We use these "soap pebbles" at home, made from the soap flakes I trim from each bar of soap before it is polished and put out for sale.Â
My parents grew up during World War II, and as a result of living with rationing, everything was saved, and a lot of language was used around being frugal.
As the economy slows, I am very grateful for these early life lessons.
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Everything from wrapping paper, bits of string, and elastic bands were carefully sorted and packed away for future use. Water and energy were also saved. As a result, I find it difficult to throw anything out and lean towards hoarding.
I used to save the bags of soap shavings, but now I just press them into these rough pebbles every time I trim soaps.
No perfectly formed bars of soap are used in this house, they are all saved for our customers.
You can see the process in this video.
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