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Soaps on the Road

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Who likes dragging around ceramic or wooden bowls of soap in the Dopp kit? What soaps are your faithful companions on the road? I have two sticks of QED’s glycerin-based soaps, Bathtub Gin and Rosie. Charles’s hand with fragrances is as good as anyone’s and I use these sticks exclusively on the road.
 
Since I face lather with synthetics, I can pretty much take whatever I can fit in the Dopp kit, not that an adequate bowl would take up too much more space, it could fit at least a soap in it. That usually means though two smaller soaps (2 oz or shave stick) or one regular sized tub.

Normally I have the La Toja shave stick on hand. This trip I’m on now, I opted to leave that for a small Catie’s Bubbles tub.
 
My light travel set

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22mm synthetic brush in pill bottle
G type injector
Glue stick container full of Arko
 
Sticks only unless it's a long enough trip to unpack my suitcase. Right now it's a Haslinger Aloe stick in my bag.
 
I like taking samples with me. Also, CBL has done a few soaps in 2oz size and those are perfect for travel.
 
I do the same as the @Spider man. I have a box of samples that supply the Dopp kit. I take the same copper bowl in my Dopp kit that I use every day.
 
I have a tube of DR Harris sandalwood cream I use on short trips.
When I visit home I wind up buying a lot of soap since the North American Artisans are king.
 
I know a lot of people like to save space with travel kits and all. I am kind of the opposite. I pretty much bring a full shaving setup. The only thing I don't bring is a mug or bowl. But otherwise...its full sized everything for the Don.
 
I just travel with tubes of cream. In the past I was usually traveling for business so I wanted something that was quick and easy and cream fit that bill perfectly. I still just bring the tubes of cream as I like to keep things simple and easy. But I bring a nice sized polished chrome lather bowl with cover and a full size RR Plissoft brush so I can bowl lather. If I want to use a soap on the road I can always bring a sample and scoop a little out, let it soak in a little water in the bowl and lather away.
 
MntnMan62 said:
I just travel with tubes of cream. In the past I was usually traveling for business so I wanted something that was quick and easy and cream fit that bill perfectly. I still just bring the tubes of cream as I like to keep things simple and easy. But I bring a nice sized polished chrome lather bowl with cover and a full size RR Plissoft brush so I can bowl lather. If I want to use a soap on the road I can always bring a sample and scoop a little out, let it soak in a little water in the bowl and lather away.
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Do you have issues with TSA if you try to bring them in a carry on?
 
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Do you have issues with TSA if you try to bring them in a carry on?
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I put all my liquids, including the tube of shave cream, into a TSA compliant bag. The tubes are 2.5oz. of TOBS cream. So they comply. I have small little nalgene bottles for witch hazel and aftershave splash. All my hardware goes in my dopp kit. Since I'm always carrying on I leave the double edge at home and bring my Mach 3. That is the price I pay for carrying my bags on and one I'm willing to live with. I'll settle for only being able to take the double edge when I check bags or travel by car.
 
Truth be told, I'm pretty much a shave stock guy these days, which makes it very easy to travel. Even my travel brush (Omega silvertip mighty midget) fits perfectly into an old La Toja stick container.
 
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