Where to buy empty shave tins

Hi Guys,

I'm relatively new to DE shaving (2 months) and have just one soap and one cream in my collection. I'm looking to add some more, particularly soaps, but don't want to pay the substantial cost of the wooden bowl each time I get a new soap.

I've seen tins sold for a decent price on the Stirling Soap Company site, but am curious whether these are easily found elsewhere, particularly in bulk in case I add a bunch of new soaps.

Thanks for any info.
Chris

I don't know anything about tins, but based on a recommendation I saw here I use 1 cup Pyrex bowls with lids. Easy to find, relatively cheap, and they stack nicely. Perfect size if you shred/melt the puck into place.

You can get empty plastic tubs from maggard razors real cheap.

I suggest small Tuppperware bowls with lids. They are cheap and stack well.

http://www.specialtybottle.com/plasticjars-2.aspx

You can get jars with lids for as little as $0.97 each.

Thanks for all of the quick replies. I will take a look at all of these options.

I use plastic bowls with lids that I got at the dollar store for $1.06 for a 3 pack. They work perfect.

Container Store for aluminum tins: http://www.containerstore.com/shop?productId=10030953&N=&Ntt=aluminum+tin

I think Ikea has some too.

IKEA

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80102919/

I bought some bath and shaving soap from Stirling Soap Company earlier this week and they sell tins so I picked some up. I was at Walmart last night and they had the pyrex dishes someone mentioned abover for a good price as well. Think it was like 10 bucks for 6 of the larger sized ones. They also had some smaller ones as well.

Wvbaldeagle said:

You can get empty plastic tubs from maggard razors real cheap.

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I've purchased a few from Maggard. They work great and very cheap.

I also agree with Pyrex type glass bowls that come with lids. I get the Anchor brand from Big Lots here in Tampa, FL. I use the 2 cup size for the Stirling Soap Co.'s full pucks and the 1 cup size for their sample pucks. Slap some masking tape on each one and write the scent on it. Inexpensive, stacks nice and looks great.

There seems to be an awful lot effort to avoid Stirling's $1.75 tins, which happen to be the exact correct shape for soap pucks. Not only are the savings small but I avoid glass in the bathroom whenever possible.

AbbyW2 said:

There seems to be an awful lot effort to avoid Stirling's $1.75 tins, which happen to be the exact correct shape for soap pucks. Not only are the savings small but I avoid glass in the bathroom whenever possible.

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i did not realize stirling's tins were so cheap. Thanks for the tip, Abby.

Why not check dollar stores?

I've seen some nice glass and ceramic bowls with lids/covers that would be great. I have to say that I tend to be torn between airtight or not... if it's a soap you are using, I'd say not airtight to let it dry between shaves, and airtight for dry soaps to not loose the scents as fast.

I've found a really nice porcelain bowl with cover at a grocery store for my Williams.

But aside that, I only have that one soap in use at this time aside my Proraso that comes in a tub. I just don't have the need to switch every shave, nor have the space for too many soaps on my stand. (3 soaps and 3 creams and that's more than plenty for me)

Mortar bowls are the best in my opinion. Cheap, solid, heavy, rough on the inside, come in lots of sizes. The only problem is that they generally don't come with a lid, so any fragrance soap you leave in them is likely to gradually lose the fragrance over time. Or just use as a lather bowl each day and rinse out.

Yup. You're welcome. A pleasure to help.
http://www.stirlingsoap.com/shave-tins/

Ksn2273 said:

i did not realize stirling's tins were so cheap. Thanks for the tip, Abby.

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