Creating a shave stick container

[Luc]

I'm a huge fan of recycled goods. If I can re-use something instead of sending it to the trash, I would love that.

A little while back, there was a thread about aftershave decanters (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/101546-Bottles-to-Decant-(Glass-vs-Plastic)) and that thread helped a lot of us to decant our AS from a plastic bottle to a glass bottle using an everyday, easy to find, glass bottle.

It's this same type of idea that I would like to explore here. As I love shave sticks, I would like to transfer some of my pucks into a stick format. I did it with a glue stick in the past with some success. However, a 100 grams or 200 grams puck won't fit in there.

I know that many use deodorant containers. Which ones work well? Any twist container work? How big was the puck that you put in there?

Any other containers? What works well?

I also know that some shop sell empty shave stick containers, I'm not after those. Many vintage container could also be re-used as seen here, I'm not after those either.

Of course, how to shape the soap into a stick is well documented in wiki (http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/Creating_A_Shave_Stick).

 

[TheVez2]

I made a shave stick out of an Arm & Hammer deodorant stick. It's the typical oval shape with the twist up dial on the bottom. Works pretty well. I'd say just about any twist up deodorant tube would work. I've cleaned out a vew others, but never got around to using them. Depending on what type of deodorant it was, sometimes it takes a lot of time and a lot of hot water to get all the dedorant cleaned out of the base plate. I cleaned out one of my wife's deodorant stick, which was scented. And after I got it all cleaned out, the plastic was still scented. That one went into the recycle bin.

I have a couple Brut push up tubes I'll be using next time I attempt to make a shave stick. My problem is, I rarely use sticks. I much prefer pucks. In fact some of my sticks, I've been contemplating milling into pucks. The opposite of what you want to do, lol.

 

[Luc]

I made a shave stick out of an Arm & Hammer deodorant stick. It's the typical oval shape with the twist up dial on the bottom. Works pretty well. I'd say just about any twist up deodorant tube would work. I've cleaned out a vew others, but never got around to using them. Depending on what type of deodorant it was, sometimes it takes a lot of time and a lot of hot water to get all the dedorant cleaned out of the base plate. I cleaned out one of my wife's deodorant stick, which was scented. And after I got it all cleaned out, the plastic was still scented. That one went into the recycle bin.

I have a couple Brut push up tubes I'll be using next time I attempt to make a shave stick. My problem is, I rarely use sticks. I much prefer pucks. In fact some of my sticks, I've been contemplating milling into pucks. The opposite of what you want to do, lol.

Thanks for your input KJ. That's funny indeed. If someone is interested on how to transform a stick in a puck, wiki also has a tutorial on it (http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/How_to_mill_any_soap_into_a_container).

Any others? Pictures?

 

[White Tuna]

Anyone ever use a chap stick container to make a super mini shave stick? Would it work?

 

[TheVez2]

Thought about it, but never tried. I know it will work, just don't know how practical it would be.

 

[clk]

I have used the small glue sticks, and they are barely functional as a shave stick. I have bought http://www.elementsbathandbody.com/2-oz-Natural-Twist-up-Tube-pr-486.html, and they work great.

 

[DukeNDuke]

I've used a Brut deodorant container for my Arko. Works like a charm!

 

[mblakele]

I mostly use Brut deodorant containers now, but I started out with the Old Spice deodorant packages. I think my first experiment was melting VDH into one. It worked, but I found the oval surface a bit odd. I am not sure why, but I find that I prefer a circular surface. With a Brut stick and the biscuit-cutter method, the typical soap diameter is 40-mm.



The smallest stick in my stash is the Opal HB-100, with a diameter of 26-mm.



 

[The Dean]

Is it possible to use the WCS variety twist up containers for the biscuit cutter method? I can't tell if their bases come off.

 

[Luc]

Is it possible to use the WCS variety twist up containers for the biscuit cutter method? I can't tell if their bases come off.

The base is not coming off no. You would need to grate and press or melt and pour for those.

 

[The Dean]

The base is not coming off no. You would need to grate and press or melt and pour for those.

Thanks. I hate work, but I suppose I could grate it.

 

[Luc]

Thanks. I hate work, but I suppose I could grate it.

They work well still. However, if there's an easy way to shape a soap in a stick and then hold it, that would be interesting to know.

 

[TheVez2]

Grating a puck of soap takes less than a minute. I'd hardly call it work.

 

[The Dean]

Grating a puck of soap takes less than a minute. I'd hardly call it work.

Then you have to pack it!

I'm so lazy it pained me to type this post.

 

[dparish1952]

This 3" long push up shave stick holder was made from a shell casing by a WW1 soldier in the field.

Off Topic: After hours of looking at old threads and searching internet for options, I gave up and bought 10 of these. Price w shipping was $22.45.

I thought about a small group buy of a case or two of various tubes, but I couldn't get the economics to work out.

HTH

 

[Luc]

The whole idea here is to recycle an item that you got, not to buy a push up tube specifically for a shave stick...

 

[mblakele]

Film canisters are the right diameter for a 28-mm stick: Palmolive, Speick, etc. They are too small for the full length of a stick, but nice for travel. It seems to me they could also be used to stickify part of a puck. I have yet to try this one myself.

• Steal a chickenFind an empty film canister.
• Cut a finger-size hole in the bottom of the canister.
• Drop a quarter or similar-sized coin in the bottom.
• Pack soap into the canister.

Push up the soap from the bottom, using the quarter as a base. Lather. Shave.

 

[dparish1952]

Agree; I marked it as off topic. But I have too many hard/triple milled soaps I want to convert to sticks. The only tubes I would have enough of would be from toilet paper.

 

[Luc]

Film canisters are the right diameter for a 28-mm stick: Palmolive, Speick, etc. They are too small for the full length of a stick, but nice for travel. It seems to me they could also be used to stickify part of a puck. I have yet to try this one myself.

• Steal a chickenFind an empty film canister.
• Cut a finger-size hole in the bottom of the canister.
• Drop a quarter or similar-sized coin in the bottom.
• Pack soap into the canister.

Push up the soap from the bottom, using the quarter as a base. Lather. Shave.

Ah! Neat, the pill box could do it too! That's a great idea. I could probably do that, push the stick a little and do the other half there or glue them together after(with water of course)...

 

[The Dean]

Film canisters are the right diameter for a 28-mm stick: Palmolive, Speick, etc. They are too small for the full length of a stick, but nice for travel. It seems to me they could also be used to stickify part of a puck. I have yet to try this one myself.

• Steal a chickenFind an empty film canister.
• Cut a finger-size hole in the bottom of the canister.
• Drop a quarter or similar-sized coin in the bottom.
• Pack soap into the canister.

Push up the soap from the bottom, using the quarter as a base. Lather. Shave.

Nice!

And I have a good idea where to find that chicken.