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11 Clever Things You Can Use an Ordinary Bar of Soap For

Hate the feeling of dirt beneath your fingernails after gardening? Rather than digging out the dirt afterwards, take a preventive measure by digging your fingernails into a bar of soap, which will keep them clean and wash out easily afterwards.

For other nifty uses for an ordinary bar of soap, you can also use it for a pincushion, marking the hemline on fabric, shaving, preventing your glasses from fogging over, silencing creaky floorboards, and more.

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