How do you store your soaps?

[Joneman]

I am about to keep a few soaps in rotation and I am curious about storage options and what others are doing to keep their soaps neat and tidy. Seems to me some of you have pretty vast collections! I kind of just keep my soap in a mug, dump out the water after i let it soak, and leave it that way when I am done. This has not been optimal as the soap develops cracks on top and remains squishy underneath. I am looking for a better way especially since I don't want to keep random mugs full of squishy soap lying around. Someone had posted using Pyrex containers and cutting and fitting the labels to the lids. I like that idea.

So, what do you to keep your soaps nice?

 

[Rattray]

Ikea Grundtal containers all the way.

 

[Ton Eighty]

At the local Indian market (Patel Bros), they have smallish circular tins that look like polished chrome and are deep enough to hold the puck and have room to lather. They are a little pricier than the pyrex (about $3 ea.) but they match all the rest of the stainless steel in my bathroom. I think they are used for something in the kitchen -spice storage maybe? I find them with the rest of the pots, pans and kitchen things. With the labels attached to the top of them, they look really classy and like they came from the factory that way.

 

[PFP_Dad]

I have some little glass storage containers with lids that I bought at Target. Add labels and I'm all set with stackable uniform containers.

 

[nemo]

+1 to the glass containers, I have some Old Spice mugs with 3" knockout caps too.

 

[Elder Scrolls]

Ikea Grundtal containers all the way.

+ 1

 

[jpmess]

I have a few old spice mugs I keep my soaps in. Razorock, vdh luxury that was melted in, and a few samples of mystic water soaps I molded in to the mug. So far, I haven't had any issues with mushy soap.

 

[mistercitizen]

Most of my soaps have come in containers of some kind.... either a wooden bowl, plastic tub, metal tin, ceramic dish, etc. They all work great for storage. I have a couple soaps in mugs left out in the open so to speak and never had any troubles with them changing consistency (getting mushy or drying out). I just let the puck dry out for a few hours after I have used it and then put the lid back on and put it away. The Ikea Grundtal containers look cool that I've seen other guys use... the ones with the clear glass lid. I wouldn't hesitate getting some of those if you have homeless soaps.

Ben

 

[OldSaw]

I use the following process after every shave:

1. Dry soap with single use medical grade tissue paper.
2. Dip in organic bee's wax.
3. Wrap with food grade cellophane.
4. Dip in paraffin.
5. Wrap in UV resistant foil.
6. Place in stainless steel cylinder with o-ring sealed screw top lid.
7. Put in vault.
8. Change combination and lock vault.

On the days that I don't have time for that I just leave them in a variety of mugs and bowls. Some I bought at thrift shops for about 50 cents each and a couple were custom made by a pottery making friend.

 

[AABCDS]

Anchor Hocking TrueSeal glass bowls

 

[celestino]

Pyrex 1-cup/250ml container.

 

[gash]

I have some little glass storage containers with lids that I bought at Target. Add labels and I'm all set with stackable uniform containers.

Ditto. I don't bother with labels, though, as I store only four soaps this way.

 

[Mad Man]

I have only bought ones that came in tubs/containers. OCD requires me to have the original container rather than a generic.

 

[mdunn]

In their proper bowls, all under the sink

 

[FonGu]

Some of my soaps, like Tabac, have their own container. For the soaps where I've just purchased a refill puck I have several plastic containers with screw on lids that I've purchased from various soap vendors. You can usually get these for between $2-3 each. I've also saved some of the plastic containers that creams like TOBS have come in. Soap pucks fit these very easily.

 

[njpaddy]

I have soaps that shrink or crack if not used regularly, but I haven't noticed any get squishy. If they shrink enough I take them out, clean and dry the bowl and replace the soap. Currently most of my soaps are in their original containers, but I find myself moving toward Pyrex 1-cup bowls because they stack neatly. I label my Pyrex with blue painters tape. I only have one soap that I leave in a mug, but after letting it air out for an hour or two, I cover the top of the mug with some clingy plastic wrap (Press n Seal).

 

[Shave_Rat]

Anchor Hocking TrueSeal glass bowls

+1 I'm a fan of the lidded glass bowls.

 

[baskas]

I think somebody earlier linked this site:
http://www.sunburstbottle.com/plastic-jars/white-doublewall
I am using them

 

[gegarrenton]

 

[Icemanxxxv]