Thread: Lather in a transparent bowl

I purchased a $1 clear-glass bowl from Wal-Mart and have been building my lather in it for the past few days. Previously, I was using a bowl that I took from my kitchen, which was off-white ceramic. The ceramic made it very difficult to see whether my lather had any bubbles, but the clear glass has been fantastic. My countertop is black marble though, so YRMV if you want to use clear glass. It probably only does the job of letting you get a clear look at your lather's texture if the surface underneath it is dark. But since it only cost $1 I thought I'd put it out here! Plus, the glass holds heat sufficiently well to keep the lather warm for a while.

Would be worth a shot. Thanks for sharing the idea.

I and a lot of others use a $5.00 glass bowl from Ikea that works great.

I used a cheap glass bowl for quite some time...until I got my scuttle

I use a glass bowl. bought at a flea market (less than one U.S. dollar) is actually a chocolate bowl. a fine 10cm deep. love that thing.

I've been using the "large Sundae bowl" from WalMart. Clear glass, nice and big, dirt cheap and looks pretty good, too: Walmart.com: Libbey Supreme Sundae Glass: Kitchen & Dining

Although I've since discovered that Musgo lathers up far more quickly directly on rough whiskers than it does on the smooth glass surface of the bowl. So I've been squeezing out a dab in the bowl, working it into the brush and then building the lather directly on my face.

Cheers!

You are absolutely right

Here's the WalMart sundae bowl. Only about a couple of bucks...




See it here: Walmart.com: Libbey Supreme Sundae Glass: Kitchen & Dining

I'm not familiar with the Ikea bowl that was discussed. If anyone has a pic, let 'er rip.

In addition to the flea market fare, like kalerolf mentioned, blokes from North America can check your local Goodwill, St. Vincent DePaul or other thrift shops for nice glass bowls, too. Usually very good finds to be had at those places, and the hunt is part of the fun.