Last week's post discussed bath seats and how they have been ineffective for me. This week is another one of those adaptations that just didn't perform as indicated. Very simply, Krulick's Soap Gripper is a split ring, above a suction cup which has a cylindrical stud in it, intended to be pressed into the bar of soap to add to the suction cup's holding ability.
The problem is that the suction cup stops holding as soon as the soap dries and the stud that is intended to press into the bar of soap is too wide across, hollow and flat making it incredibly difficult to press into the bar. If it weren't hollow it could be carved into a point to help get it started into the bar of soap, but as it is I'm not sure an able-bodied person would get it secured to the bar without a struggle. While trying to apply the gripper properly for this photo I dropped it more than a few times, as seen by the flat spot on the soap facing the camera. It wouldn't be so bad to receive assistance affixing the gripper to a bar of soap every so often, but there is another problem.
The split in the ring makes it loose so it falls off my finger very easily, before the soap even gets wet. I know the intent is to fit fingers of all sizes, but falling off that easily makes it little to no help at all. Had I needed to come up with an adaptation for a bar of soap it would involve drilling a hole through the bar and running a bolt through the hole, a washer on each side to make up for any shrinkage due to use. to that I would secure a paracord lanyard to hold it on my wrist or around my neck. That would be all with nylon hardware. You won't get clean with rusty soap.
Of course, liquid soap, maybe with a sponge on a rope, is a whole lot easier than either of these options.
Source: Occupational therapy device catalogues, seniors' supply stores.
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