The easiest upcycle

Yes, I recently brought the used soap bars home from a recent hotel stay. I carried them in a bag which once held frozen fruit frozen fruit. About a year ago, I persuaded my spouse to switch from body wash to soap to eliminate plastics. Then a few weeks ago, while cleaning the bathroom, I discovered the container where he had put several soap remnants.

I used these remnants to do the easiest upcycle ever. I cut the soap up into small pieces using a knife. 

I put the scraps in a glass measuring cup and added a tablespoon or two of water. I had about a cup of soap pieces. I microwaved it at 60 percent power in 30 second increments until it was melty. You do have to watch it carefully- I did have some overflow. I poured the melty soap into the cups of a muffin tin and let it harden overnight.

Apparently, this process is called milling. So if your family wonders why you have soap bars that resemble peach yogurt, you can reply that these are fancy milled soap bars.