What to do with my ugly or bad batch soaps?

[angel01]

Hello. I have some soap that I call ugly that I wouldn't sell. And I have a soap that is actually pretty cool but it riced up . Is there anything I can do with these batches other than throw them out ? Here is the pic of the rice looking one

 

[IrishLass]

Oh my- that swirl is gorgeous!

Speaking only for myself, I would never throw perfectly good soap out just because of an aesthetic glitch. Normally, I either keep such batches aside for my own personal use, or I re-batch them, or I grate them up to add in another batch as 'soap confetti'.

If none of those sounds appealing to you, you can always ship them off to the Clean The World, a charitable organization that accepts donations of unwanted (but otherwise safe & usable) soap to help in their disaster relief efforts.


IrishLass

 

[CiCi]

They came out so beautiful. What's wrong with them?

PS...if it's just the surface, get a beveler and take the surface off with one swipe across it. That is too pretty throw away.

 

[Susie]

And your local abused women's shelter or homeless shelter would adore you if you donated to them. Like IrishLass said, safe and usable is a requirement, but pretty is not. Just call them first for specific size, etc requests.

 

[LunaSkye]

I agree that is is a nice looking soap. I would keep it for personal use as it would be a true waste to throw it out. The others have also given some good suggestions as well.

 

[angel01]

Thanks guys. I am going to donate to a local women's shelter , thanks for the ideas

 

[lsg]

You might also see if the local food pantry will take them. It seems to me that if someone is need of food, they would also welcome soap products as well.

 

[SozoArtisanSoaps]

I actually have a bin called Oops/Ugly soaps that I mark down $1 off Go like hotcakes

 

[cmzaha]

I turn mine into scrubby mud bars. Actually the riced one would most likely sell. No one would know you did not plan it turn turn out that way. Actually my aloe soaps will usually look like that becuase I leave my aloe slightly under pureed. Many times customers only buy for smell.

 

[angel01]

Great ideas. I actually took some advice and slightly shaved the riced soap down and it looks so much better. As for the "ugly" soaps, I emailed a local women's shelter to donate. Just waiting to hear back. I do like the idea of selling oops ugly soaps for $1.00