I have had this glass bottle of shaving cream for a few months now and I can say without a doubt that it is adequate for its intended purpose. I can’t say the same for the brush that I bought at the same time. The synthetic bristles had been poorly glued to the handle and it fell apart after only a few uses (can you say Made in China?). I am keeping my eye out for a better one, but I have discovered that the shaving cream can be applied and lathered with just my fingers.
I am not reducing my plastic consumption very much with this purchase. Conventional shaving cream cans usually have a plastic cover and nozzle. The best reason to choose products in glass jars is that these containers are very reusable. There may come a time when we have too many glass jars in our house, but it still a long way off. Besides using them for storing homemade condiments, we also them for spices, sugar and tea.
Please tell: where did you get the shaving cream?
Bravo! I wish glass packaging would make a comeback. It was the norm when I was growing up. Remember deposit glass bottles? That was killed in California in the mid-eighties, sadly. Our roadsides would be a whole lot cleaner if every container had a decent deposit value. I used to pick them up as a kid–we all did. Kept us in candy bars.
Actually, in our house, having too many glass jars is a constant issue. We just keep the best of them and recycle the rest.
You could make your own shaving cream, it’s not to hard and it lasts forever. We posted the recipe we used on our blog.
Scott, you might want to check the recipe at BadHuman because I got my shaving cream here in Bizerte. There is a demand for old school shaving stuff here and you can still get a shave at the barber(maybe not such a good idea). You could also ask a barber in your area if bottled shaving cream is still available locally.