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A bar of soap can be handy in more places than just the bathroom.
![1. Prevent Cast Iron Marks](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1_143.jpg?fit=259%2C259)
1. Prevent Cast Iron Marks
Nip camping clean-up blues in the bud by rubbing the bottom of your cast iron cookware with a bar of soap before cooking with it over a sooty open flame. You’ll be amazed that there are no black cooking marks afterwards.
![2. Deodorize Your Car](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2_137.jpg?fit=259%2C259)
2. Deodorize Your Car
Place a little piece of your favourite scented soap in a mesh bag and hang it from your rear-view mirror.
![3. Mark a Hem](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/3_137.jpg?fit=259%2C259)
3. Mark a Hem
A thin sliver of soap, like the ones left when a bar is just about finished works well for marking a hem.
![4. Keep Stored Clothes Fresh](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/4_126.jpg?fit=259%2C259)
4. Keep Stored Clothes Fresh
Pack a bar of your favourite scented soap when you store clothes or luggage. It will keep your clothes smelling fresh until next season and prevent musty odours.
![5. Loosen Stuck Zippers](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/5_111.jpg?fit=259%2C259)
5. Loosen Stuck Zippers
If a zipper gets stuck, rub it loose with a bar of soap along the zipper’s teeth. The lubrication will get it moving.