Gargravarr
Our resident snake charmer
The Apothecary needs a bump from time to time.
So here, a useful tip for travel: turning your favourite bar soap (eg Pears) into a "gel" (or strictly speaking, a suspension) that can be easily dispensed from a goo-tube rather than having to store and transport wet, slippery bars of soap.
What I do is grate up an amount of your soap into a jar, then add a similar volume of hot water (not boiling), then put the lid on and swirl it around. No need to shake it hard, otherwise you'll just generate a lot of froth. When it's cold, you may well find it's still too firm, in which case just add a bit more hot water, stir it with a teaspoon, and try again.
I've been doing this for years with Pears, but now I have the sybaritic luxury of being able to do this with Valobra Glicerlanolina, thanks to @TomG. I haven't specified quantities, since I think they will vary with different soaps, but the finished product works just as well as the solid soap.
So here, a useful tip for travel: turning your favourite bar soap (eg Pears) into a "gel" (or strictly speaking, a suspension) that can be easily dispensed from a goo-tube rather than having to store and transport wet, slippery bars of soap.
What I do is grate up an amount of your soap into a jar, then add a similar volume of hot water (not boiling), then put the lid on and swirl it around. No need to shake it hard, otherwise you'll just generate a lot of froth. When it's cold, you may well find it's still too firm, in which case just add a bit more hot water, stir it with a teaspoon, and try again.
I've been doing this for years with Pears, but now I have the sybaritic luxury of being able to do this with Valobra Glicerlanolina, thanks to @TomG. I haven't specified quantities, since I think they will vary with different soaps, but the finished product works just as well as the solid soap.