Thread: Soap Refill vs. Dish

Originally Posted by Marlee

Are lids necessary for soap if I just buy a refill and put it in a dish?

Most lids on soap bowls are not airtight anyway, but lots of people just leave their soap in a mug or small bowl. But I stick mine in a Pyrex with a rubber lid, I think it helps retain the scent.

As to paying for bowls, I don't - except for Tabac which is only a few $ extra for the bowl. A lot of the wooden ones have no depth or lip, so you end up soaping all over them. That's why I like Pyrex, the soap sits low and I can work it on the brush with minimal mess.

At one time, I ddin't know there was such a thing as a soap bowl, as I was only familiar with soap mugs. I spent a good deal of time on e-bay until I found a mug I liked and most of them were going for more than I could afford. I soon discoverd that most of them were no different from what I drank my cofnee out of. And they worked just fine.

I have only order soaps with their respective bowls twice. The first was some Crabtree & Evelyn soap, which I didn't like much, but I did save the bowl. And I recently ordered Mitchell's Woolfat Soap with the ceramic dish, just because I thought it was cool looking.

Every other soap I either melted or grated into some other container. For a long time I was only using TGQ soaps and they fit nicely into my mug, so I would just use one puck until it was gone and then move onto the next. Lately however I have wanted some variety, so I am going to have to look into getting some more containers.