Possibly the best natural soap dish...so much better than those horrid cheap pine soap savers that go mouldy after a couple of months. The ridges on the flat shell help drain the soap & preserve the scent to the very last sliver, makes the soap last longer too! Packaged in natural cellophane. Scallop shells are sourced predominantly as a by-product of the food industry & collected from naturally sustainable resources. Shells are gathered with the permission of the local fisheries authorities & if applicable with relevant certification.