Matador Soap Bar Case - Blue

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Roll the top only 3 times to keep as much surface area of the case exposed to open air as possible. More exposed surface area will yield faster drying times. Keep the FlatPak case exposed to open air while drying. So now I wondered, if the Matador bag doesn’t dry your soap out that much when it’s sealed inside the soap case. What would happen if you allowed the soap bars to dry out before putting them in the bags?

Like any dry bag, the Matador Soap Case needs to be rolled at least 3 times and clipped to be effective. This greatly reduces the capacity of the bag from what it appears to hold when laid flat. Long story short, every bar easily fit in the Soap Case with 3 complete rolls, the smaller bars (Dove, Dial, Yardley, Irish Spring) fit extremely easily. The Dr. Bronner’s bar was the tightest, and I was barely able to get a complete third roll on the closure, but it still fit. Just for fun, I also tested a Fels-Naptha Laundry Bar, which unsurprisingly is way too long to fit in the Soap Case.Like any dry bag, the Matador Soap Case need to be rolled at least 3 times and clipped to be effective. This greatly reduces the capacity of the bag from what it appears to hold when laid flat. Long story short, every bar easily fit in the Soap Case with 3 complete rolls, the smaller bars (Dove, Dial, Yardley, Irish Spring) fit extremely easily. The Dr. Bronner’s bar was the tightest, and I was barely able to get a complete third roll on the closure. Just for fun, I also tested a Fels-Naptha Laundry Bar, which unsurprisingly is way too long to fit in the Soap Case. Smaller Soap bars Easily fit in the Matador Flatpak Soap Case Hand wash your FlatPak™ Toiletry Case with warm water and mild soap. Do not wash in a dishwasher or washing machine. For the first experiment I started with two identical bars of soap. I decided to go with Dove Original bar, as it is inexpensive and fairly common in the US. I soaked both bars in a tray of water for about 20 minutes. Then I shook off the excess water and placed one bar in each of the Ziploc and Matador bags without allowing them to dry first. The bags were sealed and left to sit overnight.

Occasionally rinse away any residue from the inside of the FlatPak™ Toiletry Case to maximize performance of the Dry-Through Technology.Again, the Matador bag performed only slightly better here than the Ziploc, however the soap bar is still soft and squishy and nowhere near dry. The difference is more noticeable by feel, the Ziploc bag bar is wetter, and more soap comes off on my hand when I hold it. But as you can see from the photo, it’s difficult to tell these soap bars apart. Is the Matador Soap Case Big Enough? Soap Bar Size Test

The calculated capacity of the Matador Soap Case (4” x 2.4” x 1.3” ;10.2 x 6.1 x 3.3 cm) is just under 7 fl. Oz. (200 g). However, the largest soap bar I have that fits is a 6.0 oz (177 g) Dr. Bronner’s Castile Soap. One downside with this smallish size, is you have to almost completely use up the first bar before starting a second bar. You won’t have this issue with a quart Ziploc, which has over four times the capacity of the Matador Case. Largest Dr. Bronner’s Castile Soap Bar also Fits Well, consider this—soap bars don’t count against your TSA liquid allowance. TSA allows each passenger a one quart-size bag of liquids to go into your carry on—with each item limited to 3.4 ounces or 100 milliliters—and that’s all you get. Taking your soap as a bar frees up space that can be used for other liquids.Durability - The pouch hasn’t suffered any damage after months of use. It might rip from the side seams but you’d have to be handling it awkwardly to do this.