Mug, Bowl, Scuttle question

[kardinalglick]

I'm a newbie here and I have been reading a lot on these forums but I have yet to come across an answer to this question.

I know that you can use a Mug, bowl, or Scuttle for making a nice rich lather - seen the images - very impressive.

Where do you store your hard cake of soap after use? Do you leave it in the mug/bowl/scuttle?

I'm looking at all the accoutrements of wet shaving and want to maintain a fairly neat bathroom for the sake of my marriage.

 

[congochris]

Lots of options, but the coolest looking by far is an Old Spice mug. No longer produced, so you'll have to hit the thrift/antique shops in the area or bid on one on everyone's favorite auction website.

That's IMHO, at any rate. Some soaps come with their own wooden bowls. Personally, I was wandering around at wal-mart and found a carved stone "incense" bowl in the craft section that I've got my plain VDH soap puck in.

 

[sodajerk]

Welcome! Lots of options. Look at this page in the wiki. You can find plastic and glass containers that size that have snap-on lids. If you don't have that fancy thing they use, just use a cheese shreader/grater. Many soaps, Tabac for example, come in their own containers. Glycerin soaps like VDH can be melted into the same containers putting them into the microwave for 5 seconds.

 

[kardinalglick]

Thanks for all the responses - it helps when deciding on making purchases.

 

[andrew98]

Thanks for all the responses - it helps when deciding on making purchases.

Also, Mama Bear sells what she calls a travel container. It's the same thing all her soaps come in. It's a 4oz, double walled plastic container with a black plastic screw-on lid. These can be purchased for peanuts from some online cosmetic container vendors. I have about 10 soaps stored this way with labels on the outside. They stack nicely and look nice and neat. Most pucks fit neatly, but if they don't, I just trim the edge to fit, or in the case of small pucks like Provence Sante, I grate or slice (food processor also works) the soap and press it into the container. Welcome to B&B!

EDIT: This is the one you want, but be aware that you need to add lids (these) to your order too.

-Andy