Wooden Soap Bowls

[Dipesh]

Hi all,

I was just wondering out of all the brands of soaps with wooden bowls, who has the best one in terms of quality and size?

In terms of size, I mean which brands have sizes that I can put a soap from another brand in once it's done? Or are all wooden bowls pretty much the same size?

Alternatively, could anyone recommend a nice wood soap bowl that will accept most soap refills?

Thanks all,

Dipesh

 

[moodymick]

I think Paul at Connaught used to sell them, drop him an email.

 

[Yellow Jim]

If you find a puck is too big for a particular bowl you can always shave some of the soap off it to fit in or grate the soap and then squash it in.

 

[Pig Cat]

I think Paul at Connaught used to sell them, drop him an email.

Yes he does, but they are not easy to find on his website, so PM him here. Username Paul. Very nice they are too.

 

[sufcjam]

I think Paul at Connaught used to sell them, drop him an email.

Yes he does, but they are not easy to find on his website, so PM him here. Username Paul. Very nice they are too.

I'm pretty sure there was a couple to be had on the ebay shop recently.

 

[Ids]

Yeah there's some on eBay, works out under £5 for one.

 

[Dipesh]

Thanks for the replys chaps.

Any links for the bowls on eBay?

 

[Adam D]

Here's one Dipesh

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Turned-Dark-O...=UK_Health_HairRemoval_RL&hash=item35ab78451e

and another

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[Dipesh]

Thank you Adam

 

[KRF1963]

And here's another:
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[Audiolab]

My experience is a lot of the soaps vary in size, Harris Soaps fit Harris Bowl nicely but others will fit. Where the wooden bowl is a few mm larger just remember to turn it upside down for a few seconds otherwise the bottom of the soap goes mushy. In fact I do that with most of them.

The feckers are the Penns and the Joris soaps that have a concave bottom, you either need to use it upside down or chop it.

 

[Pig Cat]

My experience is a lot of the soaps vary in size, Harris Soaps fit Harris Bowl nicely but others will fit. Where the wooden bowl is a few mm larger just remember to turn it upside down for a few seconds otherwise the bottom of the soap goes mushy. In fact I do that with most of them.

The feckers are the Penns and the Joris soaps that have a concave bottom, you either need to use it upside down or chop it.

If the fit isn't perfect then you could always grate and squish. Or melt and pour if a glycerine soap like Mama Bear.

 

[Ids]

And here's another:
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I ordered one of these today, if you haven't already taken the plunge I'll let you know what it's like when it's here.

 

[Audiolab]

Very true PC grating is an option for the ones you can melt, they fit any bowl then.

 

[quattrojames]

I bought a cheap one off ebay for about £3 iirc, not one from Connaught. I grated some MWF into it and it works well, BUT I would advise you to give it a good soak first! I didn't and put the soap straight into it, and the first time it got wet the dye leached out and turned the soap brown! It's purely a cosmetic effect which soons wears off, but it would be better to prevent it happening!

 

[Pig Cat]

I bought a cheap one off ebay for about £3 iirc, not one from Connaught. I grated some MWF into it and it works well, BUT I would advise you to give it a good soak first! I didn't and put the soap straight into it, and the first time it got wet the dye leached out and turned the soap brown! It's purely a cosmetic effect which soons wears off, but it would be better to prevent it happening!

This happened to me with a Connaught bowl. I put TOBS Rose cream in it and it took up the colour. And it dried out. Bit of a disaster really, so I don't think its a good idea to store cream in a wooden bowl. I must say that I've never seen it sold that way.