First let me begin by saying I’m so sorry I’ve never posted this before! I sincerely thought I had already published this list as it’s been a question I’ve had to answer time and time again! I’m frequently asked “What sort of soap dish should I use?” and “My soaps are melting in the soap dish! Is there a better way to store them?” and I frequently have to send links to friends and customers for the preferred soap dishes that I recommend using. There are several different ones we personally use in our home, because every sink situation is different. Some of these work better than others for each situation, but they all work fantastically for my soaps! And bonus, since I’m working on redesigning the shape of my soap bars, they’ll fit better in these soap dishes than my previous large size bars. Those large size bars will still fit into these ones, but just not as well.

Top 5 Favorite Soap Dishes

Without further ado, here are my top five favorite soap dishes for use with handmade soaps and personally recommended for use with my soaps! I’ll explain why I like each of them and which situation they’ll work best with! I’m also including links to each of them. These links are affiliate links, which doesn’t cost you any extra, but they’ll give us a little (very small) bonus each time someone buys using these links, which helps us keep up this website!

For The Shower

I would most highly recommend this suction tray for shower & bathtub use. I bought mine almost a year ago in October 2016 and I’ve been using it since then. If you want a testimony as to how long my soaps last, I put a large bar on this soap tray when I first got it and I’ve been using the same one since then.

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This is a post I’ve sort of needed to write for awhile, but have avoided doing so because it’s really hard to draw a line between discussing the benefits of handmade soap and talking trash about chemicals. So many of the other articles I’ve found online tend to just give a “chemicals are so bad and in all your commercial soaps!” sort of standpoint and those that give you more scientific evidence, don’t back it up with resources. I’m not too keen on sharing any of them with my friends or potential customers.  I personally believe that you can’t give an educated, well written explanation of the scientific benefits of handmade soap while simultaneously bashing one of the most important sciences to my craft (hello, Chemistry!?) Here’s the thing, being a soapmaker is basically being some sort of low-level chemist. And I have to respect my art and profession by saying “Hey, let’s be better than this!”

So here’s the thing, I’m going to the most basic version of why handmade soap is better without trying to make it too scienc-y. And if you’re a nerd like me, feel free to click on my resource links to learn more.

I want to appeal to you in a way that you prefer without being anti-chemical. Here’s the thing, chemicals are EVERYTHING and that’s not a bad thing. “Dihydrogen Monoxide,” say it with me. It’s water, I hope you drink enough of it! Sodium Chloride is common table salt. And Sodium Bicarbonate, that’s baking soda. These are all chemicals and ones we ingest on a regular basis at that! Now I’m not saying ALL chemicals are good either, and here’s where we get into the “why handmade is better” when it comes to soap. Some chemicals ARE “bad” (for human ingestion, contact, inhalation, etc.) and some, while not bad, are just unnecessary and can become harmful over time.

So let’s get started, shall we?!
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