I know. “Nobody uses bar soap anymore.” But I still do, and every once in a while, my bar of soap becomes too small to use in the shower. So I’ll usually dump the remains into the toilet.
Now … this has been pretty consistent over many years … That tiny sliver of soap renders itself very difficult to wash down the bowl, which usually flushes everything just fine. Even if I start the flush, and then drop the soap in, it’s as though the soap somehow strangles the flushing action.
What would cause this phenomenomenomenomenen, O Teeming Millions?
I have said in other threads about soap that I meld my bars, mainly because I like a large bar of soap when I am showering - and would get rid of the old bar long before most people would consider it to “done.” Once it is even a little small, I get out a new bar and just meld the two.
I dunno why, but put it in the trash next time. Flushing solid stuff is never a good idea, it just means it has to get filtered out and dealt with downstream.
I let the slivers sit for a day while I am at work and then give the bowl a quick brushing when I get home. Dosen’t disinfect but why not get an extra clean in there once in a while. Also if you let it sit for a few hours it is not solid anymore, I have fished it out and checked. Disgusting I know.
I used bar soap for 45 years and my wife has coveted me to body wash and a (I can’t believe I admitting this in a public forum) pouf. Damn thing actually works great, I highly recommend you give one try, just don’t tell anyone.
I think it’s because it’s too flat. There’s a layer of water at the bottom that doesn’t move much when you flush, if it’s within that layer, it won’t be flushed away. (all conjecture)
I don’t have anything to say about your actual question, but this seems to be a pretty bad idea to me. If your water is at all hard (as most people’s is), soap lying around and dissolving in the water is going to create soap scum, which is liable to stick to the bowl, trap dirt and germs, and make the toilet more difficult to clean.
Soap is not a magical, universal cleaner. It is good for loosening grease from things, including from skin, but that is not really the main issue in a toilet.
If you can’t use the soap, just throw it in the bin.
