I know what you mean. As a result of gifts, etc. I have enough soap to last the next 15 years.
My Guess... 3017
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I gave up one product this summer and wound up with three in return!
Mike M
...but this one IS cracked.
That's Karma, I was so proud of getting more than half way through a bottle of Davidoff Cool Water and looking forward to 3017ing it when someone kindly gave me another bottle of it for my birthday.
Gee thanks
I picked up a puck of Cade a few weeks ago when at a local mall and I happened to drop into the L’Occitane shop. First time in years that I have seen a puck, so I grabbed one … which I will probably use in 8 years or so … if I am lucky.
My stash is about 3.6kg of soap. At last I have found someone who has more!...I have about 6.2kg of soap remaining ....
Ruckin - the end is in sight... but it isn't very close
I'll be interested in hearing how you like the reformulated version.
Mike M
...but this one IS cracked.
Just a quick question for all you experts on dealing with old creams. I was, rather presumptively, looking through the stash for my next 3017 project though I am not expecting to need it for some weeks yet. I came across a TOBS Sandalwood cream that my kids had been using that is now more than 4 years old. It has hardened up quite a bit and seems to be more of a croap consistency. My plan is to use it next and I was planning on using it in a similar manner to Proraso. Does anyone have any experience using a hardened cream or any suggestions (preferably from experience) on how to use it.
Simply use it and it will rehydrate over time. You can also put a spoon of water on it periodically to expedite the process.
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@EclipseRedRing has some experience with cream revitalization. Perhaps he can provide some pointers.
I had a TOBS cream (Sandalwood) that dried out like yours. I used it as a croap, worked just fine.
EclipseRedRing
I smell like a Christmas pudding
As others have suggested, I would use it as a croap, it will work very well that way. The exmple I had was a Yardley cream in a tube which had solidifed after more like 40 years. I do not think it is possible to reconstitute a dried out cream to its original consistency and it is not worth the effort. When I used TOBS creams I would leave the lids off between uses specifically so they would dry out and firm up a bit as I preferred them that way.
Resurrection of a vintage Yardley shaving cream
I just acquired two tubes of vintage Yardley shaving cream, one NOS and the other part used. The part used cream was very hard in the tube and it was almost impossible to squeeze any out. The little I could use was very dry, needed water adding and did not lather well. The tube is shown below...
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