I've recently been experimenting with shave sticks.
1) As a "proof of concept," I started with a Tabac shave stick. I found the performance incredibly awesome. I'm not sure if the great performance was more due to the goodness of Tabac specifically, or of the approach of applying the soap directly to the face and face-lathering. Either way, the initial experiment was a profound success. And by the way, I don't understand what the big deal is with the smell of Tabac. It smells like soap. It is really difficult to believe anybody being particularly offended by it.
2) Then I ordered a 2.5 oz tube from PAA to further experiment. I loaded it with a Stirling soap. Again, outstanding performance. Yes, I like the Stirling soap from my prior experience, but the extraordinary ease of lathering by applying it to the face in this fashion beat all prior experience therewith.
3) Further experimenting, I got a store-brand (Power-Stick?) deodorant from Dollar-General (which cost precisely $1!). After removing the deodorant and cleaning it, I loaded it with another Stirling soap. Again: excellent results. This deodorant container was of the oval variety. Also, it was designed to be liquid-loaded from the bottom--which means that the plunger has big holes in it. In order to use it for my purposes (i.e., loading soap from the top), I removed the plunger and wrapped some tin foil around it a few times--to close up the big holes. FYI, the Stirling soap that I used was Pumpkin Spice, which I particularly enjoy now in the fall.
As of now, I'm planning on stick-ifying virtually all my soaps. I'm convinced that using the stick-method of applying soap to the face--and face-lathering--is superior to anything else that I've tried.
Eric
1) As a "proof of concept," I started with a Tabac shave stick. I found the performance incredibly awesome. I'm not sure if the great performance was more due to the goodness of Tabac specifically, or of the approach of applying the soap directly to the face and face-lathering. Either way, the initial experiment was a profound success. And by the way, I don't understand what the big deal is with the smell of Tabac. It smells like soap. It is really difficult to believe anybody being particularly offended by it.
2) Then I ordered a 2.5 oz tube from PAA to further experiment. I loaded it with a Stirling soap. Again, outstanding performance. Yes, I like the Stirling soap from my prior experience, but the extraordinary ease of lathering by applying it to the face in this fashion beat all prior experience therewith.
3) Further experimenting, I got a store-brand (Power-Stick?) deodorant from Dollar-General (which cost precisely $1!). After removing the deodorant and cleaning it, I loaded it with another Stirling soap. Again: excellent results. This deodorant container was of the oval variety. Also, it was designed to be liquid-loaded from the bottom--which means that the plunger has big holes in it. In order to use it for my purposes (i.e., loading soap from the top), I removed the plunger and wrapped some tin foil around it a few times--to close up the big holes. FYI, the Stirling soap that I used was Pumpkin Spice, which I particularly enjoy now in the fall.
As of now, I'm planning on stick-ifying virtually all my soaps. I'm convinced that using the stick-method of applying soap to the face--and face-lathering--is superior to anything else that I've tried.
Eric