We all use soap in our daily lives. From doing the dishes to cleaning our bodies, there are so many kinds of cleansing activities that require a soap. We often tend to even stock soaps in our house, or have you ever received soap as a gift? If yes, and now you have a whole bunch of them and you don’t know how to use them. You have come to the right place because we have listed out numerous things that you can do with your block of soap, other than removing dirt and oil.

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A bar of soap can absorb all kinds of smelly odours. Put it into the right use but placing your soap inside your smelly pair of shoes and leave it overnight.

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Similar to how it can ward of odour from your shoes, a nice smelling block of soap can keep musty odour away from your clothes. Wrap a fragrant soap in a piece of fabric that must be porous, and store it with your clothes inside the closet. An anti-bacterial soap might also work an insect repellent.

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A great hack for keeping fingernails clean is to scrape your nails over a bar of soap. It’s okay if some residue gets under your nails, you may wash it off immediately or once you are done with your yard work, come back and wash thoroughly your nails to remove the remaining soap. The nail will remain squeaky clean!

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Applying a thin layer of damp soap can instantly cool your skin from itchy insect bites. However, it can’t help against venomous insects and bugs. Most importantly, avoid scratching. Photo credit: Google