How do you like your soap? In a tub? Wooden Bowl? Stick form? Or Melted?
I like melted, and over the past few months have decided on two containers that I prefer to use:
The package on the left are Anchor Hocking Bowls, 1 cup size, 4 for $5.92 at Wal Mart, and the package on the right contains Pyrex Bowls, 2 cup size, 3 for $4.99 at Target.
Just like learning to use a DE, there is also a learning curve in melting soaps!
Above is a 5 oz. QED Lavender tub I melted into a 1 cup bowl. This has been used several times, so it is not quite as full as when I started. The problem with this, just like using soap that comes in a wooden bowl, is the lack of work room.
Above is a comparison of a QED 2 oz. Pitchouli/Tea Tree/Peppermint Shave Stick and the QED 5 oz.Lavender, both in one cup bowls.
On the left, 2 oz B&B Shave Stick, on the right, 5 oz QED Lavender tub, now melted into a 2 cup bowl. Now I have room to work the lather in the soap container...
Or I can use my mixing bowl, and yes, it is a real stainless steel mixing bowl. Warms up nicely, easy to use and clean, and can be floated in a sink of hot water or in a hot pot.
Here is a comparison of bowls I have used to work my lather in.
I've melted a few soaps over time. Back row, from left to right: Classic Almond, Classic Lime and QED Sandalwood. Middle row, left to right, QED Patchouli/TeaTree/Peppermint, Col. Conk's Amber, QED Peppermint. Front row, staggered from left to right, QED B&B Soap in the small container and QED Lavender in the large container. Thanks to Scotto for the idea of peeling the labels off of the QED Shave Sticks and applying them to new lids.
I like melted, and over the past few months have decided on two containers that I prefer to use:
The package on the left are Anchor Hocking Bowls, 1 cup size, 4 for $5.92 at Wal Mart, and the package on the right contains Pyrex Bowls, 2 cup size, 3 for $4.99 at Target.
Just like learning to use a DE, there is also a learning curve in melting soaps!
Above is a 5 oz. QED Lavender tub I melted into a 1 cup bowl. This has been used several times, so it is not quite as full as when I started. The problem with this, just like using soap that comes in a wooden bowl, is the lack of work room.
Above is a comparison of a QED 2 oz. Pitchouli/Tea Tree/Peppermint Shave Stick and the QED 5 oz.Lavender, both in one cup bowls.
On the left, 2 oz B&B Shave Stick, on the right, 5 oz QED Lavender tub, now melted into a 2 cup bowl. Now I have room to work the lather in the soap container...
Or I can use my mixing bowl, and yes, it is a real stainless steel mixing bowl. Warms up nicely, easy to use and clean, and can be floated in a sink of hot water or in a hot pot.
Here is a comparison of bowls I have used to work my lather in.
I've melted a few soaps over time. Back row, from left to right: Classic Almond, Classic Lime and QED Sandalwood. Middle row, left to right, QED Patchouli/TeaTree/Peppermint, Col. Conk's Amber, QED Peppermint. Front row, staggered from left to right, QED B&B Soap in the small container and QED Lavender in the large container. Thanks to Scotto for the idea of peeling the labels off of the QED Shave Sticks and applying them to new lids.
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