If you’re a fan of liquid soap for hand-washing and prefer to use body wash in the tub and shower, bars of soap may seem quite old-fashioned. And you may be surprised to learn that good old bar soap still has a valuable place in an active household! Bar soaps -- any scent, and even those little bars from your last hotel stay -- are useful for some pretty cool stuff at home. You can even use bar soap to make liquid soap.

HIDE A NAIL HOLE

If you notice a few small nail holes in the walls after moving pictures, choose a bar of soap that’s the same color as the wall. To fill in the void, rub the soap over the hole to fill it in. That will hold until it’s time to paint the wall.

FRESHEN DRAWERS, CLOSETS, SUITCASES, CARS

Before using soap in all the following ways, get double duty from those

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