Soap

[Hobbes]

My wife and I have made 7 Camino trips since 2003 and were able to create a perfect soap that works for everything. We even were able to figure out a way to keep it off the shower floor and how to get it to dry quickly. We've made it for others and if you're interested, it can be found on Etsy at http://www.etsy.com/shop/BettyandBobos?ref=ss_profile

 

[Abbeydore]

My wife and I have made 7 Camino trips since 2003 and were able to create a perfect soap that works for everything. We even were able to figure out a way to keep it off the shower floor and how to get it to dry quickly. We've made it for others and if you're interested, it can be found on Etsy at http://www.etsy.com/shop/BettyandBobos?ref=ss_profile

......a well kept secret, like the mesh bag idea too
Yes was going to put my soap in its normal container, but drill holes in it to ventilate but this looks the business :!: Well Done.

 

[lynnejohn]

Brilliant! The mesh bag as an exfoliant is a super idea.
And well done for the initiative you've taken in developing this great product! I'll give it a try!
Best,
lynne

 

[Pilar]

This is a great idea. I like the mesh bag and the nylon bag to replace it in will keep your bag clean. Don't have to worry about liquids for TSA inspection and different products for different needs. I'm on board with this Camino friendly idea.

 

[Anniesantiago]

This is a wonderful idea.
I've always taken a shampoo bar on the Camino and it's so much more convenient than carrying liquids. I'm going to PM you.

 

[Deleted member 3000]

Close out price on soap saver sack:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PEACH-Nylon-Dra ... 53e6d5af7a

In sisal here:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sisal-Soap-Save ... 27b6ce4d56

 

[Anniesantiago]

That's "ok" Falcon, but I prefer to support small home businesses like Hobbes'

Plus, I've had problems with the sissel bags molding, and they're very harsh on my delicate skin :wink:

I like the fact that Hobbes makes his own soap - I know what's in it
and I LOVE Etsy.. it's where I make my entire year's income!

SUPPORT SMALL LOCAL BUSINESS THIS SEASON!

 

[Abbeydore]

That's "ok" Falcon, but I prefer to support small home businesses like Hobbes'

Plus, I've had problems with the sissel bags molding, and they're very harsh on my delicate skin :wink:

I like the fact that Hobbes makes his own soap - I know what's in it
and I LOVE Etsy.. it's where I make my entire year's income!

SUPPORT SMALL LOCAL BUSINESS THIS SEASON!

well done supporting little people

& sisal rots too

 

[Deleted member 3000]

Sorry. Clueless again, I failed to discern that the post was an advertisement. I took it as sharing information on a product that goes back at least a half-century to my days as a Boy Scout, predating, and perhaps inspiring, Soap-on-a-Rope, which in turn inspired Muhammad Ali’s Rope-a-Dope. I have that same cluelessness on books written by Forum members. I don’t know if I am supposed to absorb the information or buy the book. Since I am on my third reading of Priscillian’s book, buying can be a good idea.

 

[callme.carlo]

Order sent... How long each bar of soap last with regular use?

 

[Hobbes]

Any decent bar of soap should last if it is kept dry which is one of the reasons for the little bag the soap is kept in. (Other reasons are it keeps it off the less than clean shower floor because it can go around your wrist; and it is good for scrubbing). One bar has lasted me the whole Camino for shower, shampoo, and shave (but I don't have much hair).
Hobbes

 

[Anniesantiago]

I tried the soap and it's very nice.
The scent is a bit strong for me, but I'm particularly sensitive.

The only change I'd suggest is to make some fragrance free bars.
Otherwise, it's a great product!

I'd much prefer a bar for hair-washing than a liquid that can spill.
I think one bar would last the entire Camino.
The mesh bags are perfect for hanging on the outside of your pack with a carabiner or safety pin.

 

[callme.carlo]

I just received the soaps and tried the unscented bar. Works really well for shampoo and shaving utilizing the lather sack I don't see no problem using them for washing clothes. Oh they smell really nice too

 

[Hobbes]

Cool,
Glad you liked them Carlo.
Buen Camino!

 

[sally_M]

I'm interested in this soap for my upcoming camino, but the link takes me to Betty&Bobo's page on Etsy with no mention of soap. Is this soap still available?

 

[Freetime]

When I visited just now it said nothing was for sale.

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[sally_M]

Ok, even without the special mesh bag, I am still interested in finding a multi-purpose soap for the camino. I had been planning to take liquid camping soap to use for body, hands, hair and clothing, but, as has been pointed out here, why carry all that water? Will any solid bar soap work as shampoo and for clothing? Or are some better than others? What about for use in a washing machine? Are there little packets of laundry soap for sale at laundromats?

 

[ouroboros]

I am packing a Lush shampoo bar to use for everything, plus it smells nice.
I am packing it in a soap mesh zipper bag along with a tiny generic soap bar
for laundry if need be. Will toss if it doesn't suit.

 

[RumAndChupacabras]

Well, I'm not going to claim that these are the 'perfect' Camino soaps as @Hobbes did but, I have made 2 formulations which I sell on Etsy and I consider them to be multi-purpose bars (skin, hair, clothes, dishes). Yet, NOT for teeth, because they taste icky!...

"Meseta" is for Normal to Oily Skin/Hair: https://www.etsy.com/listing/270215264
"Galicia" is for Normal to Dry Skin/Hair: https://www.etsy.com/listing/285339893

I'm also doing these in a 'no added fragrance' formula which I believe I'll release before next week. I made these to help fund my Camino. If you visit my shoppe and order, please tell me your profile name in here and I'll give you a discount.

 

[trecile]

Well, I'm not going to claim that these are the 'perfect' Camino soaps as @Hobbes did but, I have made 2 formulations which I sell on Etsy and I consider them to be multi-purpose bars (skin, hair, clothes, dishes). Yet, NOT for teeth, because they taste icky!...

"Meseta" is for Normal to Oily Skin/Hair: https://www.etsy.com/listing/270215264
"Galicia" is for Normal to Dry Skin/Hair: https://www.etsy.com/listing/285339893

I'm also doing these in a 'no added fragrance' formula which I believe I'll release before next week. I made these to help fund my Camino. If you visit my shoppe and order, please tell me your profile name in here and I'll give you a discount.

I just received my bar and I'm trying it out at home. I used it in the shower yesterday on both body and hair - so far, so good!

 

[RumAndChupacabras]

LOL...NOW I know 'who' you are @trecile! I'm so happy you like it. I'm working on another version today, with no added fragrance.

 

[trecile]

RumAndChupacabras also sells a nice mesh bag for the soap.