Shaving on the cheap: more shaving bowl options

The Pontificator · Feb 3, 2011

Wal-mart has three items of interest in their housewares department:

a 4" white ceramic ramekin with an unglazed bottom. It has a raised band around the outside circumference and is approximately 1.75-2" deep. Price is $2.46 The inside dimensions are about the same size as an empty shave soap tub (Ex. Mama Bear's). Excellent fit in the hand. If you manage to have one of these slip out of your hand you're a major klutz. Looks like it would conduct heat fairly well.

Corelle Ware "Berry Bowl" and a 10 oz. "Dessert Bowl". The dessert bowl is a tad wider and shallower but the berry bowl fits better in the hand (if you have short fingers like me). Both are plain white and price on both is $2.76

Luc · Feb 3, 2011

The ramekin are good to stack soaps or use them as a lathering bowl yes. I don't know if the bottom is unglazed but I don't thik it would matter.

The Pontificator · Feb 3, 2011

Luc said:
The ramekin are good to stack soaps or use them as a lathering bowl yes. I don't know if the bottom is unglazed but I don't thik it would matter.

Well, I bought one of the Wally World ramekins since a certain SWMBO now tells me that the Korean rice bowl with lid is OFF LIMITS :mad3:

as a shaving bowl. Funny how she had no use for it when it simply sat on the shelf unused.

ackvil · Feb 3, 2011

The Pontificator said:
Well, I bought one of the Wally World ramekins since a certain SWMBO now tells me that the Korean rice bowl with lid is OFF LIMITS as a shaving bowl. Funny how she had no use for it when it simply sat on the shelf unused.

That's women for you! :001_rolle

My SWMBO has a rule that if it is not used in six months it gets thrown out. However, that rule does not apply to any gadget, etc. that I then try to use for shaving. :mad3:

akira7799 · Feb 3, 2011

The Pontificator said:
Excellent fit in the hand. If you manage to have one of these slip out of your hand you're a major klutz.

Never underestimate the slippery nature of soap and water...just saying. :nono:

I've had a bowl slip from my hands. It hasn't broken, but water and soap do lube things up well. Especially if your lather is spot on. :thumbup1:

gash · Feb 3, 2011

akira7799 said:
Never underestimate the slippery nature of soap and water...just saying.

I've had a bowl slip from my hands. It hasn't broken, but water and soap do lube things up well. Especially if your lather is spot on.

Or SWMBOs.

"You may not use display bowls for shaving. They are only for displaying. Yes, I know I use them for holding my jewelry. That's OK."

Luc · Feb 3, 2011

The Pontificator said:
Well, I bought one of the Wally World ramekins since a certain SWMBO now tells me that the Korean rice bowl with lid is OFF LIMITS as a shaving bowl. Funny how she had no use for it when it simply sat on the shelf unused.

That's pretty funny!

insomniac · Feb 3, 2011

akira7799 said:
Never underestimate the slippery nature of soap and water...just saying.

I've had a bowl slip from my hands. It hasn't broken, but water and soap do lube things up well. Especially if your lather is spot on.

That's why I like cappuccino mugs. They should be cheap if you hit up Big Lots.

ackvil · Feb 4, 2011

The Pontificator said:
Wal-mart has three items of interest in their housewares department:

a 4" white ceramic ramekin with an unglazed bottom. It has a raised band around the outside circumference and is approximately 1.75-2" deep. Price is $2.46 The inside dimensions are about the same size as an empty shave soap tub (Ex. Mama Bear's). Excellent fit in the hand. If you manage to have one of these slip out of your hand you're a major klutz. Looks like it would conduct heat fairly well.

