Shaving cream Tubes or Tub?
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Tubs because tubes look too cheap IMO.
I use Tubs at home, but I have a tube of TOBS Avocado that I use for traveling.
When I used shaving cream, this was my way of doing things as well. Tubs offer greater value, but if you unsure about a cream a tube is a better idea....
I prefer tubes because in general they have less product, that way i can go through them faster and try new products without a guilty conscience.
Both go into the bowl anyways, but tubs are easier to store IMO. I can stack them on a shelf, not so much with tubes.
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I like the tubes better because I just squeeze a little into my scuttle.
Even the metal tubes that Proraso, Bigelow, and Musgo come in?
They get crinkled and don't look nice after only 1 use
Agreed, I like the way they look but it's hard to modulate how much cream you want. I also had a tube of Bigelow develop tiny openings.
I have both and like the tube a bit better but everyone is different.
Tubs. You can't just open a tube and take a big hit of the scent. You actually have to squeeze it out and use it to smell it.
I got better acquainted with creams in tubes back in the 1960s. I'd seen jars of some shave creams in the 1950s, but between canned foams and electric razors, those were just not selling well any more. I was on planes going somewhere every couple of weeks, and wasn't really gone long, or terribly far, tubes of several brushless varieties worked their way into my routines.
At home, I started using lathering creams, in tubes (1960s-1970s). It's what I am comfortable with, and having come full circle, those will get my initial interest.
At home, I started using lathering creams, in tubes (1960s-1970s). It's what I am comfortable with, and having come full circle, those will get my initial interest.
I prefer whichever gives me the best value for my money. Usually that's tubs.
Tubs look better - but if you're a collector, and I have a feeling you will be at some point, it's wiser to start out buying tubes, because they tend to have a longer shelf life than tub creams.
Shelf life on creams officially is 12-24 months depending on the cream and if it has parabens in it - but most will last you for 2-3-4 years and still be good.
But tubs just look better and you get more cream for your dollars - except the TF&H tubes - they IMHO look better than the black tubs
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I've got both and from a value standpoint I prefer tubs - better price per oz./gram. From a usage standpoint I prefer tubes - easier the get the precise amount in the scuttle and get the lather right. Tubes get used up quicker which is a mixed blessing. If it is a soap I'm not exceptionally fond of, when it's gone I get to try something different. If it is a tube of something I really like, then I have to buy more sooner. As another poster mentioned, tubes give you the change to try more stuff.
