Whoever said geeks were a dirty, smelly bunch are about to eat their words. Or maybe eat soap. You know how bitter those geeks can be after years of teasing.
Get the XBOX 360 Controller for $11
User DigitalSoaps from the craft site, Etsy.com, has made our collective dreams come true by combining two awesome things - showers and video games. Soap…shaped like video game controllers. Who would have thought of such a thing? A lady named Chrystal Doucette, that’s who. She’s the creator of these nerdy cleansing apparatuses and is actually a mild-mannered reporter by day. You mean, like SUPERMAN?!? It’s a match made in nerdy heaven!
Get the Evolution of Gaming Set for $66
“The soap bases I use are natural and vegan - No animal products, animal testing, detergents, sulfates or sugar solutions,” she says on her Etsy homepage. Here are the list of ingredients:
· Coconut Oil
· Palm Oil
· Castor Oil
· Safflower Oil
· Glycerin (kosher, of vegetable origin)
· Purified Water
· Sodium Hydroxide (saponifying agent)
· Sorbitol (moisturizer)
· Sorbitan Oleate (emulsifier)
· Soy Bean Protein (conditioner)
· Titanium Dioxide (mineral whitener used in opaque soaps)
· Fragrance and color
Get the Pacman Set for $3
Now these are just plain adorable. “An ode to one of the most recognizable games of all time: Pacman. This set includes renditions of ‘Blinky,’ ‘Pinky,’ ‘Inky’ and ‘Clyde,’ as well as, of course, Pacman.” I totally want to eat them. Wakawakawakawaka…
Get the Tetris Set LVL 3 for #10
This set has to be my absolute favorite. I’ve always been a Tetris fiend. Talk about fun! I’d spend hours in the bath playing with these. And that’s pretty much what Doucette expected, “For people with OCD like me, you might get some fulfillment from trying to make these Tetris pieces fit perfectly together before washing your hands of them….mwahahah. Inspired by level 3, with purple and green pieces.”
DigitalSoaps doesn’t just stop at cleaning your skin, they’re aiming for head-to-toe. How about a nice bottle of Mountain Dew scented shampoo? Ok, maybe not but hello Holiday gifts! If none of the soaps are exactly right, you can also create a custom bar at DigitalSoaps.net with a variety of colors and scents. Being a geek never smelled so good.
You can also view and discuss this article at my blog, TheNerdyBird.com.
November 5th, 2009 at 1:53 am
I love’em! I’d never one use them though. It would be a shame. The craftsmanship is outstanding!
November 5th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
geeksugar is always posting these and every time i threaten to buy them. one day!
November 10th, 2009 at 7:16 am
While we resent the implication that we don’t shower, I don’t think most gamers could afford or would get soap that costs $10-$66 bucks a bar
Bathing is important but $66 on soap???? Thats as much as a game! Heck I don’t think most folks would spend that much on soap
The tetris soap though,i can see that one being something folks might use regularly though
November 10th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
I thought it was a lot at first too but the $11 xbox one, when you think about it, is actually a pretty big chunk of soap, and the $66 is for a set of 6. It’s pricey for everyday use but not much more than gift sets people buy at department stores.
November 11th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
Omg, these rock! I should remember to order some for William’s birthday next year…
November 18th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Dude, once I live in a house again, I am so getting some of those for it.