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As some of you will recall, I have pined the lack of MWF in stick form for a very, very long time (since I first used a stick back in 2005 I think). So -- this morning as I peered deep down into my magic porcelain dish of declining Fat, I decided to pry it out and mold it into an empty DR Harris stick container that I was keeping for such a purpose. Gentlemen, I am happy to report to have had a resounding success in this little experiment. I was surprised this worked so well.
No more will I struggle with the sadness of watching the bits and pieces of a well-used cake of MWF going down the drain ...... they will continue to serve their purpose -- to produce luxurious and copious lather until they are gone.
The thing about MWF that made this so easy, is it's pliability. It's a very soft soap, and as it gets down to the dregs, it's easily malleable in the hand. So it took me all of about 30 seconds to push what I had left into the container.
Brilliant Wendell. I've taken to rubbing the cake of MWF on my face and then lathering as this works much better than lathering in the tub. If I had a empty shaving stick tube I'd trying loading the soap into it, but all I have is a Harris lavender stick that is only 20% used.
Bryan, I have great success with used Brut push-up deodorant tubes. As a matter of fact, I have a box full of them, and if you want one, PM me your mailing address. This is what I used when I made my own MWF sticks in years gone by. To be fair, anyone else who needs a clean empty tube, send a PM, if you've been an active posting SMF member for a few months.
Gary
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brothers wrote:Rufus, I have great success with used Brut push-up deodorant tubes. As a matter of fact, I have a box full of them, and if you want one, PM me your mailing address. This is what I used when I made my own MWF sticks in years gone by. To be fair, anyone else who needs a clean empty tube, send a PM, if you've been an active posting SMF member for a few months.
Gary thanks very much for the offer, but I'm in Canada, so mailing one wouldn't be straight forward. What I'll do is visit Costco to see if they sell Brut or other deodorant in a push up tube. I image it wouldn't be too expensive and I'll discard the contents. Don't know why I didn't think of this; very strange since I've already had two large strong coffees this morning.
