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Mortar as soap bowl?
I went to shave this morning after unpacking from a move, and seemed to have misplaced/lost my muhle shaving bowl.
Since other people on the forum have had good luck, I headed over to Target to see if I could find something there. I found a heavy stone mortar and pestle for a good price. I almost bought it but thought I would check here to see if anyone had tried a mortar for making lather before.
I figured it would hold heat from hot water very well, and the rough inside should help grab the soap off the brush.
Anybody ever tried one?
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You'll grind your badger right off! :eek::eek::eek::eek:
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If it's really rough I would be concerned with it grabbing individual hairs and yanking them out of the knot or breaking them.
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I use a Japanese miso soup bowl, the inside is unfinished...with pebbles like a basket ball. It does a wonderful job. As these folks suggest, you probably wouldn't one that's too abrasive.
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All the above plus the thick stone material will cool off the hot water faster.
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You can just use the lid of your shave cream/soap. I used to. Then I realised I preferred face lathering.
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I use a plastic type mortar like you find in food places that they serve dips and salsas in and it work great
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Actually if its really rough you could sand it down.
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I have used a (somewhat related) laboratory crucible of about 6 oz capacity and it works just fine.
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I have a shave mug,but I kinda like the idea of the plastic salsa bowls.You can get them in various sizes from large to small at restaurant suppliers. Hmmmm......I have a couple too...hmmmmm....intrigueing yes.:hmmm: Could be a novel thing for travel indeed.