Thread: Shaving soaps with travel size containers

Originally Posted by BobH

Do they make a bad shave stick? Any I have tried work just fine.

Bob

You have a point.

Not crazy about the "fruity" smell (if I ever go on a holiday in Turkey, I need to ask the locals what fruit that might be. ) of Arko, but it worked well when I tried it.

In the economy section, I find Palmolive hard to beat, but alas no container.
I use a small sealable plastic container with some paper (coasters work better than tissue, as the don't disintegrate so easily when wet) stuffed on the side to keep it from rattling around.

As already mentioned, La Toja comes loose off the base and starts rattling around in the container even if the top did not come off.

More often than not, it's the container (or lack thereof) that determines which stick travels with me.

Originally Posted by beluga

More often than not, it's the container (or lack thereof) that determines which stick travels with me.

Yes, it is pretty hard to fault the lather produced by shave sticks currently available but the containers themselves or complete lack of them that is the problem.

If they came in round containers that screw up for use, like Tabac shave sticks do for example, there would be no problem. I'll also give Tabac credit for offering refills for their shave sticks so you can reuse your now empty container.

Bob

I actually have a shave stick, one from Holland De Verguild Hand. I love the scent and also that it's been made for almost 500 years. So I do ponder how some of the so called Dutch Masters might have used it too. Unfortunately I've become accustomed to better later than I ever can get from a shave stick. I was hoping to get a cream like Castle Forbes and apply this to my travel brush and face lather.

Originally Posted by Augustagj

I actually have a shave stick, one from Holland De Verguild Hand. I love the scent and also that it's been made for almost 500 years. So I do ponder how some of the so called Dutch Masters might have used it too. Unfortunately I've become accustomed to better later than I ever can get from a shave stick. I was hoping to get a cream like Castle Forbes and apply this to my travel brush and face lather.

Yea, I have/had that stick too and the lather was excellent. If the lather from a shave stick is lacking it could possibly user fault.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeJcxdgBCJk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z248xt0GciM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT2G4-Opn5M

I have CF shave cream also and I would not necessarily use it over any of the shave sticks in the above vids. I get similarly good results from all of them.

Bob

C&S come in travel sizes, Penhalgion's also come smaller tubes. T&F come in sealed sample packets. Give some websites a visit--there are a lot of options.

This is absolutely perfect! Thank you.

you know i swore off buying more MDC after the Rose came out and instead of buying just it i got another 2 jars. should have got the brain bowl though. now i,ll be going to their site for the 50 ml. jar which mean to save shipping i,ll be getting a brain bowl . thanks Leatherstockings Tc