Corelle Ware "Berry Bowl" and a 10 oz. "Dessert Bowl". The dessert bowl is a tad wider and shallower but the berry bowl fits better in the hand (if you have short fingers like me). Both are plain white and price on both is $2.76

I like your series, Shaving on the Cheap! :thumbup:

Great job.

fierket · Feb 4, 2011

I sell Fiesta factory seconds on ebay (well have in the past, been a little busy lately) but the coffe mugs work great for me. Nice 1 finger handle and soaps fit perfectly. Cost me about $1.00 and I have my pick of colors. White and Ivory match my set very nicely.

Fubarico · Feb 4, 2011

fierket said:
I sell Fiesta factory seconds on ebay (well have in the past, been a little busy lately) but the coffe mugs work great for me. Nice 1 finger handle and soaps fit perfectly. Cost me about $1.00 and I have my pick of colors. White and Ivory match my set very nicely.

+1. Found something similar at a neighborhood garage sale. The finger hold helps when things get slippery.

davros · Feb 4, 2011

Most charity shops (thrift stores) will have a fair range of crockery, and it's not hard to find something suitable that looks a little nicer and maybe is more durable for the same price as low-end new stuff. And, of course, you might score a razor while you're looking.

PozzSka · Feb 4, 2011

insomniac said:
That's why I like cappuccino mugs. They should be cheap if you hit up Big Lots.

I found a great lathering bowl at Big Lots for about $1. In the dishes section, about 4.5" x 1.5" deep.

mtsgsd · Feb 4, 2011

I have a stainless steel mixing bowl I got at a garage sale. It's about 7 or 8 inches wide, and about 3.5 inches deep. Nice thing about it is that it has a ring attached to the side of the bowl at the top. You slip your thumb through that, and cup the bowl in your hand and it's secure and rock steady. I think it cost me a quarter.

Blade Boy · Feb 4, 2011

check dish out...[/ATTACH] View attachment 144527 I add near boiling water to the lower bowl (large soup mug)then add the liner bowl (candle holder) and make my lather it stays warm for the durarion of my shave. -Blade Boy

jjtml · Feb 5, 2011

This is hilarious! :thumbup:

gash said:
Or SWMBOs.

"You may not use display bowls for shaving. They are only for displaying. Yes, I know I use them for holding my jewelry. That's OK."

The Pontificator · Feb 5, 2011

ackvil said:
I like your series, Shaving on the Cheap! Great job.

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Thank you! :thumbup1:

Speaking of Big! Lots: I was in there today and they had some dessert-sized ceramic bowls that had a very interesting pebbled finish on them. $2

Another item I picked up at Big! Lots many years ago that I saw today was a pair of white ceramic dessert ramekins with plastic snap-on lids. They still sell them for $2 a pair. Brand name is "Great Gatherings". I dug mine out of the attic and was please to find that a puck of VDH shaving soap drops inside PERFECTLY with no additional milling. You insert the puck with the logo side facing up. The puck molds itself to the slightly tapered sides of the ramekin and will not spin around inside it. Rock on!

California Cajun · Feb 5, 2011

The Pontificator said:
Wal-mart has three items of interest in their housewares department:

a 4" white ceramic ramekin with an unglazed bottom. It has a raised band around the outside circumference and is approximately 1.75-2" deep. Price is $2.46 The inside dimensions are about the same size as an empty shave soap tub (Ex. Mama Bear's). Excellent fit in the hand. If you manage to have one of these slip out of your hand you're a major klutz. Looks like it would conduct heat fairly well.

Corelle Ware "Berry Bowl" and a 10 oz. "Dessert Bowl". The dessert bowl is a tad wider and shallower but the berry bowl fits better in the hand (if you have short fingers like me). Both are plain white and price on both is $2.76

Their Pyrex custard bowls are 4 for $4.98. They are oval, but the soap puck of VDH fits perfectly in it.

insomniac · Feb 5, 2011

California Cajun said:
Their Pyrex custard bowls are 4 for $4.98. They are oval, but the soap puck of VDH fits perfectly in it.

If those are the ramekins I am thinking of, most soaps fit into them - I have them with D. R. Harris soaps, Safari, etc. and they work fine.

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