Preserving shaving soap fragrance

[Rivguy]

I have been using shaving soaps for many years (Oh for the days of Old Spice and English Lavender) and have never really been concerned about the soap losing its fragrance. However, since expanding my inventory of soaps, some of which do not come in containers, I would like to get some ideas from others on how they deal with this. I have gotten some of the metal containers from BullGoose Shaving Supplies and they are excellent.

My practice in the past has been just to leave the soaps in the mug but some have said that is perhaps not a wise practice. This of course excludes soaps that come in a covered container like Tabac, MWF etc. I have considered firing up my wood lathe to spin a few wood covers for the various mugs, but again, I am not sure if that is necessary. It would be fun though, any excuse to make wood dust!

Your thoughts please.

 

[Schwert]

I just use mugs....Old spice mugs mostly stacked up.

Tabac can greatly benefit from a good year or two of airing out

 

[Doric]

I use airtight glass pyrex containers with a red plastic lid, it seems like these would indefinably preserve the scent. I have the second smallest ones pictured, $8 for four at my local wally world.

 

[Bayamontate]

I use airtight glass pyrex containers with a red plastic lid, it seems like these would indefinably preserve the scent. I have the second smallest ones pictured, $8 for four at my local wally world.

+1, best option I've seen and used.

 

[cymric]

I use clear polyethylene containers with a tight snap-on lid; they are commonly used to package tiny delicatessen in here. I pay about €8 for a package containing 36 of these things, and they hold most soaps perfectly.

 

[kingfisher]

I buy the containers that Mama Bear sells on her site; they are two bucks apiece. The lid screws on and they stack nicely. Highly recommended.

 

[Leche]

I use airtight glass pyrex containers with a red plastic lid, it seems like these would indefinably preserve the scent. I have the second smallest ones pictured, $8 for four at my local wally world.

I buy the containers that Mama Bear sells on her site; they are two bucks apiece. The lid screws on and they stack nicely. Highly recommended.

Both of these are great options, but I would like to see your wood cover creations too. Keeping them covered will prolong the scent.

 

[_JP_]

An interessting thing about the Tabac bowl is that the lid does not seal air tight on it. If you look at the lip of the lid you'll see some ridges there that keep it raised about half a millimeter off the rim of the bowl.

 

[Rivguy]

I did notice the ridges on the Tabac lid and assume that they are there for some degree of ventilation. It is for that reason that I wonder if the air tight containers are the best way to go. It would appear that many members have had success with them and that, coupled with my own experience with the Bullgoose containers, leads me to believe that it will be fine for some of the soaps in the rotation.

I am still thinking that I will still make some tops for some of my mugs. That will allow me to keep the soaps that are in the regular rotation handy without transferring them. In any event, perhaps I am making more of this than is necessary.

 

[Drubbing]

I did notice the ridges on the Tabac lid and assume that they are there for some degree of ventilation. It is for that reason that I wonder if the air tight containers are the best way to go. It would appear that many members have had success with them and that, coupled with my own experience with the Bullgoose containers, leads me to believe that it will be fine for some of the soaps in the rotation.

I use the Pyrex too. I just leave the lid off til the soap dries. I have the Tabac in a jar too, after the initial mellowing, it doesn't appear to be losing any more scent.

 

[Doric]

I use the Pyrex too. I just leave the lid off til the soap dries.

As do I or i'm afraid next time I use the soap it still will be wet.

 

[Chevyguy]

I use the round plastic ziploc containers with the snap top lid. They are stackable and I believe you get six to a pack. They cost about three dollars for the pack of six and they fit both large and small sized soap pucks.

Clayton

 

[kingfisher]

As do I or i'm afraid next time I use the soap it still will be wet.

Why would you be afraid of this? What's the big deal?

I put lids on all my soaps after I use them. No problems so far.

 

[Doric]

I really dont know I just assumed it was a bad thing for them to be exposed to water for long periods of time, kinda stupid now that I think about it, I mean cmon its soap