Thread: Palmolive shave stick

I had a spare wooden soap bowl so I decided to fill it with a cheap shave soap.
Four bucks (AUD) for two sticks is pretty good value, so really, I had nothing to lose.
I decided to grate it which was no problem, even with arthritic fingers.

After this I compressed it into the bowl and poured a bit of boiling water in and compressed it some more.

I then left it in the sunshine for 30 minutes to harden it up and left it overnight.
There was no loss of scent as far as I can tell.
I've just shaved with this and really, it wasn't bad at all.

This soap is going to last a long time, I only just managed to get it all in.
Can you guys recommend any other similarly priced sticks I could try this technique with ?

Marko would be a good soap you could try. It's fairly soft to be gin with. I just grated the stick and pressed it into my mug.

Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

Marko would be a good soap you could try. It's fairly soft to be gin with. I just grated the stick and pressed it into my mug.

Did you mean Arko?

It is really cheap when you buy 12 packs. Wife and daughter-in-law love it.

Yes, I meant Arko. Auto-correct strikes again.

La Toja would be another candidate. Great soap, clean smell.

Volobra is another old school soap that I really like and it is not going to break the bank either.

I love the Palmolive soap sticks....also keep Arko and LaToja handy. All are good for traveling or a quick lather: soak face well, rub stick around on whiskers, whip up on face with decent brush.

Yea, the good thing with Arko is that you really don't need to grate it. Just roll it between you hands to warm it and form it into the bowl by pressing it in, a bit like dough.

Bob

Although it doesn't come in sticks, I grate MWF. Grating turns it into a different animal. It becomes super easy to load up and lather. This would probably be true of all hard milled soaps. A 1 cup pyrex bowl, with lid, will hold a puck of MWF perfectly.

Grating works for most soaps. I have mixed a commercial Pine Tar bar soap with some left over Green Mountain "Balsam Spice" and enjoy it often. I have made a few shave sticks and use them also on occasion. I used the commonly available "push-up" containers.
Sky is the limit when using up old loved soaps!
~Richard