While we were in Chicago last year, our daughter, Tiffany had provided us with a foaming soap dispenser. Art didn't have shaving cream so he used the foaming soap and really liked it.
When we got home, he bought a dispenser of his own to shave with.
When he ran out of the solution, he went to Target and bought more. Unfortunately, it wouldn't foam. That's when he realized he'd bought the wrong soap solution. He'd bought the gel instead of the foam!
He mentioned it to Tiffany and she said our son-in-law did the same thing and just put a little bit of the soap in the bottle and then added more water. So that's what Art did. He put about 3/4" gel solution in the bottle and topped it off with water. Then he swooshed it around to mix it and it worked just right for him. He says it may not foam quite as much but he's working of the ratios of water to gel yet. At this rate, he won't run out of solution for quite a while. I do believe he's going to buy the gel from now on because it's a great cost savings.
It's really great when a mistake turns into something so much better than what you expected.
When he ran out of the solution, he went to Target and bought more. Unfortunately, it wouldn't foam. That's when he realized he'd bought the wrong soap solution. He'd bought the gel instead of the foam!
He mentioned it to Tiffany and she said our son-in-law did the same thing and just put a little bit of the soap in the bottle and then added more water. So that's what Art did. He put about 3/4" gel solution in the bottle and topped it off with water. Then he swooshed it around to mix it and it worked just right for him. He says it may not foam quite as much but he's working of the ratios of water to gel yet. At this rate, he won't run out of solution for quite a while. I do believe he's going to buy the gel from now on because it's a great cost savings.
It's really great when a mistake turns into something so much better than what you expected.
Is the foaming soap or foaming gel better than the cans of usual shaving cream?
ReplyDeleteI can get a common brand of shaving cream for 99 cents.
You and Art should sign up to try different products for various companies.
DrumMajor
I will have to share this with David. He can't find his favorite shaving soap. Dianne
ReplyDeleteWe had one of those dispensers but it went wrong and I haven't been able to find another. I used to just use ordinary liquid soap and mix it 1:3 with water and it was brilliant for hand washing. Lots of public bathrooms are now using foam soap. I shall keep looking for another dispenser.
ReplyDeletewe don't have that brand here, its a funny coincidence, I was just saying to Garry this morning we are out of liquid hand soap, we add water to make ours go further as well and I use a Johnson baby wash dispenser that foams the soap when expelled from the pump, it truly makes the soap go further, I tried making homemade liquid soap from grated bar soap but it was messy, another Pinterest idea that didn't pan out like described.
ReplyDeleteYes, what fun. :)
ReplyDeleteI like Method foaming soap, too. I bought the last one at Home Depot or Lowe's, I've forgotten which. Now I must look for the gel refill.
ReplyDeleteLOVE it. Go ART!
ReplyDeleteAloha
very interesting and good to know!
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to my comment? I'm trying to comment on my iPad. Art is smart, but we knew that!
ReplyDeleteUh oh? Did you write another comment? I'll go check my spam thing and see if Blogger goofed and sent it there.
DeleteI jdo that as well. I don't remember where I heard about the trick, but it really does work and saves money.
ReplyDeletePretty clever.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, when a mistake turns out to be a good thing, we're always happy, and more than a little pleased with ourselves, too.
ReplyDeleteK
I like the Whole Foods 365 fragrance free foaming hand soap. They sell the container with the soap in it and also half gallon bottles of the refill.
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Thanks so much. We'll have to look into this. :-)
Deletemy mom bought some of that before, it's neat
ReplyDeleteI use Lancome foaming face cleanser. Love the stuff, it cuts right through my makeup.
ReplyDeleteDitto what you said, Kay...'It's really great when a mistake turns into something better than what you expected'. This sure is a good example of that and the added bonus? Saving money. I always love saving money.
ReplyDeleteMy hubby uses a sable brush and shaving soap in a dish! But he shaves his head every day!
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