I did a bad, bad thing...

[ovrmnjake]

I accidentally left the lid off of my TOBS almond cream tub Tuesday night. I just found it. And there is a nice layer of dryness on top. Did I just ruin my favorite cream?

 

[icedoverfire]

I believe all is not lost. It might be possible to rehydrate the cream by adding some water.

Best,

- ice

 

[lindcruiser]

Can you just peel it off like pudding skin?

 

[Shavely Manden]

Does the stuff under the dry layer lather? (For that matter, does the dry layer lather?) I'd do a test lather--if it lathers, then that's all you need, right?

 

[Governor11201]

No real harm done and don't peel anything off. Apply a damp brush to the surface, swirl and lather.

 

[Proinsias]

From what I gather cream is watery soap. What you have on top is a layer of soapy cream.

Try it.

 

[Luc]

Do not try to squeeze it out, the dry cream might be harder than you think causing the other end of the tube to open. Wet the dry cream first to soften it (as suggested above) and I would use a skewer to poke and grate the hard shaving cream out.

It is unlikely that the whole tube dried as the tiny bit that dried will protect the rest of the tube.

 

[Proinsias]

It's a tub

 

[Groat]

Do not try to squeeze it out, the dry cream might be harder than you think causing the other end of the tube to open.

He says it's in a tub. Personally, I might put in a few drops of water and stir up the entire thing. Somebody had a post here recently saying that they let their TOBS dry out for a matter of months and it still worked fine after that. It just happened to work more like a soft soap.

 

[Darjeeling Express]

I might put in a few drops of water and stir up the entire thing.

This is the way to go, but DO NOT overdo it on the water. Just a few drops and then give it a good stir. It will be as good as new.

 

[biomesh]

If it was just a few days, just stir the cream up with a plastic spoon or knife.

 

[RayH]

No real harm done and don't peel anything off. Apply a damp brush to the surface, swirl and lather.

Yep, that's the best way to take care of it. No real harm done at all.

 

[ovrmnjake]

After I posted this yesterday, I did run my damp brush over it. It seemed to lather fine. Hopefully it will go back to it's creamier consistency, but I suppose soapy is ok too! Thanks for the advice!

 

[k200817]

Lets take a moment of silence for the unfortunate tub of TOBS almond cream.

Hey Mods, we need a "Prayer Smilie"

 

[k200817]

Lets take a moment of silence for the unfortunate tub of TOBS almond cream.

Hey Mods, we need a "Prayer Smilie"

After I posted this yesterday, I did run my damp brush over it. It seemed to lather fine. Hopefully it will go back to it's creamier consistency, but I suppose soapy is ok too! Thanks for the advice!

Never-mind. I see it was resurrected.

 

[oversaturn]

Lets take a moment of silence for the unfortunate tub of TOBS almond cream.

Hey Mods, we need a "Prayer Smilie"

 

[k200817]

This is great. All we need now is to have that added to the snillie library.