Soap-Saver Bags

$5 Well if there's one thing you can be sure of...I'm not going to let perfectly good scraps go to waste.  Not fabric scraps, and not soap scraps. An easy way I've cut back on plastic use in my house is to return to using bar soap.  I don't remember when body wash took such a hold on us, but as a kid there was never anything in my bathtub but a good ol' bar of Ivory soap.  Then one day it seemed like body wash was EVERYWHERE, along with those ubiquitous plastic poufs to scrub ourselves with.   I could use this space to point out that body washes are typically full of chemicals and fragrances and other stuff that's maybe not so good for us, and that those plastic poufs are a breeding ground for mildew and bacteria, but instead, I'll simply point out that bar soaps typically come wrapped in paper, and last a really, really long time.  Head down to your local farmer's market and you will find all kinds of lovely handmade soaps made with minimal ingredients in small batches by local artisa