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.
December 26th, 2008 at 11:40 pm
Please tell: where did you get the shaving cream?
December 27th, 2008 at 3:34 am
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.
December 27th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
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.
December 27th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
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.