping liquid soap?

(you're still hilarious Mithx )

 

[ndayday]

Just don't use soap. I thought the answer would be pretty obvious.

But if you really wanted to use it, I like the handle idea. You would get more control that way too.

 

[PrepareYourself]

Gamecube controller soap!

 

[Mith_]

Wait, when did I say anything about dropping liquid soap?

(you're still hilarious Mithx )

You didn't, but I thought I'd just throw that out there.

Soap on a rope is pretty good though. The bars are usually bigger than usual as well no homo.

 

[JonaDiaper]

if your not poor when the bar of soap gets smaller you can always get a new bar... so after like 5 days you use a new bar.

 

[PrepareYourself]

What exactly does soap being on a rope fulfill?

*noob*

 

[Mith_]

If it slips out of your hand it won't fall on the tub, which:

-Prevents the loud noise from the soap hitting the floor.
-Prevents you from having to search for and pick up that slipper soap
-Prevents you from getting *****.

 

[JonaDiaper]

no amount of rope soap can prevent
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pXfHLUlZf4

 

[Mith_]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNL6GDH3m6I
rope soap can prevent this.

 

[JonaDiaper]

true...but unless your taking a shower with a bunch of black guys youll be fine lol

boondocks is mad racist lol

 

[M.K]

They used to make a bar of soap with a "cloth-like" material surrounding it so that it still cleansed your skin, but you could hold it without it slipping out of your hands. It smelled like watermelons.
Me? I hate using Bars, I never feel like they clean me. I use liquid soap.

 

[JonaDiaper]

liquid soap doesnt do anything its like taking water and rubbing it on yourself and saying your clean. soap with the micro beads thingies feel awesome. you feel all spotless and clean and sexy....lol

liquid soap is all scent and no action...

 

[Kevin]

Yeah microbeads are ****ing awesome. I love the rough texture of those grainy dots as I rub it all over my skin.

And a good point was brought up, I hate it when I drop the soap, makes a ****ing loud as **** noise like I hit my head or something.

 

[Lawlb0t]

Alex says stop wasting bandwidth.

 

[alex3]

no u
10nou's

 

[deepseadiva]

They used to make a bar of soap with a "cloth-like" material surrounding it so that it still cleansed your skin, but you could hold it without it slipping out of your hands. It smelled like watermelons.

I remember this. It was for kids I think...

I very much liked it.

 

[JonaDiaper]

loreal kids

lol i remember the commercials...tangle free shampoo and stuff

i always wanted it but my mom always said no =/

 

[marthmaster59]

They used to make a bar of soap with a "cloth-like" material surrounding it so that it still cleansed your skin, but you could hold it without it slipping out of your hands.

What did you do when it ran out?

I now declare this thread the general soap discussion thread

 

[G1G4 G0N0RRH34]

don't drop the soap

no johns

 

[Aeropup]

Here's an idea: Attach the other end of the soaprope to a magnet, then attach another magnet to a stick. Keep this stick within arms reach (in a standing position.)

You no longer need to bend down to retrieve your fallen soap.

 

[abit_rusty]

When I was out christmas shopping I saw a 5 dollar bar of soap. It supposedly had a five dollar bill in it so not only did it make you want to wash your hands more often, it was essentially free. There were only three bars left in the bin lmao.

 

[PrepareYourself]

When I was out christmas shopping I saw a 5 dollar bar of soap. It supposedly had a five dollar bill in it so not only did it make you want to wash your hands more often, it was essentially free. There were only three bars left in the bin lmao.

What? 5 dollars in it?

What's the point of that?

 

[Mith_]

What? 5 dollars in it?

What's the point of that?

To teach kids to get in the habit of [using soap to] washing their hands.

If they use the soap they get 5 bucks to "reward them"

 

[CommanderCody08]

"They need a new design, one that doesn't deteriorate or at least stays the same size, using a paper thin little piece gets frustrating."


I don't really think it would be possible to get a bar of soap to stay the same size because the way soap works is by rubbing onto your skin so that it can stick to oils and stuff and then be rinsed away. The only thing I could think of for conserving the size of soap would be to have some sort of strainer near the drain of the tub that could collect the soap as everything else was rinsed away. Then as the soap in your hand rinsed away, you would get a fresh bar of soap near your feet. You would then probably reach some sort of equilibrium of about 1/2 a bar in your hand and 1/2 a bar at your feet.

"I also don't like how the most practical application would be to rub it against the skin, in which bacteria can be transferred from person to person if that bar of soap is shared."
I don't think you have to worry too much about that because soap is anitbacterial - the lye should kill all of the bacteria. If it turned out that germs could be spread through soap though, an idea might be to simply make half the soap one color and half the soap a different color, then you could only put your half on your body (this is assuming that two people are sharing the soap.

I do like the handle idea though. I'm going to try making one of my own using bamboo skewers.

Also I was thinking that a better shape for soap might be a a sphere. THis way it wouldn't get paper thin. You would just get a very small ball. The downside to this would be that less of the surface area of the soap would be touching you, making it more difficult to apply to the whole body. now that I've given it a little more thought I do prefer the traditional soap shape.

 

[Kevin]

A sphere would be a good idea, but the soap holder I have in my shower is a flat surface. It might hold if it was wet though, but I'm not sure. If you make the bottom of the sphere flat, I'm sure someone in my household will deteriorate that side to make the whole thing round just to be a ****.

 

[alex3]

To teach kids to get in the habit of [using soap to] washing their hands.

If they use the soap they get 5 bucks to "reward them"

i wouldnt think of receiving a soggy 5 dollar bill as a reward

 

[XFadingNirvanaX]

This topic made my day. XD

What about those round puffy thingys that you can hang and can put soap on and you wash yourself with it?

EDIT: NOT the lofas or however you spell it.

 

[Deleted member]

i wouldnt think of receiving a soggy 5 dollar bill as a reward

5 bucks is 5 bucks no matter how damp it is.

 

[Mith_]

5 bucks is 5 bucks no matter how damp it is.

word.
10/2bucks.

 

[marthmaster59]

Here's an idea: Attach the other end of the soaprope to a magnet, then attach another magnet to a stick. Keep this stick within arms reach (in a standing position.)

You no longer need to bend down to retrieve your fallen soap.

Don't drop the stick