Soap is not only used to wash clothes. 30 tips for using soap

 7:54am, 24 June 2025

Almost every household has soap, and the main ingredient of soap is sodium stearate. Many people only know that soap has the effect of washing, but in addition to simply washing things, it also has many wonderful uses. Here I will share with you 30 tips on soap. Let’s take a look at the relevant knowledge about the wonderful uses of soap with the editor.

1. It is very difficult to put the bicycle's gloves on the handlebars or put rubber sheaths on the foot. You can apply soap dipped in water on the handle or in the rubber sheath to lubricate it, which saves more effort when putting it in.

2. It is very laborious to screw wood screws on hardwood. If you scrape the wood screws with soap before screwing in, it will be easier to screw the wood screws into the wood.

3. When using a hacksaw to see metal materials at home, you can first apply soapy water on the saw blade, and then saw it, which will save time and effort, and the saw blade is not easy to break.

4. The soot scale at the bottom of the pot is the most difficult to remove. If you apply a layer of soap on the bottom of the pot before use and then clean it after use, it can reduce the accumulation of soot on the bottom of the pot.

5. When sewing clothes with thicker materials, it is best to first insert the sewing needle into soap to lubricate it, so that you won’t feel stressed when sewing.

6. When the new rope is too hard and difficult to use, you can soak it in soapy water for 5 minutes, and the rope will become soft and easy to use.

7. If the shoes are too tight, to prevent damage to the heels, use soap to wipe the heels, dip them on the socks and skin, and massage them a few more times, so that the heels will not be scratched or blistered.

8. When painting furniture or rooms by yourself, first apply some soap on your hands and the handles and switches that prepare the painted objects, so that even if paint is stained during the paint process, it is easy to wipe off.

9. The brush that has been painted on the wall can be soaked in soapy water for 1 night, and the brush will be easily washed the next day.

10. When writing brush calligraphy on wooden boxes or white cloth, it is not easy to write clearly. If you add a small amount of soapy water to the ink, or rub it with soapy water where you want to write, and then use a brush to dip it in ink and write it clearly.

11. Adding a little soap to the paste of the wallpaper will not only make the wallpaper easy to paste, but the wallpaper will not peel off in the future due to hardening of the paste.

12. After applying soap on the metal shell of the watch, wipe it clean with a cloth to prevent sweat from erosion.

13. When cutting rubber, the clipper often fails to cut. Just apply some soap to the blade and you can cut the rubber open effortlessly.

14. When eating hot noodles, going to the bathroom to take a bath, and riding a bicycle in foggy days, fog often occurs on the lenses of the glasses, affecting your vision. To prevent mist from occurring on the lens, just dip your fingers in soap and rub it on both sides of the lens several times, and there will be no fog on the lens.

15. When peeling the taro scalp with your hands, you often feel itchy and uncomfortable on your hands. If before operation, soak the soap and apply it to the exposed part of the skin of both hands, and then wash it off after operation, it can prevent skin irritation.

16. If the skin becomes itchy after being bitten by a mosquito, you can dip soap and apply it to the mosquito bite. Wait for a while to reduce swelling and itch.

17. After the spring door lock is used for a long time, the lock tongue will be less flexible in the expansion and contraction of the lock body. If you apply some soap on the inclined surface of the lock tongue, it will make the lock tongue flexible to telescope and reduce vibration when closing the door.

18. When babies under the age of one year have difficulty defecating due to constipation, a simple and effective method is: take a small piece of soap the size of a fingernail and dip it in water, stuff it into the baby's anus, so that it can defecate smoothly in a moment.

19. A small area of ​​water and fire on the skin will cause a burning sensation. You can soak the burned burn in soapy water to relieve the burning pain.

20. Put a piece of soap wrapped in paper in the drawer, closet, and wardrobe that holds clothing supplies to prevent unpleasant moldy smells.

21. If a cat has fleas, use boiling water to dissolve 1/3 of a piece of ordinary red medicine soap. To cool water to the appropriate temperature, immerse the cat in the medicine soap water for about 10 to 15 minutes, then rinse with clean water for two or three times. After drying, the dead fleas fall naturally. If there are still remaining fleas on the cat, repeat this method two or three times to eradicate it.

22. If an adult accidentally eats toxic food, is poisoned by drugs, or a child accidentally swallows small metal items, he can let him drink some soapy water to induce vomiting before sending him to the hospital for emergency treatment. The method is: cut the pure soap into thin slices, dissolve it into soapy water with warm boiled water, drink 300~500 ml for adults and 100~200 ml for children, and after drinking it, you can vomit out the poison or diarrhea from the stool to reduce the degree of poisoning.

23. Collect the soap heads of large and small, add water and boil them, make them into soap liquid, and put them in a clean bottle, which can be used to wash hands and wash other items.

24. Use gauze to sew a small pocket, put the soap head in a small pocket, tie it and hang it on a basin rack, wash your hands and rub the soap head pocket a few times, which not only saves soap and is convenient to use.

Flowers made of soap

25. If you have too many soap heads, put them together, add a little water, cook on the fire until the soap hair is soft, take it down and dry it. When it is not hot, pinch it into soap bars, and dry it and use it as a large piece of soap.

26. When the clothes are short and long, the old creases are difficult to eliminate and are very bad. You can apply a layer of dry soap on the old crease, then lay a piece of foil, iron it with an iron, and the crease will be eliminated.

27. It is very difficult to move heavy objects such as furniture in your home. If you apply a layer of soap on the ground where it is to be moved, it will be easy to get it in place with a little push and pull.

28. When writing Spring Festival couplets, if you add a little soapy water to the ink, the characters you write can show a black luster, and the color will not fade after being exposed to wind and sun..

29. When the moisture relapses indoors, you can use a light warm soapy water to wipe the furniture to remove the grease, sweat, etc. that will reduce the moisture relapse.

30. To check whether gas stoves such as gas pipeline joints are leaking, you can apply saturated soapy water to the parts that need to be checked. According to whether the soapy water is bubbled, you can determine whether the air leakage and the location of the air leakage holes. If you find a leak, you can use a small piece of soap to hold the leak hole and find a gas company to repair it as soon as possible.



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