Tin or container for Provence Sante soap puck
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It's a mug-sized soap. I keep mine in the original Van der Hagen apothecary mug I started wet shaving with. And Old Spice mug would work, or any regular coffee mug.
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I have no idea what the hell that is.
Damn. All my mugs are too big for it. Its definitely smaller than any of my other shaving soaps.
Mine is in an Old Spice mug. The puck stops wiggling around and sticks after a couple uses. Oh yeah, it's upside down.
Er.... Try the link. Or click on the image. Also Different_Lathering_Options and Shave_stick might provide illumination.
You could always grate it and press into your favorite soap container.
It fits snugly in the new Muhle white ceramic bowls with lid. They're pricey, but can be had from Shaving.ie, Connaught Shavng and a few other vendors. I don't really like the Muhle soaps, but I bought two of these ceramic bowls, and I keep my Provence Santé and my Institut Karité in them.
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I don't like tins. These containers are perfect for all my soaps. You can find them at Ocean State Job Lot if you have one in your area. You get 4 for $2.25 there. They have screw covers and the bottoms nest into the tops with a turn. You can order online from another source, link below. The six ounce container works great.
http://www.containerstore.com/shop?productId=10028612&N=1000040
http://www.containerstore.com/shop?productId=10028612&N=1000040
I was at the Container store Wednesday night and looked at these. I like the idea of a stackable, locking container. I didn't buy any, however. I felt the diameter was just too small for efficient loading. The specs say it's over 3 inches, but that's the outer diameter of the lid. If you consider the inner diameter of the bowl, then consider that the walls slope inward toward the base, and it looks like it's just over 2" at what would be the soap surface. That's too bad because it's a great price and a great idea.
I've got several of these in the 4 ounce bowl and it's the same issue
http://www.containerstore.com/shop?productId=10014891&N=&Ntt=round+food+keepers
Those containers will certainly work, as I've been making them work for nearly 2 years, but anything new I buy will have a larger diameter.
They seem to work for me. I take a soap and soak in hot water to soften a bit and push the soap to the bottom of the container. I then let it dry. The nesting design of the container will lock the soap in place. Some other containers I have used with larger diameter allow the soap to spin when loading. You might give on a try as they are really inexpensive. If you don't like it you can use it to store shea butter, shave cream, soft soap or blades. I use them for all those purposes.
The soap is pretty soft and will press into anything easily.
I have mine pressed into a shave stick container from west coast shaving.
I have mine pressed into a shave stick container from west coast shaving.
