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    Default How long does soap last?

    Just a quick Q, how long would you expect a 125g tub of tabac soap to last?
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    It would depend on how often you shaved, how many passes.

    There's too many factors to take into consideration, to be exact.

    I use a 65g tub of Edwin Jagger soap, and shave about every two days or so with three passes, and it lasts on average, 5 months.

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    It would depend on a whole bunch of things.

    How much soap you used each shave, how often you shave, whether you have any other soaps in the rotation with it...

    When I started I had a puck of Trumpers sandalwood soap and that lasted me about 4 months of daily use.

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    Let's see.....
    I started wetshaving in 2001. I bought my first Tabac in 2002. I am on my second refill (thrid total, since I bought the jar full) of tabac. I have about 15 soaps and 10 creams. Tabac is used maybe third most often. I shave 5-6 times a week, doing three FULL fluffy lathered passes.

    So,
    9/15 * 10/15(5.5)
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    9/15(5.5) * 3.3


    So, a tub of tabac lasts a decent long time. I'm guessing 4-5 months if it was your only soap, and you weren't overly cautious/cheap with it.


    Disclaimer...do not attempt to figure out what I meant by the above. I am a lawyer. By this I do not mean "Whoa...watch out, I'm a slick-speakig smart-guy who can whamboozle you with my wits." I mean I can't do math. Not even a little. If I could do math or computery-stuff, or any generally usefull skills, I never would have had to go to lawschool. I don't even know what I meant by the above. All I know is I feel like I should charge you at least two hours for it.

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    It really does depend on how you use it.

    I make lather in a separate bowl and don't discard the left over unused lather. As a result, my soaps always last from 5 to 7 years. I used Tabac exclusively for over a year and a half and I would guess it will last longer than most. I would definitely get more than 7 years from a single puck of Tabac if I still used just one soap at a time. It's good stuff!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Utopian View Post
    I would definitely get more than 7 years from a single puck of Tabac if I still used just one soap at a time. It's good stuff!
    Allow me to repeat myself......

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    Quote Originally Posted by smokelaw1 View Post
    Allow me to repeat myself......
    Well, given how much I've had to pay divorce lawyers, I've had to learn how to be frugal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Utopian View Post
    Well, given how much I've had to pay divorce lawyers, I've had to learn how to be frugal.
    I've kept that segment of my learned bretheren well-fed myself.

    I wish I could make soap last that long. As someone who tries to tread as lightly on our planet and its resources as possbile, I thought I was already doing so with my method of shaving....apparently not as lightly as I could!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Duelist View Post
    Just a quick Q, how long would you expect a 125g tub of tabac soap to last?
    in case this is a trick question, the tub should last a lot longer than the soap

    And the soap lasts a long time, even if you use it. I'm still using a small chunk of tabac that Slartibartfast sent me probably 3 months ago by now. It doesn't seem to want to be used up!
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    I think in general a tub of most soaps if used every day will last in the 4-6 month time frame on average. Probably triple milled soaps last longer than the softer glycerin types.
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