Thread: All Shaving Sticks All the Time

After having tried Mama Bear's "Roses" and ARKO in stick form, I've fallen in love with the stick. So, I bought Mama Bear's empty containers and filled them with my other soaps.

The glycerin pucks I melted lightly, for a very short time, in a Pyrex cup using the microwave's Defrost setting: you have to keep the temp well above 160 F or may melt the container when pouring (and possibly de-scent the soap). Pictured here with "Roses" are MB's "Honeysuckle" and "Sandalwood Vanilla."

The tallow pucks (like the Sterling sample "Grapefruit" pictured here) I grated and pressed into the container. You have to press it well into the bottom for the twisty-works to get a good grip.

The ARKO was a bit of a challenge. I ran a skewer through the stick for the container's works to run through. I then grated part of the stick and pressed it into the container's cup. Finally, I pressed the rest of the stick against the filled cup, first wetting and cross-hatching the connecting ends (as you do when working with clay). Fits well and works great.

Everything in sticks!

Hi deepweeds,

Thanks for sharing how you made your custom shave sticks. They're really cool!

Jeff

Wow, some of you are true McGyvers!

deepwoods,

Having never tried a stick form, I have a question. Do you still go to the brush or just rub that sucker around til lather forms?

Thanks,,,

Here is a vid of face lathering with a shave stick Vergulde Hand Shave Stick and Hema blade - YouTube