Thread: Alum block - has anyone actually gone through and finished one?

Have any of you actually gone and finished a whole alum block? If so, how long does it take you to go through one with daily use? I have a Bloc Osma alum block, and it seems this will last me ages - great product, and does wonders to the skin when used daily!

Wait, Where is the Owl????

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I have never made it myself with out dropping one ...

I had a piece of an alum block that was about a diagonal half of a Bloc Osma. It seemed to have a more glassy texture than the Bloc Osma, but seemed to have worn at about the same rate as my more recently acquired Bloc Osma. It took me 6 or 7 years to use that piece up, so this owl says 12 to 14 years. Good thing I bought 3 of them!

My RazoRock still looks like it did the same day I opened it, and that was some time ago last year, if that gives you any indication....

My dad has some alum block hes had for 40 years. He says hes maybe used half of it. Mine too looks the same as it did the day I bought it.

I keep my Bloc Osma in a small cylindrical measuring scoop in order to keep the salt from messing up a wood shelf. It sits in that scoop with another fragment of another old alum block. I put them together in that scoop about a year ago and they barely both wedged in there together. Now they still pretty much fill the space but they fit in there easier. What I mean by this is that after a year, yes, the block appears to be the same size, but it actually has diminished a little bit. Dropping the things probably is responsible for a greater amount of profit for the company than actual use.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

I have never made it myself with out dropping one ...

Me neither.

That's the problem with the alum block - simply lasts too long, hence, not a good item to rationalize the need to buy shaving gear every week....

Originally Posted by simpleman

My dad has some alum block hes had for 40 years. He says hes maybe used half of it. Mine too looks the same as it did the day I bought it.

You are applying it to WET skin, aren't you?

If you want an alum block to not last too long, store it in a closed tupperware container without letting it dry first. I had a block last only about two months by doing this. It just fell apart and started disintigrating.