#11
I can deal with either headroom or no headroom, but I strongly prefer buying 3-4 oz. of soap to big 8 oz. containers. Most soaps I use once a week or less, so a 4 oz. container lasts a year or more. 8 oz. is just more of a commitment than I want to make.

Now that I'm typing that it, it sounds like of irrational, but there you go.

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-Chuck

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#12

Member
Luxembourg
I also prefer 4oz containers, large enough and with some room left to ease the loading without spilling the protolather on the side...
#13

The Dude Abides
Florida
(06-10-2015, 04:00 PM)SoapSmooth Wrote: My favorite jars out of all commercially available are the ones B&M and MLS are using, they are 6 ounces low profile and extra wide, filled half way, still plenty of soap. I am seriously considering them for my tallow formula.

Agreed, I think these are the perfect sized jars. Honestly while I love the idea of 8oz or more of a soap, I like many never actually empty jars as it is. I think the only soaps I ever fully use up is MdC.
#14
(06-11-2015, 04:47 AM)Chuck Wrote: Now that I'm typing that it, it sounds like of irrational, but there you go.

LOLOL
#15
No jar. Stick.
#16

Member
Virginia
4-6 oz. with some headroom in a nice plastic container.

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#17

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Whether to fill all the way or to leave room, I don't care either way. For dimensions, though, I prefer a large diameter, shallow container over a small diameter, deep container. I prefer plastic tubs over metal tins, too. B&M has the best I've used so far. And I agree with Chuck about the 4 oz vs 8 oz containers.

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#18

Administrator
Philadelphia, PA
if I'm using a soap, I don't like it when my lather runs outside of the bowl/tin while I'm loading my brush. I don't like wasting product unnecessarily.
Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito.
#19

Soap Slinger
Burnsville, MN
I don't think the size of the container makes as much difference as some other people do. I've loaded without a lot of issues from 5" wide tins, all the way down to the Cella/La Famiglia sized containers. All of them worked fine.

I do prefer some head space. Not so much because the lather spilling over makes a mess - that's easily rinsed away. But if the lather doesn't spill over, that soap stays in play as you load, leading to a denser, creamy lather faster.

As a shaver and as an artisan I have an internal struggle between visually interesting and practical. Ceramic containers like the one for MWF are beautiful - but can't be safely stacked, for example. Our domed lids are more visually appealing to me, but I know they'd be more stable in storage if the lid was flat.
#20

Super Moderator
San Diego, Cal., USA
Hey, Eric, it's good to see you here. Smile

I couldn't agree more with you about the lather staying in the bowl. If there is no head room, I feel like I'm spending as much time working the overflow back into the bowl as I am making lather. Wink

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