I recently ordered a new jar of MdC and I noticed a couple of changes between one I ordered about three years ago to today's. It now has 200g vs 170g, the jar I received is plastic and not glass, and the formula now has sodium chloride. The one thing I'm disappointed in is the plastic jar. Their web site says it comes in a "glass pot". I emailed them today asking how to get a glass jar next time--if that's possible, and that their plastic jar is missing that je ne sais quoi. It will be interesting to see if they answer the email.
Martin de Cardre Formula Change?
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Have to wonder if there was trade off in weight of jar vs amount of soap?
I have to agree that their glass jar was indeed classy.
I have to agree that their glass jar was indeed classy.
They are transitioning to plastic and away from glass, which is a shame. I think the NaCl is just a way to add some hardness since they don't use sodium hydroxide lye and perhaps this is used to reduce the curing time? Maybe one of the soapers here can chime in to explain this better. In any event, I don't think the small change will affect the performance whatsoever.
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It's a real shame that they are using plastic now. The glass gave their soaps a really nice touch.
As a long time MDC user I emailed them on both the ingredients and the new jars and the response was that the sodium chloride was always in the soap but was not required to be listed until the EU got very strict with the ingredients list. They said the plastic is because the vendor that supplied the glass jars now has a minimum order of 5000 jars that is not practical for MDC's business model.
To me the value of MDC (not to be confused with price) is that a product so pure and free of chemicals performs so well, in fairness I should say I have 3 jars of fern and 2 jars of lavender stashed so it will be a while until I get a plastic, but glass or plastic I will still use it and love it!
To me the value of MDC (not to be confused with price) is that a product so pure and free of chemicals performs so well, in fairness I should say I have 3 jars of fern and 2 jars of lavender stashed so it will be a while until I get a plastic, but glass or plastic I will still use it and love it!
I thought I would miss the glass jar, but I have lavender in glass and fougere in plastic and I got over it. hearing it was an order size issue and not a cost issue to increase profit makes it easier to accept.
I am looking forward to the lighter weight in the plastic jar.
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I have to agree!!
While the glass jars are a bit more classy, they are always one slippery handed drop away from ending up in the garbage can soap and all. So the plastic will be a benefit there. Then again, maybe I can use this as an excuse to just buy a brain bowl next time.
Plastique? Blasphème. C'est la guerre!
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I have plastic original and fougere and glass in unscented. I can barely tell the difference. The plastic is very stout and does not feel cheap at all. Honestly, I prefer the plastic. It's not going to break. Glass or plastic...the soap is great. Second to none!
Thanks for the info. Perfectly understandable why the change.
Why trash a whole jar of soap, just because the jar shatters? Just transfer it to a new container.
I don't think I'd dare shave with a soap if there was the tiniest risk of missing a small shard of glass.
Soak it in hot water. Otherwise, cut out the good soap in the middle.
I've drop our SMdF jar, from 4ft and it didn't break. It would take a big drop to break it, I think.
Yeah, glass that thick is typically hard to break, unless you hit it the right way.
If not for the high cost and heavy shipping weight, I'd use those jars for all our soaps... Imo, they are awesome.
Or a very unlucky striking angle but certainly a glass of that thickness, size and shape should be very strong.
